Huge Fear...

[alpha]

I dont know if I can help you, but Its alright Ive felt the same fears also.As long as you dont keep adding to them.They will go away after a few days or so.Sometimes it takes me longer.And it could be different for you.

Try not to make them worst than they really are.And you have to know that you are invincible in your astral body,and your physical.Superman is a mere mortal compared to you in your astral body.Nothing not of this world can really harm you both on the physical and astral..Ive been afraid of falling asleep before.It takes some time but you will eventually get over it.and I dont sleep alone either.

Heres what I did when I first started out.It helped me get going.I just thought of obes' as dreams that I can control.have your dreams ever hurt you?Or your nightmares?
                                                                                                LOTS OF LUCK TOO YOU!!



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"WAKE UP!WAKEUP!WAKE UP AND LOOK AROUND YOU!WERE LOST IN SPACE AND THE TIME IS OUR HOME"
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[Tia]

I am also a scared person, I only practise in the daylight - it makes a huge difference!  Your imagination cant play tricks with shadows like it can in a dark room, electric light means nothing.

[astralmaster]

The thing is: I don't even know what i'm afraid of.



David

[alpha]

sounds like you are afraid of the unknown,try not to expect anything, this is what works for me..If you are afraid of projecting spontaneously while falling asleep.Sleep on your stomach till you feel you are over your fear.Its suppose to be harder like that.If you cant sleep and are to afraid.Get up take a hot bath.Read a book,whatever you enjoy.Just to get your mind off of things.Reading usually tires me out and eventually I cant keep my eyes open,if I do it long enough.

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"WAKE UP!WAKEUP!WAKE UP AND LOOK AROUND YOU!WERE LOST IN SPACE AND THE TIME IS OUR HOME"
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[astralmaster]

Thanks for all the support, I can't tell you how much it means to me!!!



David

[Bhikku]

I can relate- the first time I tried projecting it was happening what I though was TOO easily, and it scared me so bad I haven't been able to do it again, even though I try to. The more you do it the less impact the "scaryness" will have, until your used to it, and then it no longer exists. It's like watching a scary movie, the first time it really scares the crap out of you, but if you watch it 20 times it's not scary anymore. Good luck!

"Look within, thou art the Budda"

[k2sixx]

I haven't projected yet, but I have gotten used to all the various symptoms after 120 nights of constant practice.  Just welcome them... because they are the prelude to the greatest journey available to humankind.

[Patty]

WOW David -

I don't know what to say - except it sounds like you are about to pass a huge hurdle. Maybe the last one?

Do you hold something in mind that is bigger than your fear? Maybe your higher self, or a belief that you are essentially indestructible, that sort of thing?  If you can find some thing that is bigger than this fear, maybe meditate on your oneness with that stronger thing for 15 minutes or so before your next attempt?

I haven't had to face that sort of fear. I felt I was possessed years ago, which was terrifying, and what helped me through that was a belief that God would be able to defeat whatever the experience was, and lots of prayer.  But in terms of OBE I haven't had that sort of fear.

So my comments might be way off.

Good luck!

Patty

[Astralpulse4229829]

Hi All,

From my reading about fear ..  started to get actually afraid and scared just for no reason and that mad my chances of actually leaving the body diminution. So I just said that what the hell "I'm going to fight" and that the way to kill fear is to fight. NOT to fight fear it's self but you need to fight whatever represent fear to you. I start to get in to it and act like I'm the power & I'm the evil by it's self. I roar just like a lion. I roar inside me very laud and imagine my self so big and strong and I think about my self that I'm the scary on. It Work ! try it ..

Good Luck !
Alaa

[Clarine]

Hi !

When I began to feel the "symptoms" of OBE, I started to read a lot about it, to learn more.  This new reality was very frightening for me and I had weeks of insomnia...  It was a difficult period to climb this mountain of fears.

Finally, I became more informed, I understood a lot of things and my fears just diminushed.

I'm still afraid to have OBE but I work very hard to eliminate my fears about that and I try to develop this wonderful thing.

Be patient, your fears will go

Take care,

Clarine xxx

http://www.chez.com/clarine/darkside/dark.html/

[astralmaster]

Hi all,
I tried again last night but I guess that I was not relaxed enough. Anyways,
I guess patience and diligence are the name of this game.

Patty – I am not afraid of anything in particular. I just become afraid, with no reason at all. I have no particular hang-ups or the like.  I guess that I was just afraid of the unknown – since I had never experienced anything like this.
But I don't usually react like this to new experiences and sensations. That's why I was so puzzled.

I'll keep you all posted...


David

[astralmaster]

Clarine,
there seems to be a problem with your link...




David

[astralmaster]

I have always read about the fear the one encounters while entering the OBE state. But, I guess, since I was never that successful, I never experienced fear. Yesterday morning, at about 3:30am, I woke up and proceeded to enter a full trance state. It still took me some work, but eventually I achieved it. Once in, I tried RB's robe technique. I cannot fully describe what I felt, but I felt that I was loosing control and being taken somewhere. Something was happening to me that I couldn't explain or understand.
The interesting thing is that I immediately became VERY scared. Fear all of a sudden hit me like a rock. I was so scared that I had to abort the whole thing. I tried to abort by moving my legs, and after a while succeeded.  
This happened a couple more times that night, as I tried to conquer my fear, but did not succeed and had to abort each attempt because of fear. I have become so scared that I am even afraid to be in the dark while my wife sleeps next to me.
Tonight I tried again, and again I got extremely sacred once I reached the part were I loose control.  I tried another time with the intent that I am going to live it out and see what happens, but my heart started racing stronger that anything that I have ever experienced. It was like it was going to explode – unlike anything I have ever felt.
Now I know that this is all standard, I have read all of this a hundred times! But how can I get rid off this horrible scared feeling? I leave the lights on in the house while I sleep, because I am so afraid. I don't even know of what.
Please help!
Thanks in advance...


David