please help

[tamashi]

hey im new to this and only shown an interest because of my strange dreams. I always had repetive dream of where i was lying in my bed and couldnt move, i wouldnt struggle trying to move and it keep tryin to move my neck until i eventually broke free, moved and was awake. As i grew older i became to realise and be more concious  when this "dream" happend, even though i knew it was in my mind but would never be able to jus snap out of it, i would always have to struggle before waking up. Was i just in a state where i was in a  obe but because i didnt know about them so didnt understand what was happening? or does it have no relevance? Also i havent had this dream at all since i learnt about OBE and the astral plane.

thanks

[justin35ll]

Sounds like you experienced sleep paralysis which is not an OBE, but very close. A lot of people around here try to reach the SP state so that they can achieve an OBE from there.
If you have this again don't try to struggle or wake yourself up just relax and you can either try an exit technique or just wait and see what happens

[blis]

In my own personal experience, when I experience waking sleep paralysis, I am already separated from my body. It's taken 20 odd years of sporadic sp to realise this.

I think the feeling of paralysis comes from the expectation that I should be anchored to my body. In the last year I've discovered that if I just close my eyes it instantly breaks the tie to my body and I can feel my way around in the dark until I'm far enough away from my body to get astral sight. I wish I'd figured this out when I was a kid.