My OBE's

[Brighid]

Ok, I've mentioned that I've been working on OBE's for a while now and I was thinking earlier today that I have had some strange experiences, so I probably should put them here, just in case it helps someone else. First and foremost let me say that I can definitely get out of my body, all of my problems come after that.
 Last night for example I had woken up in the middle of the night (I do that often, and I've found these are the best times for me to have an OBE), and I decided to give it a try. I settled back in and before too long I could feel the vibrations, or humming sensation, I tried to "lift out" and had a really hard time. I could do it but it was just very hard, like I was moving thru glue, or molasses or something. I'm not even sure if I got completely separated. At some point I tried to turn around and look behind me (I have to look around immediately after exiting for some reason), and I couldn't. I started to kinda freak out, and decided I would just "go back", instead of getting sucked in (which is what happens when I freak out). And that was the end of my exp. for the night. I actually had another opportunity later but chose not to. Here are some things that I've found are true for me:

- It's much easier for me to have an OBE after I've woken up, as opposed to when I'm fixing to go to sleep. Sometimes I even set my alarm clock for an hour or two earlier just to try. I don't know if this is abnormal or not.
- I have to try and stay very calm, almost detached from the experience, b/c anytime I get to excited or freak out I get pulled back in. I'm still trying to work very hard on that
- I know I am able to "leave" when I feel the vibration or "humming" sensation.
- I have to be careful what I am thinking right before I have an OBE, b/c if I am thinking, "I hope I don't see anything scary", I will immediately get a sense of fear when I separate, and get sucked back in.
-I have found that if I have to go to the bathroom ,I get "stuck" right around my lower stomach
-I get to the point where I am able to "leave" by laying very still (even when your body is screaming at you to move) and trying to keep my mind active
I have been thinking really hard about whether to say anything about this last thing for a while now. Mostly b/c it is not something I would normally talk about, and also b/c I'm not sure if it is appropriate. I've finally decided that it may help someone at some point so here it goes (Doug, forgive me, and all guys may want to skip it)--
I've found that there is a certain time of the month (girls you know when I'm talking about), when it is a thousand times easier for me to get an OBE. Actually it is even easier the week before (when everything else is a thousand times harder  ) In fact, I have caught myself doing it with out even meaning to at night during this time. I don't know if this will hold true for anyone else, but it does for me. If this was inappropriate please forgive me!
I am currently working on actually staying out once I get there, It may seem like a simple thing, but it is proving to be a huge problem for me.
I'll post more if I have any other experiences!

[Lenura]

- It's much easier for me to have an OBE after I've woken up, as opposed to when I'm fixing to go to sleep. Sometimes I even set my alarm clock for an hour or two earlier just to try. I don't know if this is abnormal or not.

I do this everytime I'm trying to have an OBE - it's the only time that it works effectively for me. I find that if I try to fall back asleep and "catch" myself right before I doze off and just concentrate on staying conscious, I can get an OBE going nearly 100 percent of the time. I also can't think about anything that makes me fearful beforehand or I get stuck in that paralysis stage and have a REALLY hard time getting out.

I haven't ever noticed any changes that correspond with "that time of the month" (I love this euphemism), but I do know that I have an easier time getting an OBE around a full moon. I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE PROBABLY THINKING HJuniper... I've never eaten any antelopes or anything... I can explain, just keep reading  . I think this is only because it's lighter outside at night (usually when I try OBE'ing). I don't live in a place with much street lighting (and forget inside lighting, I get lectured by the husband for leaving on lights at night  ), and I have NEVER been able to get an OBE in the dark for some reason. Even if I enter a completely dark room during a daytime OBE, I get pulled right back and have to wake up and try again later.

[HJuniper]

Just kidding.

[Brighid]

LOL not only are you a werewolf Lenura, your obviously also a teenage werewolf lol   (j/k   )
I'm so glad I'm not the only one that has those experiences and preferences Lenura. I admit I haven't studied up on OBE's as much as I could have, so I didn't really know if preferring to try after  waking was common or not. However, yesterday I found some articles about OBE's on
http://www.psipog.net/articles.html (a site that I absolutely love BTW, if you've never been there you should check out the articles about Psi balls, I especially think Groath might like it). Quite a few of the articles talked about the things I had mentioned, trying to have an OBE after waking up, feeling the vibrations, etc.

Speaking about that site, I had meant to ask Groath if he had ever been to it, and if not I was going to post the link for him about psi balls, so Groath if your reading this you really should visit it if you haven't already. It does take a lot of practice, and it seems to come easier for some (like my oldest son), but it's definitely worth doing. Of course I believe everyone here might like it, I just mentioned it for Groath because I know he likes to try new things with psychic abilities. The first time you actually do it it blows your mind. There is also another site that my son is practicing with that you guys might like.....
http://www.fork-you.com/how03.html I really used to know someone who could do the spoon thing very well. My son was able to twist one of our more sturdy tablespoons completely around one time, but that is as far as he's gotten. It too takes lots of practice. I really don't have enough patience to practice as regularly as I should so I will probably never be very good at it.

Now if I could just get my son to give as much attn. to homework as he does these types of things it would be wonderful... 
Anyway, hope everyone enjoys the sites (I probably should have made another post for them on their own, sorry) If anyone has any luck with trying the exercises let me know! From what I understand, learning these techniques is great practice for other psychic abilities as well.
                                                                                          -Brighid-

[groath]

oh i never even thought of doing the spoon thing! im at school right now in math class and i have a online portion well the system dosent want to log me in so the teacher said i can mess around on the comps to day. beacues of school secruity things on the computers i cant look at the web sites yet but when i get home ill look at them. thanks for the web sites

[doug]

Brighid, you've nailed it all right on the money. I've always wanted to be able to try after waking but once I fall asleep I do not wake up for anything. I've heard many times this is the best time of night for some people to try them.

I also don't find anything like that inappropriate. Graphic details maybe (of course...) If you get stressed out during that time of month it could help induce the OBE's. i found I was getting out more often during my stressful work days than any other time in my life. I think when your body is stressed out it needs to relax more than usual and since your mind is awake you will naturally be more inclined to obtain an OBE. The ummmm.... female menstrual cycle (did I word that right??) could cause certain chemical reactions in the body to help you out. I've never heard of this before but it makes perfect sense and you very well could be on to something here.

While we're on the "inappropriate" side of OBE's, I should add that... well... and I've seen this before... it often happens that males in general can often go camping if they want.... I have absolutely no clue to the female part there but men will quite frequently experience this. I think it may even have been Robert Monroe himself where I first saw... ummm read about....  this but I could be wrong - just guessing. It happens very often though. Since physical bodily functions don't work properly in the astral plane you can only hope for a lucid dream when it's too much to handle...

[HJuniper]

I am the worst OBE-er.  I have a freak-out when in paralysis;  I stop myself as soon as I hear the popping/breaking noise and I often fall too heavily asleep.
The effects of this Champix are wearing off, thankfully.  But, I haven't smoked in some time now (2 weeks, I think?)

[Brighid]

OK, I have no idea why, but I somehow missed the last two posts on this thread! This has happened before and I check through all of them every so often. Why does it happen?? Well, because I'm completely ditzy, that's why!!    It's OK, though, I'm learning to live with it!

Doug: That's what I thought! Perhaps it does have something to do with the chemical reactions in the female body during that time. However, it may just have something to do with stress levels around this time (didn't someone say that around here not too long ago?? I remember reading that in a post).
I'm so glad it wasn't inappropriate, I tried to say it in a very tactful manner.

Hj: I freaked out for the longest time whenever I experienced the paralysis. In fact, sometimes I still get the sense that something horrible is right beside me when it happens, and no matter how much I try to stay calm, I just can't help but freak out. Thankfully that seems to be happening less and less often. I think, at least in my case, it has something to do with my state of mind right before. I can "feel" things around me, and if I'm already edgy it is a guarantee that I will get freaked out. For me the key to everything is not being too emotional. Unfortunately, I'm probably the most emotional person in the world, so........
Anyway, how are you doing with the smoking?? Good I hope. I need to quit so bad.

As for my OBE's I'm still having problems. I've got some irrational fear about being to far away from my body, so they're pretty uneventful. It doesn't matter how much I read about it being safe either. Oh well, someday......

[draco]

maybe im just weird or something but who knows. when i have my obe i tend to be able to do it prior to my going to sleep whether it is day or night. I experience the paralysis more often then not but heres what all i experience when i project (a.k.a. obe)
i feel the paralysis start and then i feel that same lfting sensation. heres where it gets different: i dont have the vibrations or the going thru glue sensation at all. Instead i feel like im floating thru water to the surface. Then after i detach i hear a sorta drip drip noise and feel all kinda wet like i just got out of a pool for a swim. I never look behind me until after i have touched the ground with my feet and then ill look and make sure that i can safely leave my body.
The only bad part of the obe that i have experienced is when someone walks in the room or sudden noise happens. at that point i get pulled straight at hyper speed back into my body and then ill wake up and feel like im about to have a mini heart attack!