Experience description:

I had stayed home from work that day because I was congested and feeling under the weather, but was still taking the prescribed pain killers for my back as I had everyday for sometime by this point. Towards the end of the night I had a glass of jack and coke which my live in boyfriend at the time made a comment about that being foolish to do when I’m sick. So after that drink and watching television with him for a while, I told him I’d go to the doctor in the morning to see what was wrong with me. Then I went into our bedroom alone to sleep. Prior to this I had felt uncomfortable at the apartment because at the time odd things would happen.  But he had zero interest in paranormal and assumed I was spooking myself.  So per usual I left the bathroom light on but slightly a jar as a nightlight and laid down to bed.

I immediately felt I had fallen to sleep which is very rare for me since I typically take minimum 30 minutes to go to bed once I lay down. After I thought I was asleep I for some reason decided to get back up. I walked through the bedroom door to my boyfriend who was watching football with lamp on next to him. I Walked to him saying, 'Babe I can’t sleep.' He ignored me, didn’t even acknowledge me so I got aggravated said his name again. Then said it again this time seething in frustration saying it loudly. Then I felt a presence move behind me so I looked and at that moment saw my body in the bed. I was overcome with fear. I quickly scanned the apartment taking note it was as it always was, but saw the window to the outside of the apartment didn’t have the usual apartments across the hall Instead it was a purple darkness. I then thought in my head this must be hell. I turned to my body with complete fear and ran to my body.

I then was in my body jumped out of bed and told my boyfriend that I believed I just died. He scoffed so I never spoke of it again. I noticed something odd which was that the closet door to the bedroom was open when I came back to my body, but was closed prior to my OBE. Also the next day I was diagnosed by my doctor with walking pneumonia which isn’t a big deal, but with the pain killers and the drinking I always felt perhaps it was a near death, but at this point I’m not sure and all I am positive of is that life exists outside of this physical body. I also had a couple other experiences as a child and even in the womb. I remember these experiences like they happened yesterday and my memory isn’t great so that’s how real and profound they are.

Any associated medications or substances with the potential to affect the experience?      Uncertain          prescribed medicine for back pain and I had a couple of alcoholic beverages, but was not drunk as I was a bar hopping drinker at the time


Was the kind of experience difficult to express in words?          No     

At the time of this experience, was there an associated life threatening event? No     

What was your level of consciousness and alertness during the experience?    Honestly I felt amazing, weightless, not sick, and everything was clear bright.

            Was the experience dream like in any way?  Not at all. My dreams which I have often are hard to recall. If I happen to remember the dream it’s bits and pieces. I was me and it was me but in spirit.

Did you experience a separation of your consciousness from your body?   Uncertain     I remember feeling the urge when I first got out of bed to rub my head as I had a slight headache before falling asleep, but when I went to I could feel my hand touch my head, but stilll it didn’t dawn on me I wasn’t in my body. I also looked at the time on our alarm clock on my side of the bed, but don’t remember the time it read now although I do recall this experience being minutes like a couple of minutes max yet in the realm I was in honestly felt longer which added to my boyfriend writing off my experience and at the time I also wrote it off.

What emotions did you feel during the experience?          Frustration at not being seen, heard, or acknowledged. I then felt completely overcome with fear once I saw my body. Like I could of died of a heart attack if I was in my body at the time that’s how scared I was.

Did you hear any unusual sounds or noises?         I felt I wasn’t alone in that realm and I was scared to see what was with me. I couldn’t handle what was happening at all.

LOCATION DESCRIPTION:  Did you recognize any familiar locations or any locations from familiar religious teachings or encounter any locations inhabited by incredible or amazing creatures?         No     

Did you see a light?        No     

Did you meet or see any other beings?         No     

Did you experiment while out of the body or in another, altered state?         Yes   

I was yelling at someone who was alive who had no idea I was there. Honestly, I’m pretty sure I opened the closet door in that realm and when I came back that is why it was still open, but I don’t remember for sure. I do know one thing Is for sure and that was something opened it and it was during the experience and it couldn’t of been my bf cause I asked him if he went in the room during the 2 minutes I was asleep and opened it and he said no. It was closed when I went to bed. Very strange.

Did you observe or hear anything regarding people or events during your experience that could be verified later?          Uncertain     I told bf he was watching football and fixing his e-cigarette, but unfortunately that is standard for him at that time so that’s not all that surprising to him.

Did you notice how your 5 senses were working, and if so, how were they different? Yes    Everything was so vivid and honestly being in our body’s is very heavy, sore, just sucks.

Did you have any sense of altered space or time?  No     

Did you have a sense of knowing, special knowledge, universal order and/or purpose?         No     

Did you reach a boundary or limiting physical structure?           No     

Did you become aware of future events?      No     

Were you involved in or aware of a decision regarding your return to the body?          Yes    I was so scared I legit ran to it and then I woke up

Did you have any psychic, paranormal or other special gifts following the experience that you did not have prior to the experience?      Yes    I had a few memories of events before two years old that my mom confirmed and couldn’t believe I remembered them. One of which was right before birth. I had a few encounters with disembodied voices and apparitions as a child and teenager.

Did you have any changes of attitudes or beliefs following the experience?     Uncertain     After the experience and my bf basically laughing in my face I felt very shut down and spent the next few years destroying my life with drugs etc. two years ago I got sober and all these memories came to the surface. This experience  has now started me back on a path with Jesus to have a relationship with God

How has the experience affected your relationships? Daily life? Religious practices? Career choices?   I’m focused on my eternal life cause this is a small test in time, but real life is where we go when we die. You cannot have gone through what I have and question the existence of God/Jesus. We are spirits and we are not home here on this earth.

Has your life changed specifically as a result of your experience? Yes    I’m building a relationship with Jesus differently.

Have you shared this experience with others?       Yes    Bf at time made a joke of it. My now husband listened and believes me. My stepmom has had her own experiences. Just 3 people know.

What emotions did you experience following your experience? Depression etc but I was in a bad place in my life. I suppressed the experiences for many years until the birth of my daughter and the change in my life for the better. Glory to Jesus/God

What was the best and worst part of your experience?     It was all amazing. In retrospect I wish I didn’t get so frightened and jumped back to my body. Wish I would of explored to receive a divine message or whatever the reason I was in that state, but I got angry at first and the. Scared and it was over

Is there anything else you would like to add concerning the experience? Nope

Following the experience, have you had any other events in your life, medications or substances which reproduced any part of the experience?       No     

Did the questions asked and information you provided accurately and comprehensively describe your experience?           Yes