Ronald L SOBE
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Experience description:

As I approached the ready room to debrief my student, I experienced the out of body moment - I found my self looking at my physical body at the doorway and the conscious thought 'you do not belong here anymore' .

Two years later I resigned my commission and went back to college to finish my degree.

 Any associated medications or substances with the potential to affect the experience?      No     

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?    Fully conscious and alert.

            Was the experience dream like in any way?  No

 Did you experience a separation of your consciousness from your body?   Yes    No form just able to look down on body.

 What emotions did you feel during the experience?          No emotional reaction.

 Did you hear any unusual sounds or noises?         No

 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?         No     

Did you observe or hear anything regarding people or events during your experience that could be verified later?          No     

Did you notice how your 5 senses were working, and if so, how were they different? No      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?          No      Did you have any psychic, paranormal or other special gifts following the experience that you did not have prior to the experience?         No     

Did you have any changes of attitudes or beliefs following the experience?     Yes    Event nudged me to consider leaving the Marine Corps.

 How has the experience affected your relationships? Daily life? Religious practices? Career choices?   Got out of Marine Corps returned to college;finished bachelors, got Masters and PhD.

 Has your life changed specifically as a result of your experience? Yes    Only the decision to design my commission.

 Have you shared this experience with others?       Yes          Just discussed my description of event.  No influence.

 What emotions did you experience following your experience? No emotional reaction; just mental processing.

 What was the best and worst part of your experience?     It happened best; nothing to consider worst.

 Is there anything else you would like to add concerning the experience? No

 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    As a Marketing researcher I can say a very good questionnaire.