Experience description:

I WAS SLEEPING AND FELT A SUDDEN JOLT. THEN I WAS SHOCKED TO SEE MYSELF SLEEPING ON THE BED AND I WAS FLOATING NEAR THE CEILING. I WAS TERRIFIED AND THOUGHT I HAD DIED. I WAS JUST LOOKING AT ME PEACEFULLY SLEEPING

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 ALERT, IF YOU CAN SAY THAT FOR A SLEEPING PERSON.

            Was the experience dream like in any way?   YES

Did you experience a separation of your consciousness from your body?     Yes

What emotions did you feel during the experience?            A SUDDEN JOLT

Did you hear any unusual sounds or noises?           NO

Did you meet or see any other beings?           NOT AT THE TIME I HAD THE OBE. BUT FROM THE AGE 7 TILL ABOUT 15 ALMOST EVERY NIGHT I FELL INTO A TUNNEL PAST STARS AT GREAT SPEED AND THEN FOUND MYSELF FLOATING ABOVE CITIES UNFAMILIAR TO ME. I MET SOME SCARY BEINGS AND I WAS BEING CHASED AND SOME TRIED TO KILL ME. I REMEMBER TRYING TO SCREAM BUT NO SOUND CAME.

Did you have any sense of altered space or time?   Yes

Did you have any changes of attitudes or beliefs following the experience?   Yes

How has the experience affected your relationships? Daily life? Religious practices? Career choices?       MADE ME BELIEVE IN OTHER BEINGS, SINCE I AM A CATHOLIC. MADE ME MORE OPEN MINDED

Have you shared this experience with others?         Yes

What emotions did you experience following your experience?  JUST SCARED

What was the best and worst part of your experience?      FLOATING

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

Please offer any suggestions you may have to improve this questionnaire.    CAN'T THINK OF ANY