I felt a presence in my room

I was alone in bed at the time (I am married)

I saw a friend of mine hovering a few meters above me

I felt myself moving up to him - it was very painful.  I felt a terrible need from his side

He grabbed my arms (in a chain-like way).  There were blue sparks.  I could communicate with him

I fell back in bed - very tired and drained.  It was an awkward experience

I will never forget it. 

I found out later that he was in a very deep state of depression at the time of my experience.

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

Was the kind of experience difficult to express in words? Yes

I made contact (psychically) with a person I know, but lived 12000 km from me at that moment.  The person drained a lot  of energy from my body, accompanied by electrical sparks.  The person grabbed my arms in a "Roman-greeting" way (chained).  I felt extremely tired and drained afterwards (when returning to my body), but could not sleep.

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?           Perfect, but different.  Could communicate with person in a telepathic way

            Was the experience dream like in any way?   No!

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

It was very painful to separate from my body

What emotions did you feel during the experience?            Pain, tiredness, but not unwilling to do what I had to do.

Did you hear any unusual sounds or noises?           I heard the shocks of the electrical sparks.

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?           Yes

The electrical light of the energy that was flowing from me to my friend.

Did you meet or see any other beings?           Yes

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?  Yes, my friend's depression

Did you notice how your 5 senses were working, and if so, how were they different?          Yes

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

It all happened in my bedroom

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

Did you reach a boundary or limiting physical structure?             Uncertain

I left my body.  It was painful.  I gave my friend some strength, but in a supernatural physical matter

Did you become aware of future events?       Yes

It happened about a year later again, but with less pain and more control.

Were you involved in or aware of a decision regarding your return to the body?       Yes

My friend wanted to contact me again - but I told him (during the OBE experience) that I can not do it, I don't have any strength left.

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

I did not know anything about OBE's, but started to read about it after my experience.  It made perfect sense.

Has your life changed specifically as a result of your experience?         No

Have you shared this experience with others?         Yes

Told my friends - they believe me

What emotions did you experience following your experience?  I accepted what happened to me - and started doing some research on the topic.

What was the best and worst part of your experience?      best - the privilege to experience such an experience

worst - the pain and the feeling of tiredness and sleeplessness afterwards