Experience description:

my best friend died in 1993. i was devastated. i willed him desperately to let me know if he was really gone. three months later i began to experience vibrations through my body. paralyzation. sitting up. feeling. traveling through blackness until i ended up somewhere else. i was terrified at first. i discovered i could shut it off by sitting up when the rushes started  but in the end because this problem wouldn't go away and persisted every time i closed my eyes. i had no choice but to research this bedtime nightmare. i know a lot about astral travel now. at first i didn't know what was happening to me. i have seen my dead friend a few times since i lost my fear and he told me he switched me on

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

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

the vibrations are difficult for people to understand to be honest im sure people thought i was crazy

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 aware and controlling where i go now

            Was the experience dream like in any way?   no

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

i have been privileged enough to observe while lying on my bed my spirit leaving i watched a smoky mass flowing from my head forming above the foot of the bed

What emotions did you feel during the experience?            during that one very scared as i did not realize until later what it was

Did you hear any unusual sounds or noises?           rushing roaring buzzing snaps crunches

Did you see a light?           Yes

Did you meet or see any other beings?           Yes, my deceased mother and best friend

Did you experiment while out of the body or in another, altered state? Yes, my neighbor saw me in her flat during an obe

Did you observe or hear anything regarding people or events during your experience that could be verified later?          Yes

my mother contacted me the morning she died so i knew she was dead before i was told and i discussed this experience before i was told of her death

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

no smell. no hearing or speaking. telepathic means of conversation. no walking but movement by thought.

Did you have any sense of altered space or time?   Yes, i was told on one experience that time does not exist

Did you have a sense of knowing, special knowledge, universal order and/or purpose?    Yes

i know that the afterlife exists and we are all here to learn

Did you reach a boundary or limiting physical structure?             Yes

i now have work to do so a barrier is now between myself and my mum and friend so that i cant just drop in on them when i feel like it i have also seen on one experience a grey mist which i labeled a fuzzy void

Did you become aware of future events?       Yes, i have dreamed exact events many times

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

i can move my physical arm by thought to return and i usually do

Did you have any psychic, paranormal or other special gifts following the experience that you did not have prior to the experience?         Yes, constant OBE warnings via dreams bouts of uncontrolled telepathy

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

i have no choice but to believe or if not i must be crazy

How has the experience affected your relationships? Daily life? Religious practices? Career choices?       i try to help people as much as i can and be a better person

Has your life changed specifically as a result of your experience?         Yes

it has made me a better person and i realize material things and money are not important

Have you shared this experience with others?         Yes

no one really understands it is way over their heads they secretly think im either lying or mad

What emotions did you experience following your experience?  in the past fear curiosity now although im still as curious excitement after and a big thirst for more knowledge the more i learn  the more i need to know

What was the best and worst part of your experience?      the best being able to talk with my friend and mum the worst is the fear that i thankfully don't get now

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, i hope that my information helps