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I was lying down unable rest due to a stressful event at work...
At first, I remember people in panic surrounding me...
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The day of my OBE is one I can remember as though it just happened...
I had just been divorced and was caring for 2 young children...
On January 03, 2018, it was stormy and rainy outside...
It was the night of May 6th, 1993...
A few days following my release from hospital from a partial hysterectomy I woke up to major blood loss...
I woke up from surgery in the intensive care unit (ICU), looked at my husband and squeaked out, 'I never dreamed before while under surgery...
I was due to have six teeth removed (no idea why at six years old), and I remember the mask being placed on my face and the smell of the gas...
It was afternoon; year 2002, I do not remember the month...
My life situation at the time of the event was that I had a strong uneasiness with studies, but the end of a relationship made me fall into a hole...
I suddenly awoke and then instantly knew that it was not my physical body that was aware, but that I was in the astral realm of consciousness...
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