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As with the few other experiences I have had since I was about 20, it started when I was asleep...
The feeling of being out of body has happened multiple times, but last night was the first time I 'directed' the experience...
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First of all, I had an OBE when I was 19 and almost drowned in the Gulf of Mexico...
I was a teenager, and had been out that evening with my best friend...
At the time this event happened to me I was in my late 20's married and had children...
In 1987, I was living in Oakland, California...
THE PREGNANT INFINITE VOID...
I had gone into my middle sister's room...
I was experiencing a deep spiritual crisis at the time...
I was on vacation in Japan spending most of the days alone, with lots of meditation, reading an inspiring book from Robert Sharma �The monk that sold his Ferrari�, playing piano and walking in nature...
I was laying in bed unable to sleep and I prayed for help...
I had been suffering from panic attacks (as it runs in my family)...
