there is no way around this, you have to get out and confront your fear. Get out and ask whose hands they are. Remember the only thing that weakens us is fear. And in the astral there is nothing to fear, nothing can kill you. There was a story in this book i read about someone who went out of body and a huge creature came after him. He was scared to death but decided to stand his ground. It turns out that the creature enveloped him and gave him a hug. In the end he realized the lesson was to confront his own fear.