I've been trying to get my first OBE for some months now, and I have to admit, as time goes on, my excitement and determination is slowly dulling. I also have to admit, even though I think about it almost every night, I often skip making any attempts at advancement. Yes, I'm expecting results to happen by not doing anything about it at all, and obviously that's a recipe for frustration and more dissapointment. Even though I'm currently having the most difficulty staying optimistic, I have to ask- how do you contain the optimism when you DO get symptoms?
During meditation and attempts at OBE's, I often get symptoms which I think are most likely entirely (or at least most of them) caused by thinking about them. If you think about it, it'll happen- like a placebo. While I do believe Astral Projection can be successful for anyone if they try (I wouldn't be trying if i thought otherwise!) I do like to stay consistently skeptical of ALL that happens, no matter how convincing it may be.
Regardless, every time I get even the SLIGHTEST indication of a symptom, I get overwhelmed in excitement. Even the tiniest vibration becomes incredibly distracting, and I have to ask, is there any good advice on how to prevent this?
Basically what happens is, I'll be in the middle of meditation doing everything in my power to keep myself focused on the big goal- following directions, relaxing as such as possible, while keeping myself aware. Even though I'm trying as hard as I can to do what Im supposed to do, I keep allowing myself to always be on the lookout for symptoms to happen. When they DO happen (they're never powerful at this point, but noticable) I immediately switch gears. The problem is, I stop focusing on the big goal- getting out of my body- and start focusing on the vibration. I follow it and think about how strong it was, wonder if it really actually happened or if i imagined it, following where it led to, thinking about which body parts it went to, wondering if it focused on a certain chakra and which one, etc. Soon enough, I realize I got distracted and get to thinking I completely ruined all chances for an OBE. My emotions rise and I start getting excited, anxious, hopeful, and my mind begins racing. I start going over what i'm supposed to do and my mind starts wondering about what it must be like, and what i should expect (To the point where I'm reminding myself NOT to remember or think of dark entities, or else one will be there upon entering an OBE and i'll be frightened back into my body!)
With a combination of emotions and lack of focus, I'm afraid I keep ruining any further progress to eventually achieving an OBE...
Is there any advice to concentrating solely on the big goal- an OBE?
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