Out of Body Experience

I was recently hospitalized and had an abdominal operation. I have had 3 abdominal operations before this time. I have always stayed with my body my entire life. The day following the operation, I had an out of body experience for the first and only time.

I have occasionally watched YouTube videos and read experiences online about out of body experiences because the subject is interesting. Mine didn't match anything.

What I didn't experience during this episode: a feeling of popping out of my body (I was just suddenly out), no heaven or hell or any other place, no white light, no feeling of great love (or fear), no presence of a supreme being.

I was not afraid at all. No sense of doom. Things seem oddly normal - even time.

I, me, inside me, whatever you call it, was just suddenly in the recliner to the left of the bed where my body lay. I knew my body was in the bed still, but I had no interest in it at all.

My hearing and sight was all fine, just not in my body anymore. ME, all of ME was in the chair. Not sitting per se. Just in the chair. My thoughts at this time were: "well, this is weird" and "wow". So, I just stayed in the chair and watched my surroundings. The mounted TV was still playing. I looked out the window to the parking lot as I was on the first floor. All just fine - cars coming and going, etc.

Then 4 people were standing on the opposite side of my bed and they were looking down at my body. I didn't see or hear them walk up. They were just there. There were 2 males and 2 females - standing side by side. They looked young - in their early 20's. Perfect weight. Dressed casual. They were not glowing and didn't have wings. They looked like normal people. I did not recognize them. They didn't look at the chair I was in. They made no noise.

Then, I was back in my body. I made no decision to go back in. I just was there again.

I learned later that the pain killer I was given was only given half strength except for one time. The one time was right after surgery the previous day. The pain killer wears off in 2 hours. So, I wasn't high as a kite.

I have been high as a kite before and this experience was nothing like that.

Thoughts?