Quote Originally Posted by Bizzle2008
I remembered that I was so tired of the negative thoughts in my head that I forced myself into a stilled state where no thoughts were going through my mind at all. It was in that moment that the OOBE began. Did the OOBE happen because of this? I'm not sure but imho yes my stilled or completely thoughtless mind had something to do with it.
Well... keeping the mind clear of thoughts is the first step to a lot of alterated states of consciousness, as OOBEs, meditative trances, lucid dreaming, "stopping the world", etc... i wouldnt say that your OOBE happened because of only this, but surely it was one crucial step to it happen.