Yes it sounds pathetic as it is. I have had a long history of lucid dreams; I had OBEs while sleeping before, but it has always been a few seconds of OBE and then I entered a lucid dream instead of being exploring the astral planes.
Then there was this one time.
It was 6 AM and my alarm went off. I snoozed it and fell back to sleep.
I got up feeling myself floating and rotating clockwise around 5 feet off the bed. I let it go and this rotating movement got me out of my body. I was able to land on the floor and found myself standing right next to my bed, looking down to myself sleeping. This has never happened before.
My room was lit up with this really bright light. I looked out to the door and saw the sun coming up. My room turned to be all glass walls. I could see a beautiful world outside, I just needed to walk out and explore. Everything was very bright, and the whole space was filled with a sound of whisperings. I couldn’t make it to understand what it was.
I put my hand on the door and ready to walk out. I looked back, seeing myself sleeping and I suddenly remembered that it was 6 AM and I need to get to work.
I was so lucid and in control that I was able to consider options. Then I decided to go back to my body. Then I started to panic, because I never knew how to go back to my body.
In the past, I just woke up from my lucid dreams. This time I stood by my body and think about how to get back into it. Just went I thought about it, I found myself floating again but this time facing my physical body, just a few inches away. I could touch my body and feel the cool texture of the blanket.
Then I woke up for real.
That was the only time I managed to have a real OBE, and my workaholic self decided I have to go back to go to work. I thought I could have OBE again the next day. Well, two years later, it seemed like I have lost the ability to OBE. I just can’t anymore. I still have to go to work every day.
I couldn’t forget that day and feel a little remorse. If only I knew it was that hard to OBE. If only I know I missed such an opportunity. I would have chose exploring the astral world and not my office.