First of all, thank you for sharing this with us and welcome to the community. Whether people believe you or not is irrelevant. Everyone has their own life and experiences. Some people may read this and dismiss you as crazy because it diverges greatly from their own experiences and reality. They demand evidence—evidence that can be reproduced and validated through the scientific method.

However, I prefer to keep an open mind. While I, too, desire concrete evidence, and I won't commit 100% to a belief or theory without it, I recognize our limited understanding of reality and the nature of the universe. I believe we must remain open to any and all possibilities, even phenomena such as those you've described. We should avoid letting our hubris impede potential discoveries.

I've perused some papers on astral projection and remote viewing, and I find the concepts intriguing. You might be interested in this podcast. In it, Garry Nolan remarks, "The woo is just around the corner," in reference to the ongoing public discussion about UAPs.

This is a topic I’ve spent a life time investigating, and I’m no closer to understanding, but I believe I’m better for it, from the process itself alone.

This resonates with me in particular.

I’m sorry if I seem crazy to you.

There's no need for you to apologize. Just because I can't relate to your experiences doesn't mean you're crazy. Perhaps what you're saying is true, and if it is, I'd like to have some of these experiences as well and gain a deeper understanding of the nature of reality.

I'd like to point you to our community description in the sidebar.

A community for civil discourse related to Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena. Share your sightings, experiences, news, and investigations. Everyone is welcome here, from believers to skeptics and everything in between.

If you don't feel welcome and comfortable sharing your experiences here, then this community isn't fulfilling its purpose. Thank you again for sharing.