It scared me

As a teen Id be asleep and out of nowhere Id hear this loud washing machine sound, it would really scare, and then uncontrollably Id start floating above my body.. I could see everything in my room, it was kinda grainy looking and then, Id take off like crazy through the house and through the walls and then I was flying through trees so fast I couldn't wait for it to end..This went on night and after night and then I told a friend about it a few years later and he said to me.."You know what that is dont you?" I said "No what it is?" he answered, "That is called Astral Projection" I was so excited that there was a name for my nightmare, that I couldn't wait to research it. So with this in mind, I went to the library and found out that what I had was a gift and if controlled, I could train myself to go anywhere I wanted! really?..so the next few nights I did try to control where I traveled, and I ended up streaking through a tunnel and when I got to the end of the tunnel, there was a bright white room with, I assumed Doctors.."The Doctors" knew I was there and told me that the earth is being watched with large mirrors? huh? (I thought) and they showed me places they watch that were personal to me, like my house, and even my living room! I felt so much fear that I was quickly whisked back into my body. I was so frightened that somehow I stopped projecting for about 15 years..Then, years later I did it about 6 more times, meeting a very sad poor black woman and her small child, asking me to come back to save them from slavery. What? I still see her face to this day and I hope I did save them..It was very scaring for me and not much fun at all, but now that Im older I have been thinking about trying it again, maybe I wouldn't be so afraid now, and what could I learn? ..Thanks Linda