I can't really help you with this but your experience reminds me of my own....I was laying in bed when all of a sudden I was above my body looking down at myself in the bed....I was looking around my room thinking what in the world is going on???I too was very scared and tried with everything I had to try to get back to my body when I felt it trying to fight and float away (to where I was going Im not sure)...Im not sure how long this lasted for but I found nothing peaceful about this but then again I was young and didnt know what was happening to me....I did eventually come back into my body....Now that I know it is ok to let go If it happened again I might not fight it again but I have not experienced anything like that again probably because I am scared also...Hugs Vayda

I think that fear does prevent one from astal travelling.  Years ago I had a bad experience where I was trapped on the ceiling, (the house was haunted with an evil presence). Anyway, I did successfully astral travel in my sleep, but only within the house, and now, about 15 yrs later I cannot seem to do it and I do not know why. No matter how I try, and I am not scared, I just cannot seem to get out of my body.  Who knows what my subconcious is thinking though...perhaps I keep thinking back to that trapped episode without realizing it.