Roberto Z NDE

Experience Description

After fainting, I remember I was looking at the opposite wall. Suddenly, a fissure was opened from which a wonderful white enveloping light came. The crack widened and I felt drawn to it, while I could see myself covered in blood (I was looking from above) lying on the bed with no doctors around me. I saw blood on the floor. I felt I wanted to come across extremely strongly.

Then I saw a doctor who was smacking me and he said I had to react to that. From that moment, I had as a start and I felt back in my body. Everything I had seen vanished, all that remained was my aching body and a great cold! Then I woke up. The doctors asked me how I was. I told them I felt cold. They made me an injection and said I would feel better, and then I fell asleep. I woke up the next day (I was very ill). I remained twenty days without food and had several transfusions. I was discharged after thirty-five days and never told anyone this story (only my wife and my son).

Background Information:

Gender: Male

Date NDE Occurred: 1988 06

NDE Elements:

At the time of your experience, was there an associated life-threatening event? Uncertain assunzione di nimesulide per ematoma 'Life threatening event, but not clinical death' 'emorraggia gastrica grave, con melena'

How do you consider the content of your experience? Wonderful

The experience included: Out of body experience

Did you feel separated from your body? Yes I clearly left my body and existed outside it

How did your highest level of consciousness and alertness during the experience compare to your normal everyday consciousness and alertness? More consciousness and alertness than normal Always.

At what time during the experience were you at your highest level of consciousness and alertness? Always.

Were your thoughts speeded up? Faster than usual

Did time seem to speed up or slow down? Everything seemed to be happening at once; or time stopped or lost all meaning

Were your senses more vivid than usual? Incredibly more vivid

Did you seem to be aware of things going on elsewhere? Yes, and the facts have been checked out

Did you pass into or through a tunnel? Yes

The experience included: Presence of deceased persons

Did you see any beings in your experience? I actually saw them

Did you encounter or become aware of any deceased (or alive) beings? No

The experience included: Light

Did you see, or feel surrounded by, a brilliant light? A light clearly of mystical or other-worldly origin

Did you see an unearthly light? Yes

Did you seem to enter some other, unearthly world? No

The experience included: Strong emotional tone

What emotions did you feel during the experience? Beautiful.

Did you have a feeling of peace or pleasantness? Incredible peace or pleasantness

Did you have a feeling of joy? Happiness

Did you feel a sense of harmony or unity with the universe? I felt united or one with the world

Did you suddenly seem to understand everything? Everything about the universe

Did scenes from your past come back to you? My past flashed before me, out of my control

Did scenes from the future come to you? Scenes from the world's future

The experience included: Boundary

Did you reach a boundary or limiting physical structure? Yes Limit of two worlds.

Did you come to a border or point of no return? I came to a barrier that I was not permitted to cross; or was sent back against my will

God, Spiritual and Religion:

What was your religion prior to your experience? Moderate

Have your religious practices changed since your experience? No

What is your religion now? Moderate

Did you have a change in your values and beliefs because of your experience? No

Did you seem to encounter a mystical being or presence, or hear an unidentifiable voice? I encountered a definite being, or a voice clearly of mystical or unearthly origin

Did you see deceased or religious spirits? I actually saw them

Concerning our Earthly lives other than Religion:

During your experience, did you gain special knowledge or information about your purpose? Uncertain

Have your relationships changed specifically because of your experience? No

After the NDE:

Was the experience difficult to express in words? Yes A sense of peace and prosperity, great heat, no desire to return to life even though I had a son and a wife. I felt the presence of loved ones who have died but without having seen them.

Do you have any psychic, non-ordinary or other special gifts after your experience that you did not have before the experience? No

Have you ever shared this experience with others? Yes

Did you have any knowledge of near death experience (NDE) prior to your experience? Yes Vague.

What did you believe about the reality of your experience shortly (days to weeks) after it happened? Experience was definitely real I am not sure but I would go back there.

What do you believe about the reality of your experience now? Experience was definitely real

At any time in your life, has anything ever reproduced any part of the experience? No