Scott S NDE

EXPERIENCE DESCRIPTION:

I was out running and started having chest pains. I sat down on a bench on the street and then my arms went numb. I knew right away what was happening. I ran into a store and they call 911 for me. As I was waiting for the ambulance I was very frightened and prayed that I did not want to die. Once I was on the stretcher and in the ambulance, I could feel a presence and I was no longer scared. At the hospital, I went into vtach and passed out. Immediately I went through a tunnel. It looked like I was flying a million miles an hour through fireworks. I felt no fear, only peace. I then remember being resuscitated and waking up from a very peaceful infinite void. Once I was stabilized and in my room I received a message that I did not meet the being of light because "I needed to figure out some things for myself, and the answers would not be just handed to me.

Was the kind of experience difficult to express in words? No      

At the time of this experience, was there an associated life threatening event?          Yes     Heart Attack

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

How did your highest level of consciousness and alertness during the experience compare to your normal every day consciousness and alertness?    Normal consciousness and alertness

If your highest level of consciousness and alertness during the experience was different from your normal every day consciousness and alertness, please explain:            Beginning

Did your vision differ in any way from your normal, everyday vision (in any aspect, such as clarity, field of vision, colors, brightness, depth perception degree of solidness/transparency of objects, etc.)?  No      

Did your hearing differ in any way from your normal, everyday hearing (in any aspect, such as clarity, ability to recognize source of sound, pitch, loudness, etc.)?            No      

Did you experience a separation of your consciousness from your body?     Yes

What emotions did you feel during the experience?            Peace and calm

Did you pass into or through a tunnel or enclosure?          Yes     the tunnel seemed infinite and looked like I was flying through fire works

Did you see a light?           No      

Did you meet or see any other beings?           No      

Did you experience a review of past events in your life?    No      

Did you observe or hear anything regarding people or events during your experience that could be verified later?          No      

Did you see or visit any beautiful or otherwise distinctive locations, levels or dimensions?            Uncertain      The tunnel was definitely not of this world.

Did you have any sense of altered space or time?   No      

Did you have a sense of knowing special knowledge, universal order and/or purpose?     No      

Did you reach a boundary or limiting physical structure? No      

Did you become aware of future events?       No           

Did you have any psychic, paranormal or other special gifts following the experience you did not have prior to the experience?     Yes     I now receive messages that pertain to events in my life. I also have heard people's thoughts

Have you shared this experience with others?         Yes     My girlfriend at the time was an atheist and told me it was all due to lack of oxygen. I did not share the experience with anybody until we broke up a few years later.

Did you have any knowledge of near death experience (NDE) prior to your experience?    Yes     I had read dr. moody's books, but this was unlike anything I had read about.

How did you view the reality of your experience shortly (days to weeks) after it happened:            Experience was definitely real    I have had dreams, sleep paralysis, and have taken some mild hallucinogenic drugs. This was nothing like any of those. I believe it was real

Were there one or several parts of the experience especially meaningful or significant to you?            The peace and calm of the whole experience was amazing.

How do you currently view the reality of your experience:            Experience was definitely real   

Have your relationships changed specifically as a result of your experience?           No      

Have your religious beliefs/practices changed specifically as a result of your experience?            No           

Following the experience, have you had any other events in your life, medications or substances which reproduced any part of the experience?         No          

Did the questions asked and information you provided so far accurately and comprehensively describe your experience?         Yes