Experience description: 

During tilt table test prep, I seemed to have flat lined for 30 sec. when the electrical wires were inserted into my thigh.  All I recall is a sharp pain start to develop in the back of my head and work its way to the front. Almost seemed like the sensation you get when you try to recover from a sleeping limb. 

I then remember this beautiful sensation of floating, as if a suspended body in water. My movements were slow and I remember a lot of brightly lit objects which appeared to be some sort of figures.  They would pass by me very fast and I was not able to recognize any faces or even get a good look at them.  I seemed to recall my life story pass by me but I can not be sure anymore.  I just seemed like a long time in this suspended mode and then I started to hear sounds and realized I was waking up. 

When I came too, I could clearly hear the doctor from across the room talking to someone on the phone and I remember his comments: "I do not know what the hell happened."  I started to realize I was sweating and started to get very cold since I was in the operating room.  The nurses put blankets on me and turned on some hot air for me on the table.  The doctor came back to me and said I was ok and that he will come back later to see me.  I found out from the nurse in the Recovery Room, that I warned all them I was going out and then I flat lined for 30 sec.  They said I came back on my own with a perfect rhythm.  The nurses and the doctor had never seen anything like this before.  They installed a demand pace maker in me the next day which has a battery life of 9 yrs.  I guess I will not be having any more experiences like these again.  I now recall that this has happened in the past to me as a kid many times.  But never knew till now that my body was shutting down and bring me back.

I now see life in a different way and appreciate every minute I get to be breathing.

Any associated medications or substances with the potential to affect the experience?     No

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

At the time of this experience, was there an associated life threatening event?          No

What was your level of consciousness and alertness during the experience?           very aware. just everything was moving too fast for me to keep up.

            Was the experience dream like in any way?   kind of not but not really.  You could feel your body was there just very slow to move since it felt like in some state of suspension.

Did you experience a separation of your consciousness from your body?     No

Did you hear any unusual sounds or noises?           no.

Did you pass into or through a tunnel or enclosure?          No

            Describe:      not at all.

Did you see a light?           Yes, brightly lit forms/beings.

Did you meet or see any other beings?           No

Did you experience a review of past events in your life?    Yes

just seemed like a history of my life went by and that is all I remember.  I have had deja-vu a lot in the past but did not have any then. I have had some since then but nothing out of the ordinary.

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?           No

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

Were you involved in or aware of a decision regarding your return to the body?       No

Did you have any psychic, paranormal or other special gifts following the experience that you did not have prior to the experience?         No

Did you have any changes of attitudes or beliefs following the experience?   Yes

I look at life as very important now.  I think I welcome death and feel like I have a purpose to accomplish something but not sure yet what it is.

How has the experience affected your relationships? Daily life? Religious practices? Career choices?       More religious now and have started to pay more attention to my spouse, or at least I feel that way.  I also have a very large appetite for patience now.

Has your life changed specifically as a result of your experience?         Yes

I know I have a purpose but do not know what it is.  Am more religious now but am still seeking what I am supposed to do.

Have you shared this experience with others?         Yes

Some joke, some laugh, some show concerns.  Varied responses from different people.  Some, it seems, take what I say very seriously but I guess they have to experience it first to really appreciate it.

What emotions did you experience following your experience?  Just seem to be very carefree but more conscious of my decisions now.

What was the best and worst part of your experience?      best...being in the state........worst...coming out of it!

Is there anything else you would like to add concerning the 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 accurately and comprehensively describe your experience?               Yes