Experience description: 

When the epidural anesthesia was injected, everything went well then I began to be overcome with a feeling or warmth or a malaise. I told to the nurse that I didn’t feel very well, that I had the feeling to go down in my body, from the head down to the feet. She checked my blood pressure, everything was normal. During this time, my husband went out. And suddenly, I kept telling her that I felt very bad, she didn’t hear me, she told to her colleague “she is going away”, her pressure blood is at level 6 and is still decreasing.

My body temperature was below 34 AND I DIDN’T STOP TELLING HER “I’M TELLING YOU THAT I FEEL BAD BUT YOU DON’T BELIEVE ME” AND I REALIZED THAT SHE DIDN’T HEAR WHAT I WAS TELLING HER. AT THIS POINT OF TIME, I END UP GOING TROUGH SOMETHING THICK. THEN I FEEL ATTRACTED BY A LIGHT GLOW . BUT MORE I WENT FORWARD, MORE I SAW A KIND OF ARC OF CIRCLE SURROUNDING ME LIKE ARMS PROTECTING ME.

I started to feel anguished. I did not know where I was going but if I lowered the head, I could not see anything. I had the feeing of floating. I was afraid and more I went forward more the light became big and hot. Then, without seeing anything, I heard a small voice telling me "don’t be afraid, keep you floating”. And I think I saw my grand-mother and I felt well, there. Then I heard a voice telling me, “you do not have anything to do here today". Just at this moment, I said "MY BABY" and I felt as if I was thrown against a wall. And I yelled so much, I suffered of atrocious pains in all my members, my body, all my head. I didn’t understand what happened to me but I had the feeling to go up from my feet up to my head. The nurse told me : "now your are better” and I asked her why she made me come back, and she asked me “from where”. And I told her “from over there”. Then the other nurse went out and asked me where I had gone. I told her, I entered a tunnel and described exactly what she had told and done but she said to me it was impossible because I fell in a state without any reflexes at that point of time. But anyway, she seemed to be surprised and said to me “if I have time, I’ll come back to discuss about it”. I have never seen her again. But at the time when my husband came back, I got into a panic. For me, all that lasted for only 2 or 3 minutes, but at this moment I learnt that he had been waiting outside for more than 50 minutes (I was really out of time.)

Any associated medications or substances with the potential to affect the experience:
Serum to bring sugar during the childbirth, magnesium, epidural

Was the experience difficult to express in words? Uncertain

What was it about the experience that makes it hard to communicate? People look at you with big and astonished eyes as if you are crazy.

What was your level of consciousness and alertness during the experience? I was very well and felt as much lucid as I feel when I stand up.

Was the experience dream like in any way? No.

Did you experience a separation of consciousness from your body? Yes, I felt all the sufferings coming from my being but without being in my body.

What emotions did you feel during the experience? Feelings of malaise then of well-being with some fear.

Did you hear any unusual sounds or noises? No, only some voices.

Did you pass into or through a tunnel or enclosure? Yes, I crossed something very thick to finally end up in an arched tunnel.

Did you see a light? Yes, An intense and almost dazzling gleam giving also the feeling of warmth, as if you faced to the sun during hot season but without any burning.

Did you meet or see any other beings? Uncertain, I did not see my grandmother clearly but I know that was her smile and her hands.

Did you experience a review of past events in your life? No.  I was very afraid of death but now, after this experience I never felt this fear any more. Before I was frightened by seeing a deceased, now I have no fear anymore.

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? Yes, It seemed to me that I was floating very fast and that all this has been very quick.

Did you reach a boundary or limiting physical structure? Yes, I stopped in front of this gleam who irradiated all around me but if no one told me this sentence (see next question) I think I would have passed this gleam.

Were you involved in or aware of a decision to return to the body? Yes, I heard a cordial voice saying to me "you do not have anything to do here today". And at this moment I realized I had to finish what I had to do and that I had to go back to give birth to my child. Nevertheless, at the same time, I felt upset to be obliged to leave .

Did you have any psychic, paranormal or other special gifts following the experience you did not have prior to the experience? Yes, Sometimes I guess some events, not always but sometimes, only concerning some relatives. And if before I was very immature in some situations, now I don’t make anymore mistake about people.

Did you have any changes of attitudes or beliefs following the experience? Yes, I believed when it was suitable for me to believe. Now, I believe to what I have deeply inside me, to the other side that exists after us, that if we are here, it’s not only due to luck, that we have something to do. I believe in god and in beings around mais. I don’t believe in all those people who teach religion.

Has the experience affected your relationships? Daily life? Religious practices etc.? Career choices? I take more care to select my relationships taking account what I feel about them. Now, I live from day to day, with ups and downs, as every body. I don’t practice any religion outside anymore. I live my faith inside me, whatever is the moment of the day or of the night, it is inside me. Before this experience I was hairdresser, now I work is an hospital, to be in the other’s service.

Have you shared this experience with others? Yes, First, my family was very surprised but they believed me because later, I announced them some events which really occurred. And in fact, they helped me to be aware of this. Other people have different and miscellaneous opinions about all this, but I always make rather discreet references to this experience..

What emotions did you experience following your experience? Suffering and sadness, I just wanted to set out again and not come back again. Then apparently, I forgot all, but I keep always this experience inside me. I would have left nobody in the world having this experience for me. On the other hand, now I feel as if I was energy full, even if I have sometimes I’m in poor health, I feel like a battery.

What was the best and worst part of your experience? The best is this feeling of being light, of floating, of warmth and well being. But the worst is to come back and to feel my body suffering at the end of this experience.

Is there anything else you would like to add concerning the experience? The words and the sentences are not enough but more you write your experience, more you live it again and more you recall additional pictures. Anyway, it’s a tremendous experience, despite this inner fear, it remains a huge experience.

Has your life changed specifically as a result of your experience? Yes, Now I think that a lot of people are around me, but we can’t decide on our own of what our life will be. Only one person can decide about our life and our death.

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