Courtney NDE

EXPERIENCE DESCRIPTION:

When my son was born, I lost a lot of blood, and I felt my heart stop. It's strange to describe but the closest thing I could think of to it is the sensation of not being able to breathe. I felt my heart stop and I lost consciousness, then I felt myself rise up, and I was looking at myself. I could hear the doctors and nurses calling me and I could see my husband and my new baby. My hubby was looking so helpless. The room looked slightly different, like it was hazy. I keep yelling "I am here, I am right here" but no one could hear me, finally they gave me ephedrine to get my heart going again and I felt myself plunge back into my body and take a breath, like being underwater and coming up for air.

Was the kind of experience difficult to express in words? Yes    

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

At what time during the experience were you at your highest level of consciousness and alertness?    right after I rose up out of my body, I could see and hear everything, and I felt warm

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

If your highest level of consciousness and alertness during the experience was different from your normal every day consciousness and alertness, please explain:            right after I rose up out of my body, I could see and hear everything, and I felt warm

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.)?  Yes     everything looked like I was seeing it though a haze, but it made things more clear instead of less clear, the scrubs on the doctors were vibrant

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.)?
            Yes     I heard everything in the room clearly and could recognize where it was coming from. Not just voices but thoughts and feelings as well.

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

What emotions did you feel during the experience?            confusion, desperation, peace

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

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?           No           

Did you have any sense of altered space or time?   Yes     it seemed like there was no time. I have no idea how long I was out of my body, it felt like no time at all and such a long time too.

Did you have a sense of knowing special knowledge, universal order and/or purpose?     Yes     I knew that death is not the end. I used to be afraid of dying, but after the dying part is over there is nothing to fear, we go on, we are still us, and we aren't in pain anymore

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?     Uncertain      I definitely feel more sensitive to the atmosphere in a room. I can almost feel if there is someone in the room that has passed, sometimes I will get really sad and not have a reason or I will be elated for no reason and then it will pass as quickly as it came

Have you shared this experience with others?         Yes     a few weeks. The people I have shared it with just say that is weird. They don't know how to respond. My husband doesn't like to talk about it

Did you have any knowledge of near death experience (NDE) prior to your experience?    No      

How did you view the reality of your experience shortly (days to weeks) after it happened:            Experience was definitely real   

Were there one or several parts of the experience especially meaningful or significant to you?    I felt my husband's feelings, and it made me realize how much he really loves me. It has made me love him more.

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