Experience description:
It was approximately 10:00 at night.
For the past week I had been experiencing very strong pain in my head and
body. On the day of my experience the pain was so severe I couldn't even
speak or hear. The cause was a mystery even to the doctors, and my family
thought I was just making it up or that it was something minor. But it
became so intense that I called my family together and I resigned myself to
the pain. Three hours later a doctor gave me an injection of serum but when
he gave it to me my pulse accelerated and my body convulsed and I became
immobilized. The next thing I remember was seeing my body lying on the bed
with my family around me. I then found myself in a dark place without
borders on the sides and I noticed that the pain had disappeared. I felt so
light that I couldn't even feel myself walking. I noticed some shadowy
figures that came towards me and behind them was the reflection of a light.
There were 10 or 12 figures and I noticed a glow around them. My family
later confirmed that I was without vital signs during this time.
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?
When I was in great pain.
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
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 In the degree of my perception.
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
Did you pass into or through a tunnel
or enclosure?
No
Did you see a light?
Yes A very low light (not bright)
Did you meet or see any other beings?
Yes In front of me. I didn't know them and they didn't communicate
anything to me.
Did you experience a review of past
events in your life?
No I learned that life continues after we die. It is only like
another stage.
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
There were no limits nor did I feel pressured by time.
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?
No
Have you shared this experience with
others? No
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
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 They were
very precise.
