Jill's NDE

I was around 3 - 4 years old.  My older sister and I were jumping on the bed in our parent's bedroom.  I remember almost in slow motion being in mid air and her pushing me.  I flew off of the bed hitting the floor.  The next thing I knew I could see everyone around me crying and shaking me.  They were saying "she's blue, Jill wake up, somebody do something!" I remember thinking, "what are they talking about?"  I could see everything they were doing.  I heard everything they said but I couldn't do anything about it.  I tried to make my body move but it wouldn't do what I wanted it to do.  Then in an instant I remember being in the corner of the bedroom underneath the ceiling.  I seemed to be floating there watching everyone run around frantically trying to get me to regain consciousness.  I remember feeling a very comforting female presence even though she never spoke to me.  Then next thing I knew I was back in my body.  I remember my aunt going to the bathroom to get cold washcloths to apply to my face.  I remember her putting them to my face and then suddenly being able to move my body as I wished.  When I awoke,  everyone was very upset and crying.  I remember telling them then that I heard them but I couldn't move.  I never knew what to even call it until years later when I heard of a similar experience on TV.  It was then comforting to know that I was not crazy and that these things really happened to me.  My whole family remembers these events.  My aunt remembers me being blue and not breathing.  She remembers going to get the cold washcloths and my return to consciousness.

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   

At what time during the experience were you at your highest level of consciousness and alertness?  Probably at the time when I was near the ceiling

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:        Everything just seemed very clear and to this day the memory is very clear

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.)?          Yes    I could hear everyone but they could not hear me.

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

What emotions did you feel during the experience?          Anxiety at first because no one could hear me then when I was at the ceiling, I felt calm.

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?         Uncertain     I felt as though there was a comforting, guiding female prescence with me when I was at the ceiling but she never spoke with me.

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?         Yes    My whole family can verify the event, everything about it.  My aunt especially remember getting the washcloths.

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   

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

Did you reach a boundary or limiting physical structure? Yes    The only physical structure I encountered was the ceiling.  I did not go beyond the ceiling.

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?        Yes    I told my family immediately that I could hear and see everything they did.  They just thought I was a crazy little kid that didn't know what she was talking about.  I've told it to a few people since but I don't tell it often because of the ridicule that is often faced when discussing 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?

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