John B's NDE

Experience description: 

It's simple.

I'm 14...it's Saturday and I'm riding my bicycle home from across town. I was going pretty fast down the hill toward a stop sign and busy route 31. Bushes and trees obstructed my view of the road to the left and right, and I was going too fast to stop. I decided to take my chances and dash across the highway. The very second I made that decision, I had a feeling of doom...a few seconds later...BAM!

I was broadsided dead center by a car doing over 40 miles an hour.

I remember the initial impact...my left leg was shattered...at that very instant...everything went slow motion....I felt no pain...but realized I had just begun getting hit by a car , and was it was not over yet. The next thing I remember was hitting the windshield...at which point everything went black for a moment....then....I was looking down at the accident scene. I had been thrown about 50 feet...the windshield was shattered but held together...my body leaving a large depression in the semi-penetrated glass. I saw myself on the ground in a fetal position on my right side. Somebody came up from behind and kneeled ...leaned forward and touched my shoulder. It was the driver of another car that had stopped. At that moment , I realized that it really was me down there...in my blue shirt and jeans, laying in the middle of route 31. My beautiful metallic blue Schwinn 5 speed was mangled. :-(  A few seconds later...judging by the activity i was seeing).....I wondered how i could be up here and down there at the same time. Then a few seconds later...i was "sucked" for lack of a better word, back into my body. The next image i saw was a close up of route 31 pavement.

I mentioned it in the ER...but they were concentrating on my injuries. I have mentioned to people over the years...but you have to experience it to believe it, and it does change the way one thinks about death. I only fear the deaths people I love...and will miss them. But I know there IS something on the other side...I have been there. :-)

That's about the size of it.

-jb

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?          Yes

What was your level of consciousness and alertness during the experience?           very alert...had a nice view.

            Was the experience dream like in any way?   I saw nothing thet would be considered out of the ordinary by anybody.

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

I could not see myself other than the body on the ground. I had a peacful feeling..and a sence of great wonder.

Did you hear any unusual sounds or noises?           No ...it was silent.

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?          Uncertain

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

First , extreme slow motion...then it was like i was "outside" of time.  The only way i was able to judge time was by watching below me...the man that came up behind was moving at a "normal" speed.

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

My only gift was getting to stay home my first 7 months of high school...have a tutor...and not have to mow the lawn or shovel snow.

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

I don't fear death....I do fear being separated from my loved ones as they die...or leaving them behind if i die. BUt i think i would see them again.

How has the experience affected your relationships? Daily life? Religious practices? Career choices?       It's sometime easier living life...when you know death is NOT the end.

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

Am i a better person for it....who knows.

I try to live my life as though I will see my uncle Henry again, and might have some explaining to do! LOL

Have you shared this experience with others?         Yes, Some laughed...some were very interested.

What emotions did you experience following your experience?  nothing out of the ordinary for a 14 year old.

What was the best and worst part of your experience?      Best was realizing there is anopther plane of existance....the worst was not understanding it or how it works.

Is there anything else you would like to add concerning the experience?        Everybody can say what they want....but it happen exactly as I said.  Is there a place beyond physical existance? Sure looks that way.  The mind seem to be a function of the universe...not the body.

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