Julie D's Probable NDE

EXPERIENCE DESCRIPTION:

I was standing in the ocean.  I could feel the pull of the undertow.   I knew nothing about undertow.  I sat down in the water.   The undertow pulled me out into the ocean and flipped me all around.  I felt a deep sense of peace and a feeling that I was going to drown.  There was no panic only peace.   I thought to myself, "I wonder how far this has taken me out into the ocean"   I also thought calmly,  "I am going to drown"   I also had a panoramic view of my life -  there was no sense of time - I didn't know how long this was all taking. There was some sense of God being in control of the situation, however, I did not specifically see any Being.  Then, suddenly, I was "let go" and I came to the top of the water.   I was not far from shore.   I was with a friend.  She was on shore  laughing at me.   She said it looked "funny"      I never told her (or anyone else) for a long time I did not know this was an "NDE"   years later, I heard someone on TV describe exactly what happened to me.  They had been in a near drowning experience as well.

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     I was caught in the undertow in the ocean

At what time during the experience were you at your highest level of consciousness and alertness?    throughout

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:            throughout

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.)?  Uncertain      I can't even be sure if I opened or closed my eyes.  Everything I could see in the panoramic view was more in my mind

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.)?
            Uncertain      At this point I don't remember anything but silence

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

What emotions did you feel during the experience?            Peace    Acceptance of death

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?    Yes     I could see my whole life before my eyes.  I did not feel a judgment regarding my life.  It was simply there.  Afterwards, I had a sense of the brevity of life.

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     Yes,  I did not know if this was taking seconds, or hours

Did you have a sense of knowing special knowledge, universal order and/or purpose?     Yes            Yes, hard to explain

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?         Yes     It was a long time, maybe 15 years

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    I knew it was real, but I did not understand what happened, really

Were there one or several parts of the experience especially meaningful or significant to you?            The peace, the calm.  prior to this, I thought drowning would be a most horrible death.  Now I think that the death experience is controlled and we are given a peace to enter it.  I am not afraid of death

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?           Yes    

Have your religious beliefs/practices changed specifically as a result of your experience?            No            I was a Christian before and still am

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