P.A.'s NDE

I fell asleep at the wheel driving on freeway, car rolled off and flipped off freeway.  I woke and was hovering over my body - everything was very quiet, I was not afraid just stared at myself and thought I was dead.  I was not frightened but did not see a white light coming from above like I thought (Or you see in movies). Then I woke up and everything was very loud (my radio was blasting and you could hear the freeway noise rushing above).  I was in a lot of pain as I had a compound fracture to my right elbow.  I ran to freeway and someone stopped.  The police were called and I was taken to ICU hospital where surgery was done to save my arm which they were able to do.  I have minimal scarring on my face and elbow to this day.

Was the kind of experience difficult to express in words?          No     

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

At what time during the experience were you at your highest level of consciousness and alertness?  The whole experience was probably a total of 5 minutes so that is hard to answer, but the incident occurred at approximately 8 pm on a Friday night in 1992.

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    nothing was in color but I could see perfect

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    There was actually no sound at all

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

What emotions did you feel during the experience?          I felt very peaceful and unafraid even though I realized (or thought) I was dead

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?  No     

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?        Yes    I have shared briefly with 2 people as before I never believed in this type of experience until it happened to me personally.

Did you have any knowledge of near death experience (NDE) prior to your experience? Yes    I heard a story on TV about it but they saw light and mine wasn't the same

How did you view the reality of your experience shortly (days to weeks) after it happened:   Experience was probably real    I thought it was strange but remember it vividly to this day, years later

Were there one or several parts of the experience especially meaningful or significant to you? not afraid to die now

How do you currently view the reality of your experience:          Experience was probably real         Feel the same

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? Yes    was atheist, now agnostic

Following the experience, have you had any other events in your life, medications or substances which reproduced any part of the experience?    No         

Is there anything else you would like to add concerning the experience?       No

Did the questions asked and information you provided so far accurately and comprehensively describe your experience? Yes