Quinn A's NDE

Experience description: 

I have only had one OBE in my life, during a time of distress. Ever since then, I have attempted to recreate the experience, but to no avail. Here is my story.

I have spent 8 years serving this country in the military; Special Operations, to be more exact. We went in, completed our assigned tasks, and on our way out, things turned from bad to worse real quick-like. Obviously, a firefight ensued as we were retreating. Our GOD (sniper) could not keep up with the sheer amount of bad guys we could not see/hit. Anyways, I ended up taking 4 rounds that evening. One in the chest (Kevlar kept that out), one in the stomach area, and 2 in the legs. I fell to the ground, and felt myself fading away. But I was not scared or worried.

All of the sudden I "opened" my eyes, and saw the battle scene from approximately 4 meters above. I saw my teammates firing their weapons, and saw our medic dragging me away. I turned around, and looked at the bad guys. To this day, I will remember their exact position and location (even the ones we could not see). I remember thinking to myself "Oh, that's where the shit-heads are hiding."

I turned back around towards my teammates and saw the medic working on me. I remember that he did not have his "brain bucket" -Kevlar helmet- on his head. That's something I could not foresee if I would have just been dreaming, and not have been out of my body. I looked at myself and my wounds and thought "Ain't that a bitch! Some jerk got off a lucky shot". I was not "scared" or "afraid" of dying. But due to my mentality, I said to myself "I refuse to die on this forsaken and foreign land!" At the same exact time, I remember a feeling of being snapped back into my body.

I didn't give the experience much thought until we returned to our Carrier Group. There, lying in one of the Med. Unit beds, it hit me. HARD! I have had a lot of time to ponder on the experience, and after telling my teammates about it, I have become even more certain that I actually had an Out of Body Experience. They confirmed things that I could not have seen from my lying down position.

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?           Physically unconscious.  Mentally - Extremely alert.

            Was the experience dream like in any way?   No

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

Did you hear any unusual sounds or noises?           No

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?          Yes

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

Were you involved in or aware of a decision regarding your return to the body?       Yes

Did you have any psychic, paranormal or other special gifts following the experience that you did not have prior to the experience?         No

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

How has the experience affected your relationships? Daily life? Religious practices? Career choices?       Not much has changed, except that now I can "tell" when someone is lying to me.

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

I wouldn't say that it "Has" or "has Not", but I can "tell" when people are being untruthful with me.

Have you shared this experience with others?         Yes

My teammates were supportive, and believed my experience, simply because there were things I could not have physically seen from my position.

What emotions did you experience following your experience?  None for approximately 2 hours.  After that, a mix of scared, excited and sadness.

    Can you tell me a bit more about why you felt these emotions?  I was scared that I might not be able to rejoin my team.  I was excited because I lived through it... even though I am not afraid of death. I was sad that my parents would have never known what had actually happened.

What was the best and worst part of your experience?      I lived through it...?

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