Rita M's NDE

Experience description: 

It happened in October 2003, I felt ill but I didn't understand why (maybe because I had never been ill before). I lost consciousness just when I arrived to the Hospital, after few seconds I was talking to the
doctors. Then, I lived in a strange way. It wasn't a singular episode but many short episodes. First I was in a boat ( or something similar) in a dark and cold Ocean and I felt down in the deep water, suddenly someone (like 2 big hands) took and placed me out of water. Many times.

Every times, I saw myself on a bed, surrounded by many people.  I have to say that these visions were not clear; it was as I saw behind a veil. Other moments I was on a roof, saw what was happening down, and saw many people, one next to one, on a wire (like pigeons) , they didn't talk and watched down. Other moments I thought to a particular place and immediately "I was there" (I don't know how, nor fly, nor walk). I didn't have a real perception of my body as usually we have when we go out in the street and walk but I saw the places from a high point and I arrived there. All in a fast way. An important and dominant element was water:  many times I traveled between places like rivers. Only once I heard someone talking (perhaps in Latin) while a saw a manuscript. During those days I felt I was dying and my relatives said me that one night my body was "near to dead". Also, I have other confused memories
and I don't know if anesthetic influenced my perception.

Was the kind of experience difficult to express in words? Yes it was as if I saw with my body perception, not with my eyes.

At the time of this experience, was there an associated life threatening event? Yes , they saved me with defibrillation

At what time during the experience were you at your highest level of consciousness and alertness? I lived these situations during coma (12 days)

How did your highest level of consciousness and alertness during the experience compare to your normal every day consciousness and alertness?  Less 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:
During those days I though I was living my normal life, because apart from the episodes I explained (up) I went to work, went out, I was in family. I realized that something was strange when I saw it was all
very fast.

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.)?
I didn't see clarity, I should better say I perceived the situation without see it.

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.)? No

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

What emotions did you feel during the experience?
Fear and anguish. I don't remember anything about the intensive care room (where I lived ) but till now if I pass behind the room of this department I feel panic .

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?  I didn't meet anyone. After I waked up from coma, I felt that someone was in my room near me but I didn't see anyone. I remember I passed that night looking for someone in the room.

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? Yes
Unusual. Enormous mirrors covered streets and steps of my town. Also there was an immense meadow.

Did you have any sense of altered space or time? Yes the places were of water (many of them)
and the time very speedy.

Did you have 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? Not at all..I feel people's behavior (their sincerity)

Have you shared this experience with others? Yes Only with a woman, she told me that often, in that experience, I was in a high viewpoint.

Did you have any knowledge of near death experience (NDE) prior to your experience? Time ago I read about tunnel of light but I haven't see it.

How did you view the reality of your experience shortly (days to weeks) after it happened: When I arrived to Hospital I didn't know I was in danger of life (I thought about a poisoning) so I can't believe
I've imagined all.

Were there one or several parts of the experience especially meaningful or significant to you?
I though to a place and immediately I was there

How do you currently view the reality of your experience:
Although I'm Catholic I'm realistic and think God keeps separate alive and death world, so if something particular happens it's because of intensive care medicine.

Have your relationships changed specifically as a result of your experience?
Yes . I consider this experience a brain scar .At first I had sense of  guilty because I was alive, as if someone changed my life.  

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

Is there anything else you would like to add concerning the experience?
I would be able to forget this period of my life

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

Are there any other questions we could ask to help you communicate your experience? it isn't necessary