Ryland D's Fear Death Experience

When I got sucked into the drainpipe, the instant I knew I was in trouble, my life flashed before my eyes not like a movie with scenes in it.  It all happened in an instant - you remember your whole life and what you have done.  It is a very peaceful feeling, (besides from the trauma of almost drowning) everything was very relaxed and calm.  It felt like I was underwater at least 10 minutes before I blacked out, but only 2 minutes had actually passed.  Then I could feel nothing; like my brain wasn't working at all, for I don't how long.  Then suddenly with a flash of white light, I came to as I was being pulled out of the water but I could not see anything but white light for 5 minutes.  Afterwards everything just looked new to me, like the trees and grass and everything looked so much brighter and vibrant for a day at least.  Now I feel so much better about life like the event changed the way I feel.

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 had been sucked into a flooded causeway and got stuck inside of it.

At what time during the experience were you at your highest level of consciousness and alertness?    when I had just gotten stuck

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

            when I had just gotten stuck

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     I think it was oxygen starvation, but when I came to I could see only bright white light for 5 minutes then normal vision slowly faded in, but everything looked so much more vibrant in color and brightness for two days at least.

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?            Pure relaxation and harmony

Did you pass into or through a tunnel or enclosure?          Yes     I was actually going through a pipe when this experience happened

Did you see a light?           Yes     when I came back to consciousness all I could see was white and nothing else but it slowly faded away

Did you meet or see any other beings?           No      

Did you experience a review of past events in your life?    Yes     it all happens in an instant you remember what has happened in your life with a very positive view about it, this gave me a peaceful feeling.

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     When I was running out of breath it had felt like 20 minutes had passed but only 3 minutes did.

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     the first person I told was the ambulance guy and he thought I was crazy.

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    the white light I saw was probably because of oxygen starvation from drowning

Were there one or several parts of the experience especially meaningful or significant to you?   

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     feel a lot closer to my family now

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                  

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