Sharlene B's NDE

Experience description: 

I RETIRED TO BED WITH MY PARTNER (NOW HUSBAND). I CAN'T RECALL HOW LONG I HAD BEEN ASLEEP. BUT MY HUSBAND READS IN BED, USUALLY FOR ABOUT AN HOUR, AND I REMEMBER VIVIDLY THAT HE WAS STILL READING.

I WAS LYING ON MY BACK WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I HAD SUCH EXCRUCIATING CHEST PAIN. I REMEMBER THINKING THAT IT WAS SO BAD THAT I THOUGHT THAT I WAS HAVING A HEART ATTACK. I TRIED TO HIT MY HUSBAND WITH MY LEFT ARM TO GET HIS ATTENTION BUT I WAS TOTALLY PARALYZED.

NEXT THING I KNEW I WAS FLOATING ABOVE MY BED LOOKING DOWN AT MYSELF AND MY HUSBAND. I COULD STILL SEE HIM READING AND I APPEARED TO BE ASLEEP.

THE PAIN REMAINED EXCRUCIATING BUT SUDDENLY I DIDN'T FEEL AFRAID. MY SURROUNDINGS WERE PINK AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEARD MY MOTHER'S VOICE BEHIND ME (I NEVER SAW HER-SHE PASSED AWAY IN MARCH 1992). SHE TOLD ME THAT IT WASN'T MY TIME YET AND THAT I WAS TO GO BACK FOR MY SONS.

ALL OF A SUDDEN I WAS BACK IN MY BODY AND I COULD STILL FEEL THE LASTING EFFECTS OF THE PAIN THAT I HAD EXPERIENCED IN MY CHEST. MY HEART RATE WAS 230 BPM AND IT WAS POUNDING. I TOLD MY HUSBAND ABOUT WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND HE TOLD ME THAT I NEVER MOVED OR MADE A SOUND THE WHOLE TIME I HAD THIS "EXPERIENCE". I CANT PUT A TIME FRAME ON THE EPISODE BUT ONCE AGAIN MY HUSBAND WAS STILL READING SO TO ME IT MUST HAVE BEEN VERY QUICK.

Any associated medications or substances with the potential to affect the experience?     No

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

THE EXPERIENCE WAS STRONG AND EXTREMELY DETAILED

At the time of this experience, was there an associated life threatening event?          No

What was your level of consciousness and alertness during the experience?           I WAS ASLEEP BUT I WAS SO AWARE OF EVERYTHING THAT WAS HAPPENING AT THE TIME INCLUDING THE PAIN.

            Was the experience dream like in any way?   NO IT WAS TOO VIVID AND THAT IS ACTUALLY HARD TO EXPLAIN IN ITS SELF.

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

IT WAS LIKE I KNEW THAT I WAS ABOVE MY PHYSICAL SELF (BUT I DIDN'T SEE MYSELF AT ALL FLOATING) IT WAS JUST SOMETHING THAT I KNEW WAS HAPPENING TO ME.

Did you hear any unusual sounds or noises?           I HEARD MY MOTHER'S VOICE

Did you pass into or through a tunnel or enclosure?          No

Did you see a light?           Yes

THE LIGHT WAS ALL AROUND ME. MY MOTHER'S FAVORITE COLOR IS PINK AND THAT WAS THE COLOR I SAW. WHAT REALLY STAYED WITH ME WAS HOW BRILLIANT THE COLOR WAS. IT FELT STRONG AND WARM, I FELT SAFE THERE.

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 response

SHE USED HER GRANDSONS NAMES AND KNEW THAT WE HAD BEEN THROUGH SUCH TUMULTUOUS TIMES RECENTLY WITH SEPARATION ETC INCLUDING HER DEATH.

Did you see or visit any beautiful or otherwise distinctive locations, levels or dimensions?           Yes

JUST THE BRILLIANCE WITH THE LIGHT.

Did you have any sense of altered space or time?   Uncertain

THE TIME FRAME WAS HARD TO GAUGE BUT I USED MY HUSBAND AS THE MARKER OF TIME AND THE FACT THAT HE WAS STILL READING.

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

THE PURPOSE WAS TO BE THERE FOR AND WITH MY BOYS WHO DIDN'T ACTUALLY LIVE WITH ME AT THE TIME. THEY DID LATER ON AS THE EXPERIENCE HELPED ME TO REALIZE WHAT THE IMPORTANT THINGS IN LIFE ARE.

Did you reach a boundary or limiting physical structure? No

Did you become aware of future events?       Yes

I KEPT THE STRONG FEELING OF BEING AROUND FOR MY FAMILY.

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

I LISTENED TO MY MUM EVEN THOUGH I DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE HER.

Did you have any psychic, paranormal or other special gifts following the experience that you did not have prior to the experience?         Yes

I HAVE SINCE HAD SEVERAL OTHER EXPERIENCES LIKE SMELLS AND NOISES RELATING TO PAST LIVES THAT WERE UNKNOWN TO ME.

I HAVE ALSO HAD PSYCHIC READINGS AND HAVE BEEN TOLD TO CHANNEL OR LEARN TO USE MY OWN PSYCHIC ABILITY.

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

I HAVE BECOME FAR MORE SENSITIVE TO PEOPLES NEEDS AND HAVE A REAL CARING ATTITUDE AND A WANT TO HELP.

How has the experience affected your relationships? Daily life? Religious practices? Career choices?       IM NOT SURE IF IT HAS REALLY BUT PERHAPS I DO LOOK AT LIFE DIFFERENT NOW AND KNOW THAT IT IS VERY PRECIOUS. DEATH DOES AFFECT ME PROFOUNDLY AND I FIND THAT I GENUINELY GRIEVE WITH THE FAMILIES (EVEN IF I'VE KNOWN THEM FOR A VERY SHORT TIME.