Turk's NDE

EXPERIENCE DESCRIPTION:

            My childhood best friend and I were huffing gasoline, We were doing this for about 15 minutes.  I just inhaled a bunch and passed the can to my friend. He said I fell over and was twitching on the ground. He said he thought I was messing around till the twitching stopped then I started to turn blue he started to smack me in the face and I came to. I had the worst headache. While I was out I seen my funeral I saw myself in a casket. and I seen my friends and family crying and then the vision faded out. And that was when I woke up on the ground. I feel this was a NDE if it wasn't it was a real eye-opener after that I never huffed gasoline again.

Do you think this was a NDE or a drug hallucination? I was really shook up by this. DID you ever hear of anything like this before?      When I saw myself dead it was my 15 year old body and all my friends and family looked like they were when I was 15.

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      I think it was I was on the ground passed out and I was turning blue.

At what time during the experience were you at your highest level of consciousness and alertness?    When I seen myself in the casket.

How did your highest level of consciousness and alertness during the experience compare to your normal every day consciousness and alertness?    More 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:            When I seen myself in the casket.

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 was not in my body it was as if I was looking down at my funeral.

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     I could hear people crying.

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

What emotions did you feel during the experience?            I was very shook up. I was really upset.

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?           Yes     I seen all of my friends and family who were still alive.

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?     Yes            After I thought about it I felt that it was a message telling me how things could turn out for me.

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     Yes right after I told my friend who was there. He was almost as shook up as I was he thought I was dead. I told him and he believed me. I never told anyone else. My friend never huffed Gasoline again.

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    I seen it as a real eye-opener.  It made me realize that huffing gasoline can kill you. I noticed that right away.

Were there one or several parts of the experience especially meaningful or significant to you?            When you see yourself dead in a casket and you get another chance it almost makes you feel special.

How do you currently view the reality of your experience:            Experience was definitely real    I heard a show on Coast to Coast AM about this. I think what happened to me was a NDE. I just wanted to see what you pros had to say about it.

Have your relationships changed specifically as a result of your experience?           Uncertain      I did change I stopped huffing gasoline.

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 think I covered everything.

Did the questions asked and information you provided so far accurately and comprehensively describe your experience?         Yes     I provided 100% of what happened to me that day

Are there any other questions we could ask to help you communicate your experience?   I think everything on the site is great.