Bess M NDE

Experience Description

While pregnant with my second child, I could feel something strange going on with my heart. It was identified as an arrhythmia. This we just a couple weeks before I got induced for high blood pressure. After I got check in to be induced, the nurse was trying to place my IV. I normally have a pretty high pain tolerance, but she kept pushing the needle down into my arm because the catheter was stuck. I put that in quotations because I have no idea what that means. I felt myself get light headed, told the nurse I was going to pass out, and then I did pass out.

My stem mom has a sister who works on the labor and delivery floor.

While passed out, I was in the hall, slightly elevated, looking into my hospital room. I also was able to see my step mom’s sister trying to peek in to see what was happening.

After I came to, my baby’s heart beat was lost for 12 minutes.

A couple days later, I told my husband the story, and he said everything I saw looking into the room was accurate. I told my step mom the story, and she said her sister was trying to peek into the room.

Background Information:

Gender: Female

Date NDE Occurred: 3/4/2019

NDE Elements:

At the time of your experience, was there an associated life-threatening event? Uncertain Childbirth Life threatening event, but not clinical death I was being induced to have my 2nd child. I normally have a high pain tolerance, but when the nurse was trying to put my IV in, she was pushing down really hard. I felt myself get light headed and told her I was going to pass out, and then I did. It doesn’t seem like it would be a near death experience but what happened while I was passed out is very interesting!

How do you consider the content of your experience? Neither pleasant NOR distressing

Did you feel separated from your body? Yes I clearly left my body and existed outside it

How did your highest level of consciousness and alertness during the experience compare to your normal everyday consciousness and alertness? Normal consciousness and alertness The consciousness and alertness were the same compared to normal everyday

At what time during the experience were you at your highest level of consciousness and alertness? The whole way through

Were your thoughts speeded up? No

Did time seem to speed up or slow down? No

Were your senses More vivid than usual? No

Please compare your vision during the experience to your everyday vision that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience. I feel like my vision was slightly off. I wouldn’t say it was blurry, but I felt like I couldn’t focus on any one thing or person too long

Please compare your hearing during the experience to your everyday hearing that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience. I had no hearing during the experience as opposed to my usual perfect hearing. When I came to, my ears were ringing

Did you seem to be aware of things going on elsewhere, as if by ESP? No

Did you pass into or through a tunnel? No

Did you see any beings in your experience? No

Did you encounter or become aware of any deceased (or alive) beings? No

Did you see, or feel surrounded by, a brilliant light? No

Did you see an unearthly light? No

Did you seem to enter some other, unearthly world? No

What emotions did you feel during the experience? I felt calm, like nothing was wrong

Did you have a feeling of peace or pleasantness? Relief or calmness

Did you have a feeling of joy? No

Did you feel a sense of harmony or unity with the universe? I felt no longer in conflict with nature

Did you suddenly seem to understand everything? No

Did scenes from your past come back to you? No

Did scenes from the future come to you? No

Did you come to a border or point of no return? No

God, Spiritual and Religion:

What was your religion prior to your experience? Christian- Other Christian I’ve always believed in heaven and God. Maybe sometimes have had questions, but I’ve always believed.

Have your religious practices changed since your experience? No

What is your religion now? Christian- Other Christian I believe in Christianity but don’t like to get wrapped up in religions such as catholic, Protestant, etc. I believe all that matters is believing Jesus died for our sins and having a relationship with him.

Did your experience include features consistent with your earthly beliefs? Content that was entirely consistent with the beliefs you had at the time of your experience As stated previously, I’ve always believed in God. Nothing in my experience went against that or proved there to be God. However, prior to my experience, I would have never believed someone if they told me the same story.

Did you have a change in your values and beliefs because of your experience? No

Did you seem to encounter a mystical being or presence, or hear an unidentifiable voice? No

Did you see deceased or religious spirits? No

During your experience, did you gain information about premortal existence? No

During your experience, did you gain information about universal connection or oneness? No

During your experience, did you gain information about the existence of God? No

Concerning our Earthly lives other than Religion:

During your experience, did you gain special knowledge or information about your purpose? No

During your experience, did you gain information about the meaning of life? No

During your experience, did you gain information about an afterlife? An afterlife definitely exists No

Did you gain information about how to live our lives? No

During your experience, did you gain information about life's difficulties, challenges and hardships? No

During your experience, did you gain information about love? No

What life changes occurred in your life after your experience? No changes in my life

Have your relationships changed specifically because of your experience? No

After the NDE:

Was the experience difficult to express in words? No

How accurately do you remember the experience in comparison to other life events that occurred around the time of the experience? I remember the experience more accurately than other life events that occurred around the time of the experience. I remember my experience more vividly than the actual birth of my baby.

Do you have any psychic, non-ordinary or other special gifts after your experience that you did not have before the experience? No

Are there one or several parts of your experience that are especially meaningful or significant to you? No

Have you ever shared this experience with others? Yes It was maybe 2 days after. My husband's reaction was to try and poke holes in my story but the seemed interested/intrigued

Did you have any knowledge of near death experience (NDE) prior to your experience? No

What did you believe about the reality of your experience shortly (days to weeks) after it happened? Experience was definitely real I believed it to be real

What do you believe about the reality of your experience now? Experience was definitely real I believe it to be real but I’m not sure I understand this question.

At any time in your life, has anything ever reproduced any part of the experience? No

Is there anything else that you would like to add about your experience? No

Are there any other questions that we could ask to help you communicate your experience? I have no suggestions