Karen H NDE 8336

Experience Description

I had been drinking rum all day with my new husband. I drank too much and ended up on the floor of my garage. I believe I stopped breathing.

All of a sudden, I was very far away and in a tunnel that was swirling Darkness. Yet, it felt just as it was fit for me. I was not scared. I saw a bright light, way far away. I turned around and saw myself lying on the floor. My husband was crying and yelling my name over and over again. I seemed to be really far away from my body. I wasn't floating upward or anything, I was just in one place in tunnel. It lasted a few minutes.

Next thing I know, I'm back in my body. I want to go back to where I was.


Background Information:

Gender: Female

Date NDE Occurred: 2-12-2014

NDE Elements:

At the time of your experience, was there an associated life-threatening event? Yes Drug or medication overdose .Life threatening event, but not clinical death I had been drinking rum all day with my new husband. I drank too much and I ended up on the floor of my garage. .

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

The experience included: Out of body experience

Did you feel separated from your body? Yes I heard my husband crying and calling my name over and over. 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

At what time during the experience were you at your highest level of consciousness and alertness? While I was in the tunnel. I don't have memory of getting there or returning.

Were your thoughts speeded up? No

Did time seem to speed up or slow down? Time seemed to go faster or slower than usual I seemed outside of time

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. Same

Please compare your hearing during the experience to your everyday hearing that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience. Same

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

The experience included: Passing into or through a tunnel

Did you pass into or through a tunnel? Yes

Did you see any beings in your experience? No

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

The experience included: Void

The experience included: Darkness

The experience included: Unearthly light

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

Did you see an Unearthly light? Yes A bright light in a circle at end of a tunnel

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

What emotions did you feel during the experience? None really, just observing.

Did you have a feeling of peace or pleasantness? Incredible peace or pleasantness

Did you have a feeling of joy? No

Did you feel a sense of harmony or unity with the universe? No

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 importance did you place on your religious/spiritual life prior to your experience? Greatly important to me

What was your religion prior to your experience? Christian- Protestant

Have your religious practices changed since your experience? No

What importance do you place on your religious/spiritual life after your experience? Greatly important to me

What is your religion now? Christian- Protestant

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. The Bible says you go 'through the valley of the shadow of death' and I did.

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

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

Did you see deceased or religious spirits? No

Did you encounter or become aware of any beings who previously lived on earth who are described by name in religions (for example: Jesus, Muhammad, Buddha, etc.)? 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

Did you believe in the existence of God prior to your experience? God definitely exists

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

Do you believe in the existence of God after your experience? God definitely exists

Concerning our Earthly lives other than Religion:

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

Did you believe that our earthly lives Are meaningful and significant prior to your experience? Are meaningful and significant

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

Did you believe in an afterlife prior to your experience? An afterlife definitely exists

Do you believe in an afterlife after your experience? An afterlife definitely exists. Yes The fact that I left my body meant to me that there is an afterlife

Did you fear death prior to your experience? I greatly feared death

Do you fear death after your experience? I do not fear death

Were you fearful living your life prior to your experience? Moderately fearful in living my earthly life

Were you fearful living your life after your experience? Slightly fearful in living my earthly life

Did you believe that our earthly lives Are meaningful and significant prior to your experience? Are meaningful and significant

Did you believe that our earthly lives are meaningful and significant after your experience? Are meaningful and significant

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

Were you compassionate prior to your experience? Greatly compassionate toward others

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

Were you compassionate after your experience? Greatly compassionate toward others

What life changes occurred in your life after your experience? Large changes in my life. I know how thin the veil is between life and death.

Have your relationships changed specifically because of your experience? Yes My husband was a paramedic and he didn't help me besides crying and yelling. He didn't call 911. I kicked him out two weeks later. We got a divorce.

After the NDE:

Was the experience difficult to express in words? Yes It was something outside of earthly experience so hard to have someone else visualize

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 as accurately as other life events that occurred around the time of the experience. I'll never forget it.

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

Have you ever shared this experience with others? Yes I told my husband right after. I waited about 2 years to tell my parents.

Did you have any knowledge of near death experience (NDE) prior to your experience? Yes Bible and books

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

What do you believe about the reality of your experience now? Experience was definitely real. I knew it was real.

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