Debra D NDE

Experience Description

I arrived at the hospital for childbirth. During contractions, I was in a room in the back of the delivery ward. My husband and I were the only ones there. Monitors were attached to me, but no drugs had been given yet. I had been having contractions for hours and was exhausted. I told my husband I wanted to go to sleep. Then, everything went black before I touched the pillow.

Then I was in the dark and felt no pain. The contractions were gone. I felt a sense of complete peace and calm. I then felt a sense of floating up a tunnel. I was more at peace than I had ever felt in my life. I was not scared and no longer tired. I felt fully awake and was still floating upward.

Then I asked, "What about the baby?" I was upset. I couldn't leave the baby. My full focus was on the fact that I could not leave the baby. I was communicating with multiple entities and getting them to understand that I could not leave. The baby was left behind and was not with me. I had to return to my body.

I woke up to my husband yelling my name and shaking me. I was sitting up now, not lying down. I responded, "What?" He acted like he had seen a ghost. Doctors ran in and checked the monitor readout, then gave me a shot of drugs. I had hot flashes and my veins burned.

Later, I checked my medical records, and it showed a normal delivery. But the military doctors did not want to get in trouble for not attending to me during my contractions.

My husband said the monitors had stopped beeping and that I was not breathing. He grabbed me and yelled my name several times.

I heard my name once.

I was in the tunnel but never saw a light. They did not communicate with me, but I knew multiple beings were listening. I repeated multiple times, "What about the baby?" I had not found out the baby's sex because I wanted to be surprised at birth.

I felt they understood that my desire to return was very strong.

My return from the tunnel was instantaneous.

I seem to have a sense of intuition. I hear a voice or have an understanding about day-to-day situations. I will ask in my head what I should do, and the answer comes to me and I trust it. I communicate my feelings to my family about their lives. I tell them what I sense, and they can follow it or not.

I am 70, and since my experience I have not feared death. To me, it is a transition. I was allowed to return and have this life. I am blessed.

Background Information:

Gender: Female

Date of NDE: 12/27/1976

NDE Elements:

At the time of your experience, was there an associated life-threatening event? Yes

How do you consider the content of your experience? Entirely pleasant

Did you feel separated from your body? I lost awareness of my body

How did your highest level of consciousness and alertness during the experience compare to your normal everyday consciousness and alertness? From the start until I returned. I remember the whole experience.
Fully aware of being in a tunnel in darkness. Remember saying I am tired and then appeared in tunnel.

At what time during the experience were you at your highest level of consciousness? Normal consciousness and alertness

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 was in labor and experiencing contractions. Then I had no pain and calm and fully at peace.

Please compare your hearing during the experience to your everyday hearing that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience Didn't no hear anything

Did you seem to be aware of things going on elsewhere? No

Did you pass into or through a tunnel? Yes
Darkness but a sense of floating and moving upward.

Did you see any beings in your experience? No

Did you encounter or become aware of any deceased 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 another world? A clearly mystical or unearthly realm
A place of full peace and acceptance

What emotions did you feel during the experience? Calm and fully at peace. Then I remembered the baby and had strong desire to return for the baby.

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

Did you have a feeling of joy? Incredible joy

Did you feel a sense of harmony or unity with the universe? I felt united or one with the world

Did you suddenly understand everything? No

Did scenes from your past come back? No

Did you reach a boundary or limiting physical structure? No

Did you come to a border or point of no return? I came to a definite conscious decision to return to life
I demanded to return for the baby.

God, Spiritual and Religion:

What was your religion prior to your experience? Christian- Protestant
Attended church off and on during childhood

Have your religious practices changed? No

What is your religion now? No comment

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
Not a strong religious person but a believe in a spiritual life

Did you have a change in your values and beliefs because of your experience? Uncertain
None

Did you seem to encounter a mystical being or presence, or hear an unidentifiable voice? I encountered a definite being, or a voice clearly of mystical or unearthly origin
I felt multiple beings listening to my request to return for the baby. I cant go, what about the baby?

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

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? 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
I listen to my intuition more now.

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 as accurately as other life events that occurred around the time of the experience
I remember it fully

Do you have any psychic, non-ordinary or other special gifts after your experience that you did not have before the experience? Yes
My intuition seems more fine tuned. Or I listen to it more and trust it

Are there one or several parts of your experience that are especially meaningful or significant to you? The ability to return for the baby was a choice. I believe i could of continued if I desired.

Have you ever shared this experience with others? Yes
My husband. He was still scared and half listened.

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
Acceptance

What do you believe about the reality of your experience now? Experience was definitely real
Acceptance

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

Did the questions asked and information that you provided accurately and comprehensively describe your experience? Yes
It was fine

Anything else to add? Nope