Alan S NDE

Experience Description

I was due to start work soon, but had time to go to the shops and have breakfast at a local mall. After breakfast, I walked to a pharmacy to get something for my knee since I injured it while running a few days prior. While looking at knee supports, I started to feel very sweaty and hot. I thought that maybe I had food poisoning or ate something bad. I left the pharmacy and started walking back towards my car that was parked only 50 meters. I had to stop half way there because it was like I had no power to move and all my energy was gone. I was struggling and sweating so much, that I felt like I was in a marathon. By time I managed back home, my wife (now ex), noticed I was not myself. Although I wanted to lie down, she insisted we go to hospital. As soon as we arrived, I collapsed. Nurses brought me to a table and seconds later, I was placed in to an ambulance. While in ambulance, I chatted to the people on board with me about how this was silly and it was something I ate. I still didn't realize I was having a heart attack. I started to nod off, feeling very tired. The EMTs kept telling me not to fall asleep. But I feel like a switch turned me off. I thought I fell asleep and never questioned what I saw or where I was. I thought I was dreaming.

Then I woke up and started chatting at them again. I asked them what they gave me that made me so sleepy. They answered me saying, 'Nothing.' Within moments, I went offline again. My heart stopped.

This time, I was in the same room as earlier in my 'dream.' I suddenly became aware of my surroundings as it felt like deja vu. I wondered, why am I here again? Why am I realizing this is NOT a DREAM? Only after the second event, everything else become clearer. I recalled the first event more clearly.

During the first experience, I found myself in a room that was infinite any direction because there were no walls. I saw rows and rows of tables with chairs. Then some people saw me. In front and to my right, there were two or three people and we were in a relaxed atmosphere. One person was asking me questions, such as what I did and where I went. It felt like a HANDOVER, like I was updating them on events of my life and on places/times of events that took place. Then all of a sudden I woke up in the ambulance bed.

I barely heard someone in the ambulance mentioning I had a heart attack. I did not believe them as I did not feel anything. I didn’t even notice they gave me an electrical shock to bring me back.

During the second experience, I woke up back at the same table I was at in the first experience. This time the two entities turned to each other and then to me, as if to ask my what I was doing there, like they did not expect me. This time, it was like 2 seconds. They looked at each other and then back to me.

Then I was woken up again at the ambulance bed.

When I woke up the second time, I realized it did not feel like a dream; especially when I did not expect to wake in the same place which I thought was a dream the first time. If I had only one heart attack, I would not have thought of anything other than the experience was a weird dream. ONLY because of the second heart attack, I became aware of my surroundings and I felt fully conscious of events. I felt like my eyes where open all the time, like I was in a room with the chairs and desks, the infinite room, and then all of a sudden I'm on the ambulance bed.

Background Information:

Gender: Male

Date NDE Occurred: 18-May-2022

NDE Elements:

At the time of your experience, was there an associated life-threatening event? Yes Heart attack. CPR given. Clinical death (cessation of breathing or heart function) Heart attack due to main artery blocked 100%

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

Did you feel separated from your body? No

How did your highest level of consciousness and alertness during the experience compare to your normal everyday consciousness and alertness? Normal consciousness and alertness N/a

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

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. N/a

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

Did you seem to be aware of things going on elsewhere? 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? Calm

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 united or one with the world

Did you suddenly seem to understand everything? Everything about myself or others

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? I came to a definite conscious decision to return to life

God, Spiritual and Religion:

What was your religion prior to your experience? Select Roman Catholic, but not practicing

Have your religious practices changed since your experience? Uncertain My experience was not religious in nature; it did not feel that way. The experience was more spiritual but without any religious, catholic etc. annotations.

What is your religion now? Christian- Catholic Roman Catholic, but not practicing

Did your experience include features consistent with your earthly beliefs? Content that was entirely not consistent with the beliefs you had at the time of your experience

Did you have a change in your values and beliefs because of your experience? Yes

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? Uncertain

During your experience, did you gain information about universal connection or oneness? Uncertain

During your experience, did you gain information about the existence of God? Uncertain

Concerning our Earthly lives other than Religion:

During your experience, did you gain special knowledge or information about your purpose? Uncertain

During your experience, did you gain information about the meaning of life? Uncertain

During your experience, did you gain information about an afterlife?

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? Uncertain

During your experience, did you gain information about love? Uncertain

What life changes occurred in your life after your experience? Moderate changes in my life

Have your relationships changed specifically because of your experience? Yes Lost my marriage.

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

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

Did you have any knowledge of near death experience (NDE) prior to your experience? Uncertain

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

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

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