Alison B Probable NDE

Experience Description

I had struggled with episodes of extremely rapid heartrate at a young age. At age 11, as I was standing up to leave band class, my heart shot into an extremely rapid heartrate, also known as 'supraventricular tachycardia.' I tried everything I could to get my heart to normal rhythm but eventually realized that an ambulance needed to be called to get me to a hospital.

My mom worked at my school at the time, so she joined me in the ambulance. The EMT gave me an IV and then began strapping down my body with the stretcher seatbelts that went across my chest and legs. He eventually leaned over to whisper to my mom for a while and then pulled out a medication he said he was going to give me. (Later, I learned the medication is called Adenosine and is nicknamed 'the medicine of doom').

As he injected the Adenosine, he told me, 'In a minute you'll feel a little faint.' I can distinctly remember staring at the clock on the back upper wall of the ambulance. All of a sudden, my legs got VERY heavy. It felt like cement cans were along my legs and everything went dark.

Within what felt like a second's time, my nose was up against the clock that was hanging on the upper back wall of the ambulance. I could hear loud screaming around me and turned to look down at my body. My mom and the EMT were looking over me. One moment later, I was back inside my body looking up at my mom. I asked her immediately, 'Mom, why were you screaming so loud?' She responded, 'I wasn't the one screaming. You were'. To this day, I know that I left my human body behind. I know I heard the screaming while I was outside of my body. I saw the clock right against my face and remember turning around to see myself.

Background Information:

Gender: Female

Date NDE Occurred: March 1, 1999

NDE Elements:

At the time of your experience, was there an associated life-threatening event? Yes Medication-induced heart attack to stop my rapid heart rate. Medication used is called Adenosine. Life threatening event, but not clinical death. At the time of this experience, my heart had been in supraventricular tachycardia for well over 30 minutes and it was necessary to administer a self-induced heart attack via medicine to bring the heart back to normal rhythm.

How do you consider the content of your experience? Both pleasant AND 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

At what time during the experience were you at your highest level of consciousness and alertness? I would say when I could see the clock up close and hear very loud screaming.

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 had flatlined for a VERY short amount of time but the experience seemed to last much longer.

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. My vision seemed a bit more blurred than my every day vision.

Please compare your hearing during the experience to your everyday hearing that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience. Technically my hearing was working very well because the screaming was SO loud. I heard the screaming when I was outside of my body.

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? Because of the screaming, I remember having a sense of fear.

Did you have a feeling of peace or pleasantness? No

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 was your religion prior to your experience? Christian- Protestant

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

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

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? An afterlife definitely exists. Knowing that I left my body, it reassured me that there is a soul within us and life after death.

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? Slight changes in my life. My experience was actually quite scary and I think to this day, I have a fear of the pain/experience of physically dying but do know that our souls move forward.

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.

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? I think the fact that I was outside of my body at a young age has made me extremely empathetic. I do believe I was always an overly empathetic child.

Have you ever shared this experience with others? Yes I shared the experience immediately with my mom. She cried and so did I.

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 probably real

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

Is there anything else that you would like to add about your experience? Yes

Did the questions asked and information that you provided accurately and comprehensively describe your experience? Uncertain