Andrea G FDE

Experience Description

It was a cold, wet January evening about 5pm. It was dark and my mum was with me in the car. We were driving to get my daughter so we could help her choose a wedding dress. The motorway was very busy. I was driving in the first lane, when I felt a jolt on the rear driver's side of the car. My car was pushed at an angle and under its own momentum continued into the middle lane of the motorway.

From the time my car was hit, time dramatically slowed down. I know only a few seconds passed but it seemed like a long time. Mum and I had a conversation and I don’t know how. At impact, I said to mum, 'We’ve been hit and we’re going to be hit again.' Mum said, ‘I know.’ My car appeared to stop in the middle lane. I said to mum, ‘Is this how we die?' We both knew we were going to die. There was no fear, it was very matter of fact. I knew it would be very quick and soon we would be unconscious. During those thoughts, I remembered something on the news. A family was hit by a HGV and the car was crushed. I wondered if the car would be crushed or burst into flames. I presumed there would be a pileup. I remember these thoughts but wasn’t afraid. We were both calm.

Mum grabbed me and started to pull. I wasn’t moving because I had my seatbelt on. I asked, ‘What are you doing?’ She said, 'I need to get you over here.' Meaning over to her side of the car because that lorry is back. I turned my head to look out of my side window and saw the HGV very close to my side of the car. I saw the yellow and blue swish of its colors.

There were many vehicles on the motorway at the time but from the time of the first impact, they all disappeared. There was only us and the HGV. An HGV is a Heavy Goods Vehicle, often called a semi-truck in the USA. I think it looked like daylight again, everything was clear, with the only sound being mine and my mum's voices.

I don’t remember the impact to the car and I don’t remember a sound. I remember a feeling of going backwards. We literally were going backwards as my car was attached to the HGV and we were being dragged backwards down the motorway. I could see the road behind me, but I know I was strapped in my seat facing forward.

I was above the car. I remember thinking, 'I’m glad mum can’t see this as she hates going backwards.' I looked down at something and realized it was me. My eyes were open and my face was white. I think I must have come back to my body then.

The next thing I remember was sitting in the driver's seat and mum was in the passenger seat. We were stationary. The HGV was on the hard shoulder of the motorway facing the correct way. My car was still attached to the HGV and was in the first lane of the motorway. Our car was facing the wrong way round towards oncoming traffic. We were unable to get out of the car as it took 20 minutes for the police to close the motorway. Then they could get us out of the car.

All that time we were waiting to be hit by another car. I didn’t phone family because I didn’t want them to hear the impact if another car hit us. But by a miracle they all avoided us.

Background Information:

Gender: Female

Date NDE Occurred: 19 January 2022

NDE Elements:

At the time of your experience, was there an associated life-threatening event? Yes Accident Life threatening event, but not clinical death The car I was driving was crashed into twice by a heavy goods vehicle on the motorway

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

Did you feel separated from your body? Yes I saw myself in the car being bragged backwards down the motorway, attached to the HGV. I was aware it was real and I was aware that I looked at my face in the car 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? More consciousness and alertness than normal I was very focused on just the situation, nothing else existed

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

Were your thoughts speeded up? Incredibly fast

Did time seem to speed up or slow down? Everything seemed to be happening at once; or time stopped or lost all meaning The 2 impacts seemed to be minutes apart. We had a conversation which we both recall. I must have only been a few seconds

Were your senses More vivid than usual? More vivid than usual

Please compare your vision during the experience to your everyday vision that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience. Very focused, I could only see what was essential

Please compare your hearing during the experience to your everyday hearing that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience. I only heard my mums voice, she was with me in the car. I didn’t hear anything else

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? An unusually bright light

Did you see an unearthly light? Uncertain Whilst waiting to be hit the 2nd time it looked like day light again, I know it was a dark, rainy night

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

What emotions did you feel during the experience? I remember being glad my mum couldn’t see what I was seeing

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? 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- Other Christian

Have your religious practices changed since your experience? No

What is your religion now? Christian- Other Christian

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? Uncertain

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? 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? Moderate changes in my life

Have your relationships changed specifically because of your experience? Yes Closer to my mum as we were both there and no one else will ever understand what it was actually like

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

Have you ever shared this experience with others? Yes It was a few months after when I discussed it with my mum and a few more months passed before i told my husband. They both believed me

Did you have any knowledge of near death experience (NDE) prior to your experience? Yes My step father had and described 2 NDE post coronary events

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