Bahar Y NDE

Experience Description

When I was about 4 or 5 years old, I went to a swimming pool with the children of my kindergarten class. I jumped into the deep side of the pool when I couldn't swim. I immediately sunk. I was scared and tried to move my hands and feet to go up. My head surfaced for a short moment. I wanted to scream for help, but then I was pulled back down again. I then swirled again with my hands and feet trying to come back up again.

Then I could see from above my body how my teacher was swimming towards me. She pulled me out and put me on the floor. All the children had been standing around. I didn't think about anything and didn't feel any sadness, fear, or bliss. Unfortunately, I also didn't see relatives or other light beings. I also didn't see a tunnel or anything else that other's describe. I only watched while I was out of body, that's all.

When I was asked why I couldn't swim, I always talked about the event at the time. Nobody ever asked how I could see this from above. It never occurred to me to ask about it either. It was only after my brother died three years ago and when I started to deal with the topic of death. I came across the topic of NDE and then I remembered my own experience. Two months ago, I called my kindergarten where I went to school to see if I could get in touch with my teacher. She could not help me. I wanted so much to hear from her to see if this happened in the way I remembered it. I'm 100% sure, but I would like to have it confirmed. I also remember that up until the age of ten years old, I had a ghost friend. I could see and hear him. I told him to leave so I can't see or hear him anymore.

Background Information:

Gender: Female

Date NDE Occurred: About 30 years ago

NDE Elements:

At the time of your experience, was there an associated life-threatening event? Yes Drowning. Life threatening event, but not clinical death

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

Did you feel separated from your body? Yes I could see from above that my teacher was swimming to me. She took me out of the pool and was putting me on the floor. All the other children have been standing around us. 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. Normal consciousness

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

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. The same

Please compare your hearing during the experience to your everyday hearing that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience. I don't remember having heard anything during the experience.

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? I was only observing without emotions

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? Muslim

Have your religious practices changed since your experience? No

What is your religion now? Muslim

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? Yes After the experience, I could see ghost beings.

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

Did you see deceased or religious spirits? 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? Large changes in my life

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. I can still remember this event very thoroughly, but of other childhood experiences I remember next to nothing.

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? No

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

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? Yes bout three years after the passing of my brother.