Brooke S Possible NDE

Experience Description

I was struck by two vehicles at high speed and became unconscious almost immediately. I stopped breathing enroute to the hospital and shortly after arriving was pronounced dead. During this time, I felt just an empty blackness; there was no pain or memories or anything. It was just a continuous black void.

The next thing I remember was feeling hands touch me. I continued to slip in and out of consciousness as I was beginning to come around. I soon realised that I was lying on a table in a morgue, which was absolutely terrifying to me. Due to the extent of my injuries, I was unable to move, call out, scream, or cry. The two morgue workers removed my clothing and I continued to slip in and out of consciousness.

My head was propped up by a headrest. I felt almost separate from my body, like I was watching a movie. As the morgue workers undressed me, they measured me and wrote down my details such as hair and eye color. They photographed me. I found this incredibly distressing due to the fact I was completely naked and these two strangers were just standing over me; my breasts and vagina on show to them.

The morgue workers soon left and placed the clipboard where they had been writing details onto my torso. I could continuously hear them talking and working in another part of the morgue, but I was unable to cry out for help. I began to realize that this was what death was like and I was really upset. I had woken up to start a normal day and it had turned into such a traumatic experience.

I continued to lie on the table for what felt like years. I tried to move and scream but I just couldn't find strength to move or make a sound. I felt like I was frozen, and it was very cold on that table. The most my body managed to do was urinate myself, which was so embarassing. One of the morgue workers noticed, but didn't do anything.

Eight hours after I arrived at the morgue, the workers came over to me and realized my muscles hadn't started to stiffen and the blood hadn't started to pool at the base of my body. They checked me over and realized I was alive. It was a shock to my system because I had convinced myself that I was dead, that I was just aware of everything yet unable to interact with it.


Background Information:

Gender: Female

Date NDE Occurred: April 2014

NDE Elements:

At the time of your experience, was there an associated life-threatening event? Yes Accident. CPR given. Clinical death (cessation of breathing or heart function) I was struck by two vehicles at high speed.

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

Did you feel separated from your body? No 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? Less consciousness and alertness than normal. My highest level of alertness during the experience was less than what I normally am. I felt drowsy, tired.

At what time during the experience were you at your highest level of consciousness and alertness? Towards the end, I was able to clearly make out what the morgue workers were saying across the room and I knew roughly where in the room they were as I tracked them walking around.

Were your thoughts speeded up? No

Did time seem to speed up or slow down? Time seemed to go faster or slower than usual. Time seemed to go so slowly

Were your senses More vivid than usual? Incredibly more vivid

Please compare your vision during the experience to your everyday vision that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience. It almost seemed sharper, like it was super HD.

Please compare your hearing during the experience to your everyday hearing that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience. I could hear a lot more than what I feel I usually would. I was able to distinguish between different voices.

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? I felt Pain, Fear, Upset, and Embarrassment.

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? Everything about myself or others. I felt a peace, almost like when you finish reading a book and you reflect on everything from the events of the first chapter which connected right up until the last pages.

Did scenes from your past come back to you? No I began to think intensely about my entire life, every action I had made and everything that I had ever done. I thought about the actions that day that had lead me to the experience. I thought about people I knew and wondered what they were doing.

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? Unaffiliated- Atheist

Have your religious practices changed since your experience? No

What is your religion now? Unaffiliated- Atheist

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 probably does not exist. Uncertain, it was just a black void. I felt no pain, had no memories or feeling. It was just empty and black.

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

Have your relationships changed specifically because of your experience? No

After the NDE:

Was the experience difficult to express in words? Yes It's just hard to word my feelings during the experience.

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. It seemed so vivid, like my senses were increased

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? The aftermath, been semi-conscious in the morgue is something I don't think I will ever forget.

Have you ever shared this experience with others? Yes A lot of people reacted with shock; a lot of people had a lot of questions. I first found it quite hard to talk about, but I am much more open about my experience now.

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. It seemed almost like a dream. I couldn't believe it had actually happened to me. A normal day turned into trauma.

What do you believe about the reality of your experience now? Experience was definitely real. It happened to me. I accept everything that happened; I have come to terms with everything that happened; and I understand why a lot of what happened, happened.

At any time in your life, has anything ever reproduced any part of the experience? Yes I have had flashbacks and bad dreams since the event. They still occur every now and again.