Bruce S NDE

Experience Description

I experienced a bad accident a couple months ago. I was knocked out for 24 hours and I don't remember what really happened before my accident.

But what I vividly remember, to this day, was going through a tunnel. I was out of my body. I could see myself lying there on the bed. Then when I came out of the tunnel at the other end was seeing mh friend, standing on the mountain. I didn't recognize him from the back. I thought it looked like Trey, my best friend who was like a brother to me. He had passed over when I was 21.

I called out to him saying, 'Ray is that you standing there?'

He turned around to face me as he answered, 'Yes.'

I said, 'Ask them why am I here? What am I doing here? Am I dead?'

He said, 'No you're not dead; just somewhere else in a different reality.

I asked him, 'What do you mean?'

He wouldn't answer me, only saying, 'I have something to tell you and that was whatever you do don't blame yourself for my death. It it wasn't your fault. It was my fault.'

I think I needed that validation because ever since that day of his tragic death, I was supposed to be with him that night and I wasn't there for him. I felt that it should have been me that night who died and not him.

Background Information:

Gender: Male

Date NDE Occurred: 08/21/2021

NDE Elements:

At the time of your experience, was there an associated life-threatening event? Yes Accident Illness Life threatening event, but not clinical death. Trauma, lost consciousness for 48 hours

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

Did you feel separated from your body? Yes. 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? More consciousness and alertness than normal. When I was having my experience.

At what time during the experience were you at your highest level of consciousness and alertness? Right before the accident.

Were your thoughts speeded up? Faster than usual

Did time seem to speed up or slow down? No

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. More vivid

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

Did you seem to be aware of things going on elsewhere, as if by ESP? Yes, and the facts have been checked out

Did you pass into or through a tunnel? Yes I went through a tunnel that was bright, white light.

Did you see any beings in your experience? I actually saw them

Did you encounter or become aware of any deceased (or alive) beings? Yes My best friend had died 10 years prior

Did you see, or feel surrounded by, a brilliant light? An unusually bright light

Did you see an unearthly light? No

Did you seem to enter some other, unearthly world? Some unfamiliar and strange place. Went through a tunnel and I was on a mountain that I had never seen in my entire life. It was creepy and weird because this mountain was surrounded by lights.

What emotions did you feel during the experience? Overwhelmed with a sense of feeling of calm to

Did you have a feeling of peace or pleasantness? Relief or calmness

Did you have a feeling of joy? Happiness

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? No

Did scenes from your past come back to you? My past flashed before me, out of my control

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? 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? No

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

Did you see deceased or religious spirits? I actually saw them

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? Yes My best friend doesn't blame me for his death

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? Unknown

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? 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? Yes More connected to the spiritual realm when I can talk to people more

Have you ever shared this experience with others? Yes My fiancé and that's about it

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

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