Claire W NDE

Experience Description

I’ve always had fainting spells ever since I was a kid. Most of the time, it was either fainting at the sight of blood or from overheating. I went to the doctor for a normal half-year physical. The doctor wanted to take my blood to run some lab tests. I sat in the chair as I told the technician that I faint easily. After she put the needle in my arm, I felt myself start to pass out. I recognized the signs of ringing in my ears, my vision was fading, and I was sweating. Halfway through my sentence, I blacked out.

I remember seeing a bright light and passing through something like a tunnel. I saw everything from when I was just born up until until my graduation from high school. The first thing I saw was my parents holding me in a hospital room. I assumed it was me because I saw my grandma with them. She passed over when I was age 7. Then I saw myself playing in the yard with my cousins. At that time, I had to have been about age 3.

What really freaked me out is that I felt like I was there for years. Time felt unbelievably slow, but it was also fast at the same time. I was floating above myself and everyone around me. They couldn’t see me and didn't even knew I was there.

Toward the end of the experience, I could feel my body shaking and jerking. My soul consciousness could sense something was wrong. I could hear the nurses yelling my name and felt them holding my head in place so I wouldn’t thrash around. Shortly after that, I came to and forgot where I was. I was gasping for air and tried to stand up, but the nurses and technicians wouldn’t let me. There were like 10 people in this little room, and everyone looked really scared. They told me I was out for almost a minute, and violently seizing. Afterwards, I was given some crackers and juice. I sat around for like 20 minutes, then they let me drive home.

I heard Dr. Long on a podcast and thought I’d write in and share my story.

Background Information:

Gender: Female

Date NDE Occurred: April of 2020

NDE Elements:

At the time of your experience, was there an associated life-threatening event? No. I fainted from having blood drawn

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

Did you feel separated from your body? Yes I asked the nurse if she was yelling my name. She said, 'Yes, a couple of us were.' 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. Everything felt clearer. That could be because I’ve already lived those experiences, but it was a lot more intense than anything I’ve felt on earth

At what time during the experience were you at your highest level of consciousness and alertness? Midway, I believe

Were your thoughts speeded up? Faster than usual

Did time seem to speed up or slow down? Everything seemed to be happening at once; or time stopped or lost all meaning. Time seemed to be fast and slow, all at once. I felt like I was there for years

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. I was watching everything from above

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 everything. I could hear the nurses and technicians yelling my name. I heard everything in my life review during the near death experience

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

Did you pass into or through a tunnel? Uncertain. I think so but am not totally sure. I remember it being dark then seeing a light.

Did you see any beings in your experience? No

Did you encounter or become aware of any deceased (or alive) beings? Yes I saw my grandma who had passed when I was age 7, both of my grandpas, and saw my past pets

Did you see, or feel surrounded by, a brilliant light? No

Did you see an unearthly light? Yes Bright tiny light, after I entered is when I saw my parents holding me as a baby.

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

What emotions did you feel during the experience? Nothing necessarily bad. I felt calm.

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? My past flashed before me, out of my control. Everything I saw definitely happened. As soon as I had this experience, I called my mom to debrief/check and see if these things happened. I remember watching myself (was probably age 3) fall off of a swing and cut my forehead. I had never remembered that until this experience. My mom confirmed that it did happen.

Did scenes from the future come to you? No

Did you come to a border or point of no return? I came to a barrier that I was not permitted to cross; or was sent back against my will. I’m not sure if anything was important but once I saw myself graduate high school, I was sucked back into reality

God, Spiritual and Religion:

What was your religion prior to your experience? Unaffiliated- Atheist I was raised Baptist/Christian but at that time in my life i identified as 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 not consistent with the beliefs you had at the time of your experience. I’m not really sure how to classify it. I don’t think it had anything to do with religion or a god-like being. But who knows? At the time I was atheist and still am

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? 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? No changes in my life. Nothing changed that was super significant.

After the NDE:

Was the experience difficult to express in words? Yes Not the telling of what happened per se, but just how it felt. I was never scared, or upset; I was almost accepting of what was happening. I genuinely thought I was dying

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 am normally forgetful. But I can vividly recall the day this happened. I don’t think I’ll ever forget it

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 The first person I shared it with was my mom, maybe an hour after it happened. She was pretty freaked out by the whole thing. She even started looking up different phenomenon/theories that were similar to what I experienced. She was probably more gob smacked by the whole thing than I was at the time.

Did you have any knowledge of near death experience (NDE) prior to your experience? Yes I had heard about it from TV or different internet articles. It always interested me; yet, I never thought I’d have a similar story to share one day

What did you believe about the reality of your experience shortly (days to weeks) after it happened? Experience was definitely real. It felt too real to not be real, if that makes sense. It was more real than anything I’ve felt before and it was very intense.

What do you believe about the reality of your experience now? Experience was definitely real. To this day, I’ve never felt such a feeling. I have a hard time putting it into words. Still, It is one of the realest things I’ve felt.

At any time in your life, has anything ever reproduced any part of the experience? No

Is there anything else that you would like to add about your experience? I don’t think so.

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