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Experience Description There was a moving dolly that I was playing with that got top-heavy and fell on my back. I had trouble walking for three days and the doctors said I was just sore. It turns out there was a hernia on my spinal cord causing my spinal cord to touching my spine. I went into surgery. I remember seeing a bright light and talking to God. I was asking him if I will be ok and he said, 'Yes.' I also asked him if he could help the sick girl I saw and he said, 'Yes.' I woke up and started talking to my parents and said I saw God and talked to him. Background Information: Gender: Male Date NDE Occurred: 03012012 NDE Elements: At the time of your experience, was there an associated life-threatening event? Yes Surgery-related. Life threatening event, but not clinical death How do you consider the content of your experience? Entirely pleasant Did you feel separated from your body? No How did your highest level of consciousness and alertness during the experience compare to your normal everyday consciousness and alertness? Normal consciousness and alertness. It was the same At what time during the experience were you at your highest level of consciousness and alertness? I was conscious, not alert 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. It was all so fast, the experience was a blur 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. It was just everything was faster Please compare your hearing during the experience to your everyday hearing that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience. It was louder 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 scared 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? No Did scenes from your past come back to you? No Did scenes from the future come to you? Scenes from my personal future. I saw that I was going to be o.k. 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- Catholic 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. Nothing really because I was so young. Did you have a change in your values and beliefs because of your experience? Yes. I believed even more 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? Yes I saw God. I know there is an afterlife. God told me I wasn’t going to die 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 After the NDE: Was the experience difficult to express in words? Yes I wasn’t able to talk correctly 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 less 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 Are there one or several parts of your experience that are especially meaningful or significant to you? The most meaningful part was talking to God Have you ever shared this experience with others? Yes Yesterday and their reaction was surprise. 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. I was at peace What do you believe about the reality of your experience now? Experience was definitely real. I see it as a message to me. Now, remembring the experience is a reminder 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? No Are there any other questions that we could ask to help you communicate your experience? No gqlp3mt_nde
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