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Experience Description My experience is really short. I was knocked out for a few seconds, so I do not remember if it happenend before or after the impact. I saw someone sitting in the passenger seat, but I was alone with only my dog. When another driver came to help, I came to. The first words out of my mouth was , 'Where is my friend?' The other driver said there was nobody there but me. I was confused. I SAW someone there. I saw an image that was very light but it clearly was a woman 30-40 years old. Her dark hair was pulled back. She was looking straight ahead while sitting in the passenger seat. She was wearing a black sweater and biege shorts. Although she wasn't looking right at me, I knew she was there. She might have resembled someone I knew who was alive, but not like it was someone I really knew. As far as I know , I don't think it was a deceased person from my family. I don't know who it was, but she was there for a brief second. I thought I was just out of it, but she is still clear in my head. It gives me shivers to think about. I believe she saved me and my dog's life. Background Information: Gender: Female Date NDE Occurred: 9/26/2017 NDE Elements: At the time of your experience, was there an associated life-threatening event? Yes Accident. Other: Car accident from hitting a cement barrier on highway going about 65mph to avoid hitting an animal. How do you consider the content of your experience? Both pleasant AND distressing 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? Less consciousness and alertness than normal. I was just in a major impact so could not of been in a 'normal' state At what time during the experience were you at your highest level of consciousness and alertness? I'm not really sure how to answer that. 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. Perfect Please compare your hearing during the experience to your everyday hearing that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience. Same as always. Did you seem to be aware of things going on elsewhere, as if by ESP? No Did you pass into or through a tunnel? Uncertain. Maybe when I saw her I was in a tunnel? She was all I saw. Did you see any beings in your experience? No Did you see, or feel surrounded by, a brilliant light? No Did you see an Unearthly light? Uncertain. The person I saw was light, almost see-through. Did you seem to enter some other, unearthly world? No What emotions did you feel during the experience? relieved that the person wasn't real and that I didn't hurt anyone 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 importance did you place on your religious/spiritual life prior to your experience? Slightly important to me What was your religion prior to your experience? Christian- Catholic I was brought up Catholic but not seriosly practicing. Although I do pray in my own way and thank God. Have your religious practices changed since your experience? No What importance do you place on your religious/spiritual life after your experience? Moderately important to me What is your religion now? Christian- Catholic Did your experience include features consistent with your earthly beliefs? Content that was both consistent and not consistent with the beliefs you had at the time of your experience. I always tried to keep an open mind about these things. But to be honest, I was more to the side of disbelief. I do BELIEVE now! Did you have a change in your values and beliefs because of your experience? Yes I do now believe in other presences, guardian angels, or whatever people choose to call them, they are there. Did you seem to encounter a mystical being or presence, or hear an unidentifiable voice? I encountered a definite being, or a voice clearly of mystical or unearthly origin. There definitely was a person sitting next to me 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 Did you believe in the existence of God prior to your experience? God probably exists During your experience, did you gain information about the existence of God? No Do you believe in the existence of God after your experience? God definitely exists Concerning our Earthly lives other than Religion: During your experience, did you gain special knowledge or information about your purpose? No Did you believe that our earthly lives Are meaningful and significant prior to your experience? Are possibly meaningful and significant During your experience, did you gain information about the meaning of life? No Did you believe in an afterlife prior to your experience? I was uncertain if an afterlife exists Do you believe in an afterlife after your experience? An afterlife probably exists No Did you fear death prior to your experience? I moderately feared death Do you fear death after your experience? I moderately fear death Were you fearful living your life prior to your experience? Slightly fearful in living my earthly life Were you fearful living your life after your experience? Moderately fearful in living my earthly life Did you believe that our earthly lives Are meaningful and significant prior to your experience? Are possibly meaningful and significant Did you believe that our earthly lives are meaningful and significant after your experience? Are meaningful and significant 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 Were you compassionate prior to your experience? Greatly compassionate toward others During your experience, did you gain information about love? No Were you compassionate after your experience? Greatly compassionate toward others What life changes occurred in your life after your experience? Moderate changes in my life it has only been a few days, time will tell 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. This is as clear in my mind as anything in life. I know what the woman looked like, what she was wearing, and where she was looking as if there was an actual person next to me. 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? just that it made me believe and it is a little scary Have you ever shared this experience with others? Yes A couple of days later. The first person I told was someone who would believe me, so I wouldn't be laughed at. Did you have any knowledge of near death experience (NDE) prior to your experience? Yes always interested. But it did not, in any way, affect my experience. What did you believe about the reality of your experience shortly (days to weeks) after it happened? Experience was definitely real. I don't know why, I just KNOW it was real. What do you believe about the reality of your experience now? Experience was definitely real. It is as clear in my mind as anything that ever happened in my life 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? waiting to see why this happened. It was so recent, there must be a reason. Are there any other questions that we could ask to help you communicate your experience? no, i just had to share and talk about it. It was helpful
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