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Experience Description I woke up from my bed in the middle of the night from a bad headache. I was walking to the window to get some fresh air. I started to see more and more black spots. Then I collapsed as I passed out as everything went black. I knew that I was dead. I felt no pain and I felt enormous freedom as I left my body. There was an enormous emptiness and silence that I had never heard before. I felt extremely strong feelings that I have never felt before. I did not want to go back to my body because in my body there was pain. I heard a voice that said, 'It is not your time now.' It was like I have heard that voice before. Then I started to hear my heartbeat. It was loud, almost like I was inside my heart. I knew I was going back to my body and then I started to feel extreme pain coming from the back of my head. Then I was back in my body, I stood up slowly, and went back to my bed. Background Information: Gender: Male Date NDE Occurred: 2020-01-26 NDE Elements: At the time of your experience, was there an associated life-threatening event? Yes Illness Clinical death (cessation of breathing or heart function). Yes, I could feel that I was dead as I could not feel or hear my heartbeat. How do you consider the content of your experience? Entirely pleasant 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. It was totally different, like being in another dimension. It felt like I could do anything, mostly because there was no time. At what time during the experience were you at your highest level of consciousness and alertness? As soon as I left my body, I was instantly at my highest level of consciousness. Were your thoughts speeded up? No Did time seem to speed up or slow down? Everything seemed to be happening at once; or time stopped or lost all meaning. I am sure that there was no time in this dimension as time was not necessary 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. I had better vision and could see clearer, deeper, and stronger Please compare your hearing during the experience to your everyday hearing that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience. I felt like I had better hearing. I could hear clearer. 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? A light clearly of mystical or other-worldly origin Did you see an unearthly light? Yes I think there was a kind of blue light, almost like the same color as our sky Did you seem to enter some other, unearthly world? A clearly mystical or unearthly realm. It felt like another dimension. I am 100% sure in this realm there was no time. What emotions did you feel during the experience? I felt a sense of immortality and freedom. I did not wanna leave. Did you have a feeling of peace or pleasantness? Incredible peace or pleasantness Did you have a feeling of joy? Happiness Did you feel a sense of harmony or unity with the universe? I felt no longer in conflict with nature 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 was your religion prior to your experience? Do not know Have your religious practices changed since your experience? Yes Maybe there is a God What is your religion now? Do not know 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? I heard a voice I could not identify. I heard a man's voice calmly say, ' It is not your time now." It felt like I have heard this voice before. 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.)? Uncertain. I could feel the presence of the voice, but I could not see him. During your experience, did you gain information about premortal existence? No During your experience, did you gain information about universal connection or oneness? Uncertain I felt that I was at the beginning, in a new dimension. During your experience, did you gain information about the existence of God? Uncertain I could feel that the voice was in the same dimension as me. Concerning our Earthly lives other than Religion: During your experience, did you gain special knowledge or information about your purpose? Yes Death is something natural only because there is time. 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 definitely exists. I know that death is only the beginning. After this experience, I will never be afraid of death again. Nobody should be afraid of death. 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? Yes I got a feeling that I was supposed to be in this other dimension and that this life was more real than the life on earth What life changes occurred in your life after your experience? Large changes in my life. I do not fear death anymore; nobody should fear death. We are all suppose to be here and live our life on earth but we are all also supposed to die. Death is something that is natural and is when we die and go to the place we were before we were born. Have your relationships changed specifically because of your experience? No After the NDE: Was the experience difficult to express in words? Yes The feelings was so extremely strong, it's hard to translate them to words. 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 will never forget this experience because it is the strongest feelings I have ever felt in my life. Do you have any psychic, non-ordinary or other special gifts after your experience that you did not have before the experience? Yes I think different now about some things. Are there one or several parts of your experience that are especially meaningful or significant to you? Yes, we only exist because there is time and space. Have you ever shared this experience with others? Yes she was shocked 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 know it was really real. I will never forget it What do you believe about the reality of your experience now? Experience was definitely real. I know it was 100% real because the feelings were totally amazing.At any time in your life, has anything ever reproduced any part of the experience? No
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