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I was hospitalized because my child was dead in utero. I was 8 months along. On my way to practice birthing, I felt as if I would faint and I told the doctors that I was leaving my body. Upon awakening I explained to my family that I had risen to a sort of meadow--very green--and that I'd seen deceased family members.Background Information:Gender: Female Date NDE Occurred: 07-15-2003 NDE Elements:At the time of your experience, was there an associated life-threatening event? Yes Childbirth . They didn't succeed at resuscitating me. According to the case history, they were trying to resuscitate me for 15 or 20 minutes.How do you consider the content of your experience? MixedDid you feel separated from your body? No I lost awareness of my bodyHow did your highest level of consciousness and alertness during the experience compare to your normal everyday consciousness and alertness? Normal consciousness and alertness At what time during the experience were you at your highest level of consciousness and alertness? Within a few minutes.Were your thoughts speeded up? Incredibly fastDid time seem to speed up or slow down? Everything seemed to be happening at once; or time stopped or lost all meaning Were your senses more vivid than usual? Incredibly more vividDid your vision differ in any way from normal? Everything was sharper.Did you seem to be aware of things going on elsewhere? Yes, and the facts have been checked outDid you pass into or through a tunnel? No The experience included: Presence of deceased personsDid you see any beings in your experience? I actually saw themDid you encounter or become aware of any deceased (or alive) beings? Yes That my daughter needed me and I had to return.Did you see, or feel surrounded by, a brilliant light? A light clearly of mystical or other-worldly originDid you see an unearthly light? No The experience included: A landscape or cityDid you seem to enter some other, unearthly world? A clearly mystical or unearthly realm UN PRADO ENORME Y MUY VERDEWhat emotions did you feel during the experience? FLOTARDid you have a feeling of peace or pleasantness? Relief or calmnessDid you have a feeling of joy? HappinessDid you feel a sense of harmony or unity with the universe? I felt united or one with the worldDid you suddenly seem to understand everything? Everything about the universe 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? Scenes from the world's future 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 God, Spiritual and Religion:What was your religion prior to your experience? Moderate Have your religious practices changed since your experience? No What is your religion now? Moderate 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 encountered a definite being, or a voice clearly of mystical or unearthly origin Did you see deceased or religious spirits? I actually saw themConcerning our Earthly lives other than Religion:During your experience, did you gain special knowledge or information about your purpose? No Have your relationships changed specifically because of your experience? Yes I value people more: my mate, my children.After the NDE:Was the experience difficult to express in words? Yes Disoriented, perhaps because of the quantity of medications I was given.Do you have any psychic, non-ordinary or other special gifts after your experience that you did not have before the experience? Yes My intuition is more evolved.Have you ever shared this experience with others? Yes They understood me; others believed in this.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 probably real. The first few days I remembered everything. After two weeks, I remembered, each time, less details.What do you believe about the reality of your experience now? Experience was probably not real. Because perhaps the medications that they gave me made me dream.At any time in your life, has anything ever reproduced any part of the experience? No
Gender: Female
Date NDE Occurred: 07-15-2003
NDE Elements:
At the time of your experience, was there an associated life-threatening event? Yes Childbirth . They didn't succeed at resuscitating me. According to the case history, they were trying to resuscitate me for 15 or 20 minutes.
How do you consider the content of your experience? Mixed
Did you feel separated from your body? No 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? Normal consciousness and alertness
At what time during the experience were you at your highest level of consciousness and alertness? Within a few minutes.
Were your thoughts speeded up? Incredibly fast
Did time seem to speed up or slow down? Everything seemed to be happening at once; or time stopped or lost all meaning
Were your senses more vivid than usual? Incredibly more vivid
Did your vision differ in any way from normal? Everything was sharper.
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? No
The experience included: Presence of deceased persons
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 That my daughter needed me and I had to return.
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? No
The experience included: A landscape or city
Did you seem to enter some other, unearthly world? A clearly mystical or unearthly realm UN PRADO ENORME Y MUY VERDE
What emotions did you feel during the experience? FLOTAR
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? Everything about the universe
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? Scenes from the world's future
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
God, Spiritual and Religion:
What was your religion prior to your experience? Moderate
Have your religious practices changed since your experience? No
What is your religion now? Moderate
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 encountered a definite being, or a voice clearly of mystical or unearthly origin
Did you see deceased or religious spirits? I actually saw them
Concerning our Earthly lives other than Religion:
During your experience, did you gain special knowledge or information about your purpose? No
Have your relationships changed specifically because of your experience? Yes I value people more: my mate, my children.
After the NDE:
Was the experience difficult to express in words? Yes Disoriented, perhaps because of the quantity of medications I was given.
Do you have any psychic, non-ordinary or other special gifts after your experience that you did not have before the experience? Yes My intuition is more evolved.
Have you ever shared this experience with others? Yes They understood me; others believed in this.
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 probably real. The first few days I remembered everything. After two weeks, I remembered, each time, less details.
What do you believe about the reality of your experience now? Experience was probably not real. Because perhaps the medications that they gave me made me dream.
At any time in your life, has anything ever reproduced any part of the experience? No
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