Isabel B Probable NDE

Experience Description

I was in a motorcycle accident with my boyfriend. My boyfriend was driving and died on the spot. I rode behind him without a helmet and had a traumatic brain injury.

I found myself at the hospital and watched the whole team of doctors and nurses around me. I heard the beep of the devices. The scene was dramatic as they made every effort to revive me. Apparently they announced that I was dead.

I remember perfectly having seen a tunnel with the bright white light that was far away and at the end. I remember that I was moving at a high speed. I was light as I flew. It was a very amazing sensation. I put my hands under my body and was clinging to something and I stopped suddenly.

At this moment I woke up. I was sleeping on a bed near the entrance of a room. There was a small window and the room was lit with candles hanging on the wall. I looked around and saw white sheets that covered something. I knew some time afterwards that they were corpses. I remembered these moments a few months after going back home. I started to speak to my mother and she immediately said that I was still in the shock from my accident. Whenever I tried to come back to this topic, I was always stopped from telling my story.

Years have passed and I have always been interested in this phenomenon, but without going any further. Three weeks ago, I watched a TV show. I heard a priest tell the exact same story. I thought I was reliving that moment. Since it was not very far from my village, I made contact and will meet him soon. A weight lifted off my shoulders when I knew that there were people like me, people who also went through this experience.


Background Information:

Gender: Female

Date NDE Occurred: 21/08/1974

NDE Elements:

At the time of your experience, was there an associated life-threatening event? Yes Accident Clinical death (cessation of breathing or heart function or brain function) I was in the resuscitation room in cardiac arrest.

How do you consider the content of your experience? Both pleasant AND distressing

Did you feel separated from your body? Yes 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? Normal consciousness and alertness. Normal

At what time during the experience were you at your highest level of consciousness and alertness? When the doctors were trying to revive me

Were your thoughts speeded up? Incredibly fast

Did time seem to speed up or slow down? Time seemed to go faster or slower than usual. Time seemed to go faster or slower than usual. Time went faster and I myself was moving at an incredible speed.

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. The same

Please compare your hearing during the experience to your everyday hearing that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience. The same

Did you seem to be aware of things going on elsewhere, as if by ESP? Yes, but the facts have not been checked out

Did you pass into or through a tunnel? Yes. It was dark and long, while I was moving at an incredible speed.

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? Yes It was white, bright, and glowing.

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

What emotions did you feel during the experience? calm

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? 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 was your religion prior to your experience? Unaffiliated- Nothing in particular- Secular unaffiliated. Religion was not interesting to me.

Have your religious practices changed since your experience? Yes I was baptized at the age of 32.

What is your religion now? Christian- Catholic. 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. My awareness was observing the work of the medical team.

Did you have a change in your values and beliefs because of your experience? Yes I am sure there is something that this world down here on Earth ignores.

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? An afterlife definitely exists

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. I felt like a different person, even though I was very young. I am happy to be here. I thank all and everyone. I am more sensitive. When I look at the sky, I feel a very strong energy that comes from above.

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. For me, it was as if I was there, present, and observing all the action.

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 feeling of speed with which I slipped through the tunnel.

Have you ever shared this experience with others? Yes Several years, everyone would listen but I could see that they did not believe me, not even a word of what I said.

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 not real. Because of the trauma I suffered, I thought that it was a dream.

What do you believe about the reality of your experience now? Experience was definitely real. After I learned about other experiences I know it was real.

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? I don’t know.