Jeff F NDE

Experience Description

I have an implanted cardiac device and at the time I was prescribed a medication to control my afib. Sitting home alone, my heart went into vfib and I fell unconscious. The first shock of my device did not resuscitate me.

I was floating in a large bubble environment, seeing light and dark at the same time. At that point I observed Beings approaching me.

My device shocked me a second time and I was resuscitated. I was admitted to the hospital for 3 days of observation.

Background Information:

Gender: Male

Date NDE Occurred: 06/21/2007

NDE Elements:

At the time of your experience, was there an associated life-threatening event? Yes Heart attack Clinical death (cessation of breathing or heart function)

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

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? More consciousness and alertness than normal. Not very different

At what time during the experience were you at your highest level of consciousness and alertness? At about 20 seconds into the experience

Were your thoughts speeded up? No

Did time seem to speed up or slow down? No

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. No difference detected

Please compare your hearing during the experience to your everyday hearing that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience. No hearing sensation

Did you seem to be aware of things going on elsewhere? No

Did you pass into or through a tunnel? Yes I was in a bubble-like environment and moving in the tunnel

Did you see any beings in your experience? No

Did you encounter or become aware of any deceased (or alive) beings? Uncertain N/A

Did you see, or feel surrounded by, a brilliant light? An unusually bright light

Did you see an unearthly light? Yes Light grew more vivid

Did you seem to enter some other, unearthly world? A clearly mystical or unearthly realm. I was surrounded by some sort of bubble enclosure

What emotions did you feel during the experience? I was a little 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? 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? Jewish

Have your religious practices changed since your experience? No

What is your religion now? Jewish

Did your experience include features consistent with your earthly beliefs? Content that was entirely not 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 encountered a definite being, or a voice clearly of mystical or unearthly origin. I observed beings approach 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

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? No

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? No changes in my life

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 as accurately as 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? Hope for a better afterlife

Have you ever shared this experience with others? Yes A few hours. They believed me

Did you have any knowledge of near death experience (NDE) prior to your experience? Yes A subject that has always fascinated me

What did you believe about the reality of your experience shortly (days to weeks) after it happened? Experience was definitely real. It was a realistic experiment, very vivid

What do you believe about the reality of your experience now? Experience was definitely real. I lived it in great detail

At any time in your life, has anything ever reproduced any part of the experience? No

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