Jesse S NDE

Experience Description

I was drowning in a rip current. At one point, there was a calm in-between wave. I was floating under the surface of the water, out of breath, and sinking.

I imagined I was in my living room, rocking chair looking at both of my parents sitting on the couch. No one was talking. This was so realistic looking, I thought it was real.

It was like I was floating over myself. It was so quiet and extremely peaceful; I remember the clear blue water and sun rays shining through either before or after this happened.

After I was pulled out of the water, my vision was black and white. I kept throwing up since I swallowed so much salt water.

I feel like this event has changed my life and I still feel different 10+ years later.

Background Information:

Gender: Male

Date NDE Occurred: 11/19/2012

NDE Elements:

At the time of your experience, was there an associated life-threatening event? Yes Accident Drowning. Life threatening event, but not clinical death.

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

Did you feel separated from your body? No. 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? More consciousness and alertness than normal. It was extremely peaceful and quiet. I have ADHD so this was the quietest my brain ever been even though I knew I was dying.

At what time during the experience were you at your highest level of consciousness and alertness? As I was pulled under the water by the rip current and waves

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. Although I was probably drowning in between waves, for less than 10 minutes, it felt like hours.

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 believe I have something called aphantasia, whether it is real or not, I am unable to imagine things. I can't close my eyes and picture something, like an apple or a horse or my own mother's face. But during my drowning, I was vividly placed in to my home almost as if I was really there.

Please compare your hearing during the experience to your everyday hearing that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience. It was completely quiet

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

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? Yes Both of my parents who were alive at the time. My mother is still living but my dad died in 2020.

Did you see, or feel surrounded by, a brilliant light? No

Did you see an unearthly light? Uncertain. Possible the sun shining through the waves but it was so vivid, so possibly.

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

What emotions did you feel during the experience? Peace and fear

Did you have a feeling of peace or pleasantness? Incredible peace or pleasantness

Did you have a feeling of joy? No

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? 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? I came to a definite conscious decision to return to life. I felt if I did not try to swim to shore my parents would be so grieved from losing their son. It's what snapped me out of the situation and brought me to reality.

God, Spiritual and Religion:

What was your religion prior to your experience? Unaffiliated- Atheist

Have your religious practices changed since your experience? No

What is your religion now? Unaffiliated- Atheist I've never been religious.

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? Yes I stopped being so scared to do/try new things. I stopped caring so much about what people might think of me

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? 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? Slight changes in my life

Have your relationships changed specifically because of your experience? It made me more open to change, and to take things less seriously.

After the NDE:

Was the experience difficult to express in words? Uncertain The physical points are easier to express, but the way I blacked out and imagined my family, is harder to put in 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

Do you have any psychic, non-ordinary or other special gifts after your experience that you did not have before the experience? No

Have you ever shared this experience with others? Yes I shared it with friends right after seeing how insane it was that I survived and didn't drown.

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

What do you believe about the reality of your experience now? Experience was definitely real

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

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