Kenneth K NDE

Experience Description

My platoon was coming back from one of our small outposts. A car sped past us on the road. I didn’t pay any attention to the car, but others in my platoon did. I heard the radio saying to be ready, because a guy just dropped off two women and then took off in a different direction. We knew something was going to happen since these were common tactics of prior ambush attacks. On our way to another outpost, nothing happened. So we kept pushing forward.

The lead truck ran over an improvised explosive device (IED), causing it to explode 3 to 5 seconds later. I was in the second truck that took the force of the explosion.

I remember looking down on my body and thinking, 'Man, they got me! This is where my story ends.' I was looking at all of the destruction. I saw wheels with tires still attached and fuel tanks flying hundreds of feet outward. I didn’t see a light. I just remember looking down and saying, 'No, this isn’t how it’s going to end for me.

All of the sudden, I was lying down on my pedestal. I am 100% disabled, and I still have nightmares. I wake up in tears every day and have to escape into pills for a few more hours of sleep to wake up feeling somewhat normal

Background Information:

Gender: Male

Date NDE Occurred: August 20, 2011

NDE Elements:

At the time of your experience, was there an associated life-threatening event? Yes Criminal attack. Life threatening event, but not clinical death. Involved in an IED explosion

How do you consider the content of your experience? Entirely 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

At what time during the experience were you at your highest level of consciousness and alertness? The end

Were your thoughts speeded up? Incredibly fast

Did time seem to speed up or slow down? No

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. Trauma

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

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

Did you see an unearthly light? No

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

What emotions did you feel during the experience? Anger

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? Christian- Protestant

Have your religious practices changed since your experience? No

What is your religion now? Christian- Protestant

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? 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 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? Large changes in my life

Have your relationships changed specifically because of your experience? Yes. Have grown very regretful of how I was raised by my father

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

Have you ever shared this experience with others? Yes Normal

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. Everything was blown to pieces and they found the remains of the home made explosive

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

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

Are there any other questions that we could ask to help you communicate your experience? Nothing, this was great