Lizette NDE

Experience Description

Jane and I left early that day to hike the Galena Forest trails. We had planned to complete a 10 mile hike, but she was physically ill. After vomiting on the trail, she was complaining about a headache and chills. She admitted to suffering from opioid withdraw symptoms. She gave up after 1.5 miles. I was mad but couldn’t show it because I had to shower at her place because my water was shut off for repairs. I didn’t want it to be awkward.

Jane told me she’d still let me shower at her place, but that I wasn’t going to be happy with her because she needed to contact her dealer for more opioids because she was so sick. I agreed to go with her to pick some up. I just wanted to shower and go back home.

Four weeks prior to this, I had orally taken one opioid pill that I had gotten from Jane. All it did for me was to make me throw up.

So this time, I wasn’t interested in doing any myself. Jane somehow convinced me that if I snorted a very small portion of it, I wouldn’t get sick but still feel the effects. I agreed to try it. We picked up the pills and went to Del Taco. I was eating my meal in the restaurant, while she snorted the pill in the bathroom. I finished my meal and went to park away from cars in the shopping center, so I could try it. She showed me how to do it. We talked a bit and I remember jokingly asking her if people overdosed with this. She said, 'Yes, but not from such a small amount.' I worked up the courage and snorted it. It didn't take long until I was already feeling the effects fast and hard. My body was tingling so intensely and I remember thinking that I took too much.

Then, I saw myself sitting in the passenger seat. I was looking down and to my right, as if I was above the driver. Then everything went dark.

The next thing I remember was waking up in an ambulance and seeing two paramedics. One very nice one and one was a mean one. The nice one was very gently asking me questions about myself, what I was doing and what I had consumed. I knew the correct answers, but I lied and said I didn’t know what happened. The mean one was getting impatient. He blurted out that I was number three because I was the third overdose of the day. I’ll never forget that. The nice paramedic began telling me how the fire department was actually the ones to save my life. He said that they thought I wasn’t going to make it and that it was close.

Background Information:

Gender: Female

Date NDE Occurred: 10/13/2019

NDE Elements:

At the time of your experience, was there an associated life-threatening event? Uncertain Drug or medication overdose. A girl I considered my friend, coached me into snorting a quarter of an opioid pill.

How do you consider the content of your experience? Neither pleasant NOR 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? Normal consciousness and alertness. Didn’t differ

At what time during the experience were you at your highest level of consciousness and alertness? Right before I consumed it.

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. Fast thoughts but everything felt slower

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. Didn’t notice a change in vision that I can identify.

Please compare your hearing during the experience to your everyday hearing that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience. I couldn’t hear anything

Did you seem to be aware of things going on elsewhere, as if by ESP? 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? Don’t know

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? 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- Catholic I practiced meditation regularly.

Have your religious practices changed since your experience? I have mixed feelings about returning to church or meditating like I used to do.

What is your religion now? Christian- Catholic I’m still a faithful person but just confused? Scared? I’m not sure but I feel that because I haven’t worked through what happened. I don’t even know what to pray for. I’m not sure why I avoid meditating now.

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 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? Moderate changes in my life. I go from being very compassionate to not being compassionate at all and very impatient.

Have your relationships changed specifically because of your experience? Yes

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? Everything. No one around me knows about what happened.

Have you ever shared this experience with others? No

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. It felt like a dream

What do you believe about the reality of your experience now? Experience was probably real. I re read the REMSA report. I have yet to obtain the fire departments records.

Is there anything else that you would like to add about your experience? Yes

Did the questions asked and information that you provided accurately and comprehensively describe your experience? Uncertain Therapeutic ways to process the event or conventions to talk to others about it. I find that I haven’t found any therapist here helpful.

Are there any other questions that we could ask to help you communicate your experience? I speak out a lot. I say everything as I see it and sometimes people don’t like that and others appreciate it.