Louise C NDE

Experience Description

I lead a generally active and fit lifestyle. It was a typical day with no unusual stress. I arrived at the cabin with my partner and was unloading groceries for a fun weekend. As I took a sip of water, I had a very intense chest pain. I remember grasping my chest and falling. I thought I had died.

In that moment, I became tingly and warm. I was transported to another realm that was misty and warm. I was in beautiful valley with mountains in the background. It reminded me of what I would imagine a fairy-garden would look like.

The temperature was the most comfortable temperature I've ever felt like being in a warm bath. Each little droplet in the mist was a memory. Aas I looked to notice each one, I noticed a vivid memory of my life. My grandma was sitting on a log and talking to me. I couldn't make out what she was saying. I just remember being very comfortable, safe, and content.

Then I remember waking up and seeing people standing over me. I felt fine after a couple of minutes but couldn't quite articulate what I felt in that moment. So I've kept the experience to myself. I have since had multiple doctors visits, which is still ongoing.

Not sure if it was a near death experience but it was eye opening. I feel like our brain puts on a pretty good show when in crisis/near-death and has given me some peace; hoping others pass with an experience like I had.

Background Information:

Gender: Female

Date NDE Occurred: 5/2022

NDE Elements:

At the time of your experience, was there an associated life-threatening event? Uncertain Other: Unspecified chest pain

How do you consider the content of your experience? Entirely pleasant

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. Felt very vivid. More than a dream, more real that reality.

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

Were your thoughts speeded up? No

Did time seem to speed up or slow down? Everything seemed to be happening at once; or time stopped or lost all meaning. No sense of time

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. Same

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

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

Did you pass into or through a tunnel? Yes Felt like falling among the stars at first.

Did you see any beings in your experience? I actually saw them

Did you encounter or become aware of any deceased (or alive) beings? Yes My grandma, who had died 12 years ago. She was talking to me and I was happy.

Did you see, or feel surrounded by, a brilliant light? A light clearly of mystical or other-worldly origin

Did you see an unearthly light? Yes Starlight

Did you seem to enter some other, unearthly world? A clearly mystical or unearthly realm. Felt like a cozy little fairy-garden.

What emotions did you feel during the experience? Content

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

Did you have a feeling of joy? Happiness

Did you feel a sense of harmony or unity with the universe? I felt no longer in conflict with nature

Did you suddenly seem to understand everything? Everything about the universe. Felt like I was exactly where I needed to be

Did scenes from your past come back to you? My past flashed before me, out of my control. Misty. Each droplet of water was a memory in my life. When I focused in on a droplet it felt like I saw pieces of my memories, both significant and mundane.

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- Atheist

Have your religious practices changed since your experience? No

What is your religion now? Unaffiliated- Atheist

Did your experience include features consistent with your earthly beliefs? Content that was both consistent and not consistent with the beliefs you had at the time of your experience. I do not believe in spirituality but felt like a very spiritual moment, religion aside.

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? I actually saw them

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. Although it felt like a profound moment, I do like to believe it was a defense mechanism in my body. Part of me wishes to believe it was a spiritual moment and I felt connected to otherworldly things but hard to rationalize.

Have your relationships changed specifically because of your experience? Yes Suffered OCD my entire life with fear of loved one dying if I didn’t do something right, that experience made me realize that I don’t fear death for them I just fear losing them.

After the NDE:

Was the experience difficult to express in words? Yes Feelings I cannot put into 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 Felt vivid like other core memories in my life. As vivid as other core memories.

Do you have any psychic, non-ordinary or other special gifts after your experience that you did not have before the experience? Uncertain Parents always said I could 'talk to angels' when I was a child. I just knew it was my wild imagination most likely. But it was profound for my parents.

Are there one or several parts of your experience that are especially meaningful or significant to you? The feeling that of being truly safe and content were very significant. I have trouble finding that in reality.

Have you ever shared this experience with others? Yes Shared the fact I had a vivid dream with my physician. They brushed it off. Shared it with my partner who also brushed it off.

Did you have any knowledge of near death experience (NDE) prior to your experience? Yes The book on the boy who died and the publicity around that many years ago.

What did you believe about the reality of your experience shortly (days to weeks) after it happened? Experience was probably not real. I knew it happened in my mind but hard to argue that it truly happened in reality.

What do you believe about the reality of your experience now? Experience was probably not real Same as above

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