Natalia P NDE

Experience Description

I went to the hospital for the 4th or 5th time since diagnosed with a heart disease called SVT. It’s a relatively non-life-threatening disease, and it’s easy to solve the issue when having an attack. During an attack, the heart rate extremely speeds up. Hospitals have medicine that can reset your heart rate, and that’s what was used. They were able to lower my heart rate in the matter of an hour.

This time, my heart rate was around 240bpm for 6 hours. The medicine wasn’t working and at this point I had received 6 doses.

After the 6th dose, I saw a view of the trauma room. The view came from the back, top right corner of the room. I saw myself on the bed and in the middle of doctors, nurses, and staff who were surrounding me. There was no sound and the ceiling seemed to be glowing, almost completely white. At this time, they were preparing to use the defibrillator on me.

From then on, I don’t remember a thing until I woke up in the ambulance. We were going to another hospital to stay in the ICU.

I couldn’t remember this experience until weeks afterwards. It’s always been comforting for me, knowing that death did not seem as scary as it had seemed before.

Background Information:

Gender: Female

Date NDE Occurred: 04/09/2018

NDE Elements:

At the time of your experience, was there an associated life-threatening event? Yes Defibrillation after heart disease episode. 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 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? Less consciousness and alertness than normal. My consciousness was extremely low during the NDE. I was flatlining at the time and I didn’t remember this moment until weeks after.

At what time during the experience were you at your highest level of consciousness and alertness? During the view of me from the corner of the room, none.

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. Time didn’t exist. Events were just happening and time did not have a meaning.

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. My vision seemed to be fine before the NDE. I was extremely tired so my eyes were heavy, but next thing I know I must’ve shut them. I don’t remember.

Please compare your hearing during the experience to your everyday hearing that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience. I do not remember my hearing prior to the NDE.

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? A light clearly of mystical or other-worldly origin

Did you see an unearthly light? Yes The ceiling was glowing white, and was reflecting down onto the hospital staff and I.

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

What emotions did you feel during the experience? I felt at peace. I was tired, so it was nice to not feel the exhaustion I had just went through. I also felt oddly safe.

Did you have a feeling of peace or pleasantness? Relief or calmness

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? No

God, Spiritual and Religion:

What was your religion prior to your experience? Christian- Catholic I ironically was planned to get confirmed at the church 5 days after I ended up in the hospital. I was still able to go and did get confirmed.

Have your religious practices changed since your experience? No

What is your religion now? Christian- Catholic I do not practice as much since COVID.

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. There weren’t many things to compare with my beliefs, but I believe the light had something to do with beliefs.

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? Uncertain I saw a light, and I still figure there might’ve been more past it.

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

Have your relationships changed specifically because of your experience? Yes I feel I have matured in certain ways, but it is also because of age.

After the NDE:

Was the experience difficult to express in words? Yes That night was a large blur for me, so I could never find the words to explain what I felt that day. I just remember little details and the view I saw during my experience.

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 My family was there during the event. I mentioned the experience to them months after I had remembered it, because I didn’t know whether to believe it or not.

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 real

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

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