Rhonda M NDE

Experience Description

I had 2 experiences, both somewhat similar. I will try my best to explain.

When I was about 5 or so years old, I had the flu and a high fever. I was so terrified of doctors, that it took several nurses to hold me down to get my regular immunizations. I remember lying on the couch trying to take a nap. The next thing I remember is hearing my mother on the phone with the doctor. But I was on the ceiling looking down at myself. I was not really alarmed at this and it did not hurt or anything. The experience lasted a couple minutes. Then, I must have gone back to sleep or something as that was the last thing I remember of that experience.

The second experience was when I was 14 and having a surgery. I remember being anesthesized with the face mask and counting backwards. The next thing I remember was again looking down on myself. I heard the flat line beep on the heart monitor because my heart stopped. There was a lot of commotion as they were trying to get my heart restarted. I was not in pain. I remember hearing them yelling for me to not leave, which seemed strange to me. This only seemed to last a few moments. The next thing I remember was waking up briefly in and out of the intensive care unit (ICU). Later I was informed that I had an allergic reaction to one of the medications. The doctor was amazed at my recovery from this surgery because it took half the time it should have taken. I was actually trying to get out of bed when I was in the ICU. They needed to sedate me.

Background Information:

Gender: Female

Date NDE Occurred: 1977 & 1986

NDE Elements:

At the time of your experience, was there an associated life-threatening event? Yes Illness Surgery-related Allergic Reaction. Life threatening event, but not clinical death. The first NDE I had a high fever. On the second one, I had an allergic reaction that stopped my heart.

How do you consider the content of your experience? Neither pleasant NOR distressing

Did you feel separated from your body? Yes. I saw what was happening with my body and around it. 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. Same as normal.

At what time during the experience were you at your highest level of consciousness and alertness? When I was on the ceiling.

Were your thoughts speeded up? No

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. The same, I think.

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, 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? Calm, complete calm.

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? 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

What is your religion now? Unaffiliated- Nothing in particular- Religious unaffiliated

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 probably 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? No changes in my life

Have your relationships changed specifically because of your experience? No

After the NDE:

Was the experience difficult to express in words? Uncertain. No one believed me.

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 Tried to tell my parents afterwards but they didn't believe me. They were not influenced by my experiences.

Did you have any knowledge of near death experience (NDE) prior to your experience? Uncertain My first one happened when I was about 5 years old, so I don't remember what I knew at that age.

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? Yes As I stated before, I have had 2 experiences that are the same.

Is there anything else that you would like to add about your experience? I have never been hypnotized about this, but that might be interesting to see if there was more to these experiences than I remember.

Are there any other questions that we could ask to help you communicate your experience? Maybe have separate spots for people that have had more than one experience on the same questionnaire.