Robert B Dream vs. Intensive Care Unit Psychosis

Experience Description

I was in a hospital. On the side of the hospital was row upon row of big urns (which resembled large plant pots). They were brown and there was a humming sound. Two shadowy figures with long ton heads slinked in front and back of the urns as if they were in some slow ritual dance.

The floors of the hospital were at right angles to each other making it difficult to move from one floor to another.

Young hospital interns laid a few pranks on me, one of which involved setting a fire. One nurse was kind to me but got very cross when I said I enacted to leave.

My wife, my boss and my parents appeared in the dream. I found the hospital moving so that I woke up one time when the hospital was in Detroit.

Later I was in Baltimore, then later in Miami, then later in Rockville, Maryland.

When my wife - who was a Latina like me - left to go home, I later became a friend of someone like 'rate and later went to supper with a very kind Jewish man and his family. The floors of their small home were also at right angles to one another.

When I went to party at my parents', I passed a large pond filled with stepping-stones.

Near the end, the hospital became a ship cruising in the Pacific. I heard people setting off explosions on top of the ship and started. Maneuvering on the awkward floors to get close to the top of the ship where I could see what they were doing.

Suddenly I came back to consciousness.

Background Information:

Gender: Male

Date NDE Occurred: 7/710 to 7/21/10

NDE Elements:

At the time of your experience, was there an associated life-threatening event? Yes Surgery-related Clinical death (cessation of breathing or heart function or brain function) Defibrillation caused my pulse to stop for ten minutes. I recovered and then three days later fell into a coma-like state and was out for about two weeks.

How do you consider the content of your experience? Mixed

Did you feel separated from your body? No No

How did your highest level of consciousness and alertness during the experience compare to your normal everyday consciousness and alertness? Normal consciousness and alertness Most of the time.

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

Were your thoughts speeded up? Incredibly fast

Did time seem to speed up or slow down? Everything seemed to be happening at once; or time stopped or lost all meaning

Were your senses more vivid than usual? Incredibly more vivid

Did you seem to be aware of things going on elsewhere? Yes, and the facts have been checked out

Did you pass into or through a tunnel? Uncertain I went through a lot of different enclosures as mentioned before.

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 The two shadowy people with long ton heads.

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? No

Did you seem to enter some other, unearthly world? A clearly mystical or unearthly realm The pond near my parent's party --- which I later found did not exist.

What emotions did you feel during the experience? Varied as my experiences varied. When there was a fore, I was stressed. When my wife was there, I was calm.

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

Did you have a feeling of joy? incredible joy

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? Everything about the universe

Did scenes from your past come back to you? My past flashed before me, out of my control

Did scenes from the future come to you? Scenes from the world's future

Did you come to a border or point of no return? I came to a barrier that I was not permitted to cross; or was sent back against my will

God, Spiritual and Religion:

What was your religion prior to your experience? Moderate Catholic

Have your religious practices changed since your experience? Yes More religious because so many people prayed and cared for me. I did not expect that.

What is your religion now? Moderate Catholic

Did you have a change in your values and beliefs because of your experience? Yes More religious because so many people prayed and cared for me. I did not expect that.

The experience included: Presence of unearthly beings

Did you seem to encounter a mystical being or presence, or hear an unidentifiable voice? I encountered a definite being, or a voice clearly of mystical or unearthly origin

Did you see deceased or religious spirits? I actually saw them

Concerning our Earthly lives other than Religion:

During your experience, did you gain special knowledge or information about your purpose? No

Have your relationships changed specifically because of your experience? Yes More warm to people.

After the NDE:

Was the experience difficult to express in words? No

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? I met a child with lots of stuffed animals whom I had upset. I think I broke one of the child's toys.

Have you ever shared this experience with others? Yes A few weeks later when my trachea was removed and I could talk.

Did you have any knowledge of near death experience (NDE) prior to your experience? Yes

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 definately not real

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