Serge D Probable NDE

Experience Description

As a teenager, I had reddish patches on my face. I also had breathing issues that disappeared after my mother put a seat in church. I suffered two attempted kidnappings. One time it was a white van that tried to get me during a whole summer. A second time was during an afternoon a man wanted me to deliver flowers to his wife. He tried to make me climb into his green car. I also had a bicycle accident in the countryside at age 13 years old. I had to face alone the death of my neighbor. I faced a lot of harassment of people who made fun of me and pointed at me while laughing as I passed by.

To deal with this difficult childhood, like many young people, I indulged in marijuana. My consumption was rather mild during the week and a little more extensive on the weekend. I obviously hid my consumption from the whole family and used it only with my closest friends around me.

It often happened during my consumption, that I would experience strange sensations. By sitting in an armchair, letting my head tilt back, while closing my eyes, I often had the impression of being wildly drawn into a tunnel at hypersonic speed. It was as if my soul was leaving my body and being propelled there. Every time I had this experience, I would open my eyes and hold on to my chair and take several seconds to recover.

One evening, while my best friend and I were spending the evening at my uncle's, who was also a heavy smoker at the time. I looked at them, green with rage at not being able to smoke with them too. After a night out at my uncle's, I ordered my best friend to roll me a joint. He complied and as if to get revenge for ordering him around, he added some extra things to the content of the joint.

So we stopped on a staircase at the top of a building. This was the entrance to my sister's house, who was sleeping peacefully inside. As I started to smoke my joint, I could feel my legs shaking and wanted to stop smoking. My friend pressured me to finish it, pretending that I had pressured him to roll it. So, I resumed smoking while sitting on the stairs. Again, I felt my legs shivering and shaking even when sitting. I was starting to turn white and sweat. My friend understood that I really had to stop and took the joint back. Feeling really bad, I decided to get up and go into the apartment. My friend followed me. I made it to the kitchen where I lost consciousness, collapsing on myself. During my fall, my friend had the reflex to protect the back of my head with his hand from hitting the furniture. According to him, my eyes rolled back, revealing only the facade of white as my body was convulsive.

My friend panicked. He tried to make me come back to myself through a few mini-slaps to the face and calling me by my first name. This reaction had the immediate effect of waking up my sister, who was not aware of my consumption. He explained to my sister that I had not eaten and that I had complained all evening about not feeling very well.

While he tried to justify himself to my sister, I must admit to having lived the best experience of my life. I have always had difficulty putting words to what I experienced, but I will try to express it as clearly as possible. I did not realized that I was falling or fainting.

My next memory was of feeling myself, floating above my body. I couldn't see myself, I was in total darkness. Yet, I felt myself floating on the ceilingand in extreme lightness. I knew that my body was just below me. I heard all the conversations in the room, but no longer with my ears. It was as if the sound was an integral part of me. I wasn't afraid, curious, or anxious. I was floating in total well-being.

Then, I heard my sister say to my friend, 'I'm going to call the firefighters!'

I thought, 'No, not that! I'm going to have to justify my tendencies.' Suddenly, I reintegrated into my body and reopened my eyes. I needed a ten minutes and a good meal to completely regain my senses.

I kept my experience secret for several years before being able to tell anyone about it. I thought that people would think I was crazy and that no one would believe me. Then, I came across the book 'Life after Life' by Raymond Moody. Then, I understood this gift that I had gone through.

I did not see a tunnel. Unfortunately, I did not meet a being of light or a person in my experience. But this experience changed my life. Today, I am no longer afraid of dying and I think that death is not the end. I now believe in God and tell myself that he has a plan for each of us.

Background Information:

Gender: Male

Date NDE Occurred: 1998

NDE Elements:

At the time of your experience, was there an associated life-threatening event? Uncertain Drug or medication overdose. Illness, trauma or other condition not considered life threatening. I had my experience following a comatose state following an overdose of drugs

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

Did you feel separated from your body? Yes I couldn't see but knew exactly who was in the room and could even say exactly where they were in the room. I could feel myself floating above my body. Yet, I could hear exactly everything that was happening in the room. The sound wasn't coming from my ears but from the room itself. 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? More consciousness and alertness than normal It's as if I was no longer an actor but a spectator of what was happening. The absence of emotion brings a certain neutrality.

At what time during the experience were you at your highest level of consciousness and alertness? After my fall when I found myself above my body.

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. The time seemed to stop. I can't say for sure, but I think the concept of time didn't exist.

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. Before the experience, my sight was fixed on a specific visual field (that of my eyes). During the experience, it was as if I could see everything and from all sides. The notion of visual fields was completely different from the one I have every day.

Please compare your hearing during the experience to your everyday hearing that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience. During my experience, I perceived sounds as if they were an integral part of myself. I didn't listen to the sound because the sound was an integral part of myself. It's hard to put words to it.

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? No

Did you see an unearthly light? No

Did you seem to enter some other, unearthly world? Some unfamiliar and strange place. I knew I was between two worlds without being aware of it. I was experiencing something natural. I was in the process of analysis and I came back to my body before I even asked myself questions.

What emotions did you feel during the experience? A feeling of neutrality, well-being, and calm

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 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? Other or several faiths Baptized but AT at that time

Have your religious practices changed since your experience? Yes I learned prayers, wear a Catholic cross around my neck and on the wall of my room. I go to church from time to time to meditate.

What is your religion now? Christian- Catholic I do not believe in the bible and Christian history because they are data written by man but firmly believe in a being of light who could be god himself.

Did your experience include features consistent with your earthly beliefs? Content that was entirely not consistent with the beliefs you had at the time of your experience. At the time, I believed that death meant the end of everything. That there was no soul in the body. It was then impossible for me to leave my body since it did not have a soul.

Did you have a change in your values and beliefs because of your experience? Yes I believe today that there is a god, that my life has a meaning even if I still don't know what it is. I think that we must learn and love others. God is watching us and will welcome us if we have spread love around us.

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? 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? Large changes in my life. Before my experience, I did not believe in anything and lived my life for myself and without thinking about tomorrow. Today, I know that what I experienced is true. And so, if there is something else after death then our life necessarily has meaning! I think that God has a plan for each of us and that our time on earth is a test to see our reaction, our behavior. God and the afterlife are love and put us to the test here below to test our ability to do good, to love ourselves.

Have your relationships changed specifically because of your experience? Yes

After the NDE:

Was the experience difficult to express in words? Yes It's a state that we are not used to experiencing on earth. ex: Down here, in the darkness I feel lost, walking around groping and see nothing. For me, despite the darkness, it's as if I saw everything and I was a spectator of my life

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? Yes I understand people very quickly and am very rarely wrong about their intentions or their orations.

Are there one or several parts of your experience that are especially meaningful or significant to you? No

Have you ever shared this experience with others? Yes I started telling this story about 5 years later. People looked at me like I was crazy thinking that I was talking nonsense. In fact, they thought that I really believed what I was saying but that I was way off the mark. These people can't understand because you have to live this event or a similar event to understand.

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 definitely real. I was unconscious and yet I saw and heard everything. My friend confirmed everything I had heard during my experience.

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? No

Is there anything else that you would like to add about your experience? No

Are there any other questions that we could ask to help you communicate your experience? No

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