Yara NDE

Experience Description

I am not sure whether what happened to me was really a near-death experience or something else. While reading NDEs, I found something similar to what happened to me and that worried me a lot. This frightened me, especially since I was never a rude person with anyone and my behaviors are normal.

I was in the university with a blood donation cart. So, I went to donate blood. The doctor took a blood sample from my finger and then put me in the cart. I lay on the bed and he put an injection in my arm. After a few minutes, I felt dizzy and wanted to tell the doctor, but I couldn't because I passed out first.

During my unconsciousness, I saw a blue spiral that was taking me down and pulling me very strongly. I felt like I would fall forever. I had a strong feeling that I would never return.

The fainting lasted for about two minutes, but I felt like hours had passed. I was so amazed.

I didn't know if this was near-death experience or just something else because the experience was terrifying for me. Because I was falling down and had a feeling that what was happening was so eternal and real, the experience worried me a lot.

Background Information:

Gender: Female

Date NDE Occurred: 2015

NDE Elements:

At the time of your experience, was there an associated life-threatening event? Uncertain. Other: fainting

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

Did you feel separated from your body? No

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. The feeling was so intense and real

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

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

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. Normal

Please compare your hearing during the experience to your everyday hearing that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience. I didn't hear anything

Did you seem to be aware of things going on elsewhere, as if by ESP? No

Did you pass into or through a tunnel? Uncertain. I was falling into a blue swirl

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? A clearly mystical or unearthly realm. I was in a blue swirl

What emotions did you feel during the experience? Fear, horror and an unbearable feeling that this is falling forever.

Did you have a feeling of peace or pleasantness? No

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? Muslim

Have your religious practices changed since your experience? No

What is your religion now? Muslim

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. My experience had nothing to do with any beliefs

Did you have a change in your values and beliefs because of your experience? Yes

Did you seem to encounter a mystical being or presence, or hear an unidentifiable voice? No

Did you see deceased or religious spirits? 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? Unknown

Have your relationships changed specifically because of your experience? No

After the NDE:

Was the experience difficult to express in words? Uncertain. My feeling was a mixture of the bad feelings I had experienced, especially the feeling of insecurity. Maybe because at this time I was suffering from major depression and contemplating suicide.

How accurately do you remember the experience in comparison to other life events that occurred around the time of the experience? I do not know how my remembrance of the experience compares to my remembrance of other life events.

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. I told the doctor and he told me that I had the experience because I did not pray or that my family beat me at home.

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 not real. I tried to understand what happened, but I couldn't. I asked another doctor, who told me that my experience was normal, although, he did not explain why.

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

Are there any other questions that we could ask to help you communicate your experience? I hope to know if this was really near death or something normal because I feel anxious now that I find that what I felt is similar to what happened to those who went to Hell. [Note from Jody: Many people can be afraid when they are confronted with an experience they are unfamiliar with. For instance, some people are afraid of a void, yet others feel loved and secure. Yara did not go to hell, but may have been traveling to the other side. If the experience had lasted longer, my guess is she would have experienced the typical love, peace, and happiness that others describe.]