Experience description:

I really am not even sure where to start but there's a whole other place or world outside of earth. I can't remember if this is the first or the second time I have overdosed.  But it is the second time I have been to this place regardless if it was a dream foreseeing the future years ago to eventually getting to the day I actually did overdose or what actually happened but I know once is an accident and twice is a coincidence. I think the first time I visited this place was years ago in a dream, it was the dream foreseeing the future to the day I actually would visit the place in real life or not actually real life because I overdosed and was dying or fixing to leave this world. This place that I visited twice, once in a dream and once in real life a couple of days ago; is endless with no walls, its grey kind of black with a couple of rainbow lights kind of like being at a rave. It's like in your mind you are sleeping but your mind/body realizes what is going on and you take a huge breath like a gasp and you realize what is going on; you hear someone or something say 'Your deaddddddddddddddddd' and your mind is like 'No? I'm Dead?' 'Your mind/body is sad, you are shocked and trying to figure out what happened but it is too late. It is like your mind is faster than your actual body. Your body has to take the time to catch up with your mind. Once your mind realizes you are dead or almost dead then you see your body kind of crumple up like pudding and you start to think about everything you love or loved on earth. I saw my mom and my dad's face. They were sad they were crying. I could feel them as if they were right next to me. It is like your mind/body is no more and only your heart/soul is left. You take the five most things that mean the most to you on this earth with you, basically your heart/soul and my five things were my mom/dad, my family/friends, my work, fantasy football, and a video game I have been playing since I was 12 years old called Return to Castle Wolfenstein. Once you have your five things you are no longer in your body or in your mind or even your heart; it is all about your soul and you are in this grayish-black area floating in the air that goes on and on and on like forever it is endless; there's no pain, there's no feeling, there no suffering, there's no thoughts, there's nothing and one else around you, there's no other souls or anything you are alone and your soul is floating in air or I wouldn't call it air it kind of felt more like being in space. I started seeing a little into the future on this earth such as my parents preparing for my funeral then a little more into the future where I saw some of my friends walking around on earth at my funeral. This is as far as it went until I woke up and it was around 1:00 PM my time and on earth. I strongly believe in Heaven, Hell, and Purgatory; but after going through this and visiting this place twice, once in a dream and once in real life. I honestly think there is another place we all go before we are fully dead or if we accidentally overdose on something not meaning to die such as what I did. That is where I was; I will call it the between, I was in the Between or in limbo because it wasn't my time to go; it wasn't my time to leave this earth but I ended up getting a very strong feeling and sight to what and how close the afterlife is. One day I will revisit this place; hopefully many, many years from now or maybe I skip the Between and go straight to Heaven or Purgatory but this is my story to tell after my near death experience and I wanted to get it out of my mind so I can move on.

11/4/2022

Michael,

At the time of your experience was there an associated life-threatening event?   Yes 

Was the experience difficult to express in words?  No    

At what time during the experience were you at your highest level of consciousness and alertness?      After I visited the other world or 'Between'

How did your highest level of consciousness and alertness during the experience compare to your normal everyday consciousness and alertness?      Normal consciousness and alertness   I can’t really explain it

Please compare your vision during the experience to your everyday vision that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience.   It was blurry my parents kept trying to keep me awake on the couch with hot wash cloths I was so tired and it was so hard to keep my eyes open I guess that’s what the saying means trying to stay away from the light

Please compare your hearing during the experience to your everyday hearing that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience.   Same hearing

Did you see or hear any earthly events that were occurring during a time that your consciousness / awareness was apart from your physical / earthly body?   Yes   I already described my experience it’s like I went into another world and life on this earth was no more

What emotions did you feel during the experience?   In the other world a sense of shock realizing I was dead but then once my body turned into pudding and my heart kept the 5 most important things to me on this earth I turned into a spirit and floated endlessly dark void  

Did you pass into or through a tunnel?   No  

Did you see an unearthly light?   No  

Did you seem to encounter a mystical being or presence, or hear an unidentifiable voice?   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  

Did you encounter or become aware of any deceased (or alive) beings?   No  

Did you become aware of past events in your life during your experience?   No  

Did you seem to enter some other, unearthly world?   Some unfamiliar and strange place
I already did it was a grey place then turned into a black place floating spirit on the end

Did time seem to speed up or slow down?   Time seemed to go faster or slower than usual

Did you suddenly seem to understand everything?   Everything about myself or others

Did you reach a boundary or limiting physical structure?   No

Did you come to a border or point of no return?   No

Did scenes from the future come to you?  Scenes from my personal future 
Yes I saw a brief moment of looking down on my friends and parents at my funeral I couldn’t believe I was dead while I was in that other place

During your experience, did you encounter any specific information / awareness suggesting that there either is (or is not) continued existence after earthly life (“life after death”)?   No  

During your experience, did you encounter any specific information / awareness that God or a supreme being either does (or does not) exist?   No  

During your experience, did you encounter any specific information / awareness that you either did (or did not) exist prior to this lifetime?   Yes   Our body’s and hearts are no more we turn into a spirit and float in the void for the rest of time

During your experience, did you encounter any specific information / awareness that a mystical universal connection or unity/oneness either does (or does not) exist?   No  

During your experience, did you encounter any specific information / awareness regarding earthly life’s meaning or purpose?   No  

During your experience, did you encounter any specific information / awareness regarding earthly life’s difficulties, challenges, or hardships?   No  

During your experience, did you encounter any specific information / awareness regarding love?   Yes   You take the 5 most important things with you on this earth once you see your body crumble like pudding and then your heart is no more and you turn into a spirit floating in the void

During your experience, did you encounter any other specific information / awareness that you have not shared in other questions that is relevant to living our earthly lives?   No  

Did you have a sense of knowing special knowledge or purpose?   Yes   In my fight or flight I knew exactly what I had to do to stay alive I even told my parents to call 911 while I was laying on the couch because I didn’t know if I was going to make it if I could stay awake I remember telling my dad if you don’t call 911 I’m going to die on this couch my mom immediately went call 911 as my dad kept coming with hot wash cloths to keep me awake; my parents said the wash cloths kept coming every minute it was very hard to keep me awake

What occurred during your experience included:   Content that was entirely not consistent with the beliefs you had at the time of your experience   I am not sure where I was it could of been purgatory but I was alone maybe there isn’t a heaven and hell maybe we all just turn into spirits and float in the dark void forever or until it’s our time to come back to earth I’m not sure

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   I remember what happened like it was yesterday this happened almost two weeks ago

Discuss any changes that might have occurred in your life after your experience:   I couldn’t sleep for 2-3 days after the event I haven’t been scared of the dark since I was a kid but for those couple of days at night I couldn’t sleep I kept thinking I was going to go back into the void or dark space because when we close our eyes or we are sleeping in the dark that’s exactly how it felt pitch darkness can’t see a thing. I tried sleeping with a night light it didn’t work, two nights in arrow I slept on the couch in the living room because there was more light and I wasn’t in the room over it now but it was a traumatic event for me

My experience directly resulted in:   Moderate changes in my life

Did you have any changes in your values or beliefs after the experience that occurred as a result of the experience?   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?     Being in that other place my body no more carrying the 5 most important things with me on this earth my mind realizing I’m dead with the huge gasp

Have you ever shared this experience with others?   Yes  The were amazed

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   Extremely real there honestly may not be a heaven and hell we just turn into spirits and float in the void for eternity where we were before we were born

What do you believe about the reality of your experience at the current time:   Experience was definitely real  

Have your relationships changed specifically as a result of your experience?   No  

Have your religious beliefs/spiritual practices changed specifically as a result of your experience?   No  

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

Did the questions asked and information that you provided accurately and comprehensively describe your experience?   Yes