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Birgit S FDE

Birgit S FDE Home Classification FDE 4226 Birgit S FDE 8111 Experience Description At the age of eight, I was having a vacation in Austria with my family...

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Dixie NDE

At age 7, I was taking swimming lessons in the very deep, dark Lake Michigan...

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Richy R NDE

Richy R NDE Home Classification NDE 4228 Richy R NDE 8115 Experience Description I was leaving a learning center for adults, when I was hit by this bus...

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Valéria ABP NDE

I was in the passenger seat of a car that my boyfriend was driving...

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Georgina C NDE

On October 1, my second daughter was born by C-section and everything went well...

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Andy J NDE

I haven't spoken to very many people about this incident and only those who were there will remember...

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Elias Ketamine Experience

Elias Ketamine Home Classification Ketamine 4239 Elias Ketamine 8110 Experience Description I had tried the drug ketamine for the first time at a party at university...

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Carlos Manuel V NDE

Carlos Manuel V NDE Home Classification Second-Person NDE 4241 Carlos Manuel V NDE 8136 Experience Description Hello, my name is Adrian...

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Newt J NDE

Newt J NDE Home Classification NDE 4242 Newt J NDE 8137 Experience Description I was on a road trip to holiday with my then-girlfriend's family on 25...

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