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This all happened before I even knew about near death experiences...
My wife and I had driven to the other side of the state the day before we were to pick up a puppy from the breeder...
I wrote of my experience in a 2019 story for Medium, as follows: I Know Something You (Probably) Don’t Know But I’m going to tell you what it is...
I was laying back in the dental chair with a nasal mask on through which I was receiving laughing gas...
I was 8yrs old and my mother had taken me to the local pool for a swim...
Prior to my suicide attempt, I was hospitalized 5 times for anxiety and depression...
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My heart stopped and I left my body through my head...
The first instant (time did not exist from this point, so it may be hard to describe what happened), I fell into a deep, dark pit that seemed infinite in size...
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During surgery on June 26, 2012, I lived an 'experience' that I have to share...
When I was approximately 8 years old, my Father took my brother and me to see a wrestling match about an hour and a half away...
I experienced my soul leaving my body...
Conditions around the time of the experience: Brief interludes of asphyxiation/apnea due to violent episodes of heavy coughing probably caused by allergic reactions to pollen that spring, reactions which were much stronger than at any other time...
