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I was drowning and it was horrible, water was everywhere and I was desperately trying to breathe while at the same time grab onto the other child who had fallen into the swimming pool when our little raft overturned...
I had sleep paralysis (I get it like every night) and usually I can get out of it right away, but this time I couldn’t...
It was late that night when my friend called her mom to come pick us up from the movie theater...
I fell to my knees while my mind seemed to shut down like an old fashioned TV screen...
In 1990 I was run over by a car...
Dixie E NDE Home Classification NDE 1121 Dixie E NDE 3125 Experience Description According to the registered nurse, an old lady visiting someone in the hospital (Darien) saw me sitting in my car, looking 'dead...
Bo FDE Home Classification FDE 2065 Bo FDE 4221 Experience Description During a recess at the village's school my whole class went down to the small river and out on the new ice near the school...
It was June 1977...
I've had several out of body experiences but this was my first and with the most impact...
Portia NDE Home Classification NDE 3250 Portia NDE 5434 Experience Description I woke up and found myself standing to the right of the operating table...
I was in bed and had been sleeping but during the experience I was definitely not asleep...
I have died three times, all of them were the most wonderful experiences and all were about the same kind of experiences...
