In 2015, Dave M from Colorado, USA, was relaxing at home when he suddenly developed severe heartburn, tightness in his chest and extreme numbness in both arms. He (of course) realised he was probably having a heart attack (It turned out to be the deadly left anterior descending widow maker).
He called 911 twice, the first time he didn't get through but after the second time of trying, within five minutes the paramedics arrived. (Dave had manged to open the door so they wouldn't have to smash it down). I contacted him and he was happy to give me permission to publish (on here), indeed he said he loves talking about it.
(Note: There is no veridical content but the report demonstrates the enormous reality (realness) of these experiences for those that have them).
The paramedics had arrived...
I had chest pain, tightness, really bad heartburn and both my arms were numb above the elbows. Then everything started to get dark and I fell unconscious. After what felt like a few seconds I found myself on the 'other side' or what seemed like another dimension, feeling perfectly fine.
It was amazing ! I was in no pain and I found myself sitting in a green mist, totally conscious, maybe even more conscious than I was in life. At first I was in awe at where I found myself but after a few seconds realized I had died. I had this feeling as though I was wrapped in a warm blanket and in a higher state of consciousness and although I felt this great sense of peace and joy, I wasn't ready (to die) and didn't feel as though it was my time.
I was only there for about a minute (or so) because the paramedics told me my heart had stopped for one minute, but what is really strange to me is that it felt more like twenty minutes had passed, like time was stretched.
I found myself in this really surreal greenish blue mist that was all around me, 360 degrees. When I fell unconscious, I could feel my spirit fall out of my physical body. It felt like two pieces of Velcro pulling apart, then I woke up there (in a new place) just seconds later. It was an entirely different world or like another dimension. I always knew we didn't just die; I've never been a religious person but I've always felt that this can't be all there is, now I'm 110% sure of an afterlife. I don't believe there is one I know there is, no fear of it now !
I was thinking (later) this was due to how intense the experience was. It was a strange feeling being between life and death in this weird state, I actually felt myself coming back and I woke up on my bed surrounded by paramedics. The paramedic sitting next to me told me my heart had stopped for about one minute. I was kind of shocked because it felt like so much longer than that. I didn't see or hear anyone, but my body (astral, soul?) was transparent and I was in a sitting position (when I found myself on the other side). It was a pretty amazing experience and although I almost died, I know there's nothing to worry about (when we eventually die). I think the worst part is here on earth and the pain of dying.
It was a very strange position I found myself in (when I went unconscious), my legs were sideways and I don't think I could sit that way with my physical body. The surface felt like a floor, a flat surface. The ground or area I was sitting on was also green and blended into the green all around me, it was actually a greenish/blue colour. There was a low level of light coming from behind this mist, it was like being in a fog or mist, the mist was more in the distance, though.
[*]It kind of looked like it was maybe 15 to 20 feet all around me, it was really beautiful ! When I found myself there (not realising yet that I had died), I said wow! Cool! Then after a few seconds I was like uh oh...then I knew exactly where I was, I even said, "I'm dead!" It was amazing how conscious I felt, not that much different from being alive but more conscious. I did feel like I was wrapped in a warm blanket, it's so hard for me to explain, it wasn't scary except for the finality of it and a little apprehension of where I was going to go from there? Very surreal.
(further thoughts) I caught a glimpse of the other side. I was only there for just a brief moment but I took in as much as I possibly could. I like sharing my experience, I know there is so much more but just knowing we continue on is very comforting. I've always felt that this life we have, couldn't be all there is, that we just don't only turn to dust.
I was at the entry to the afterlife. We definitely go to a different plane of existence; it wasn't a dream or a hallucination, I was as conscious as I am sitting here typing this post to you. I don't have any profound things to say about my experience except that there is an afterlife. Thinking about it I suppose that might be a pretty profound statement, lol ! It's kind of what mankind has always wanted to know.
I'm not trying to embellish or make more out of it than what it was, though. I'm still agnostic but now I know we have a spirit. I've always been a science guy. I need to actually experience something to believe it. When I had that heart attack and found myself in this other world I was totally blown away. I didn't see god or angels or a white light, I just sat there in awe of my surroundings and of what I (my spirit/astral body soul?) looked like, pretty much in shock. I would say it was a pretty humbling experience. And I find it very comforting. I used to think we just ceased to exist when we died, kind of like going unconscious and you never wake up, you just die. I was totally wrong.
I remember every second of my experience even though it was close to 5 years ago. I was taken to the hospital and they put two stents in my heart (I take medication, watch my diet and I haven't had any problems since then..I changed my previous lifestyle of eating fast/junk food. They told me my heart was 95% blocked.
Earlier, when I woke up (after the arrest) I wasn't in any pain but once I sat up, after a few seconds the chest pain came back even worse. They rushed me to the hospital and I underwent surgery. I was there for a week, but it took a couple months to get my strength back and I'm very lucky to be alive. They told me I had a blockage of the left anterior descending, the widow maker !
I just caught a glimpse of the afterlife and the intensity of it can't really be put into words, I know there is so much more ! I just sat there hoping the paramedics would bring me back (wasn't ready to die yet), I knew they were working on me I just couldn't see them. It was comforting to catch a glimpse of where we go. When I popped over I immediately let out a "Wow"! "Cool"! Not realizing I had died. It only took me a few seconds to figure it out, I even said "I'm dead" I swear I heard a girls voice say, "Yes" but it was pretty faint so I'm not quite sure if that's what I heard.
I'm glad I didn't but I'm not worried (about it) now. I want to stick around (because)I have two pets, a cat and a puppy to take care of. I got a puppy figuring I have to have at least a dogs life left in me. I have had many pets in my life and I'm hoping to meet up with them again, it will be quite the reunion
lots of friends and family also have passed on. I'm the last man standing in my family so they are all waiting for me.
(more)
The strangest thing was the way my body looked, I found myself in a sitting position, I wasn't hot or cold, it was like the perfect temperature and there was no pain. I could feel my body, or spirit body, it was transparent. I moved my arms and hands and checked myself out a little and I didn't look anything like my physical body, everything worked just fine. I moved my arms and hands, it was so strange, so peaceful, but I didn't want to stay, I was totally fine but not ready to leave the physical world.
Even though it's not like I have the most exciting life I didn't want to stay (there). It was great to get a glimpse of the hereafter, absolutely amazing and when my time comes I'll be ready. I guess we don't have any choice in the matter. We will all die but at least I know we really don't die. I wish I had seen more but I was just sitting there frozen, I didn't want to move from that spot where I found myself, I knew the paramedics were probably working on me even though I couldn't see them.
There were quite a few paramedics and they were all freaked out, one of them thought I was (had overdosed) overdosing and kept asking what I took ? I got mad and yelled, " I'm having a heart attack" and about a minute later my heart stopped. When I woke up I could tell they (the other paramedics) were annoyed with him; one of the women even asked him why he was so sure he thought I had taken something.
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He called 911 twice, the first time he didn't get through but after the second time of trying, within five minutes the paramedics arrived. (Dave had manged to open the door so they wouldn't have to smash it down). I contacted him and he was happy to give me permission to publish (on here), indeed he said he loves talking about it.
(Note: There is no veridical content but the report demonstrates the enormous reality (realness) of these experiences for those that have them).
The paramedics had arrived...
I had chest pain, tightness, really bad heartburn and both my arms were numb above the elbows. Then everything started to get dark and I fell unconscious. After what felt like a few seconds I found myself on the 'other side' or what seemed like another dimension, feeling perfectly fine.
It was amazing ! I was in no pain and I found myself sitting in a green mist, totally conscious, maybe even more conscious than I was in life. At first I was in awe at where I found myself but after a few seconds realized I had died. I had this feeling as though I was wrapped in a warm blanket and in a higher state of consciousness and although I felt this great sense of peace and joy, I wasn't ready (to die) and didn't feel as though it was my time.
I was only there for about a minute (or so) because the paramedics told me my heart had stopped for one minute, but what is really strange to me is that it felt more like twenty minutes had passed, like time was stretched.
I found myself in this really surreal greenish blue mist that was all around me, 360 degrees. When I fell unconscious, I could feel my spirit fall out of my physical body. It felt like two pieces of Velcro pulling apart, then I woke up there (in a new place) just seconds later. It was an entirely different world or like another dimension. I always knew we didn't just die; I've never been a religious person but I've always felt that this can't be all there is, now I'm 110% sure of an afterlife. I don't believe there is one I know there is, no fear of it now !
I was thinking (later) this was due to how intense the experience was. It was a strange feeling being between life and death in this weird state, I actually felt myself coming back and I woke up on my bed surrounded by paramedics. The paramedic sitting next to me told me my heart had stopped for about one minute. I was kind of shocked because it felt like so much longer than that. I didn't see or hear anyone, but my body (astral, soul?) was transparent and I was in a sitting position (when I found myself on the other side). It was a pretty amazing experience and although I almost died, I know there's nothing to worry about (when we eventually die). I think the worst part is here on earth and the pain of dying.
It was a very strange position I found myself in (when I went unconscious), my legs were sideways and I don't think I could sit that way with my physical body. The surface felt like a floor, a flat surface. The ground or area I was sitting on was also green and blended into the green all around me, it was actually a greenish/blue colour. There was a low level of light coming from behind this mist, it was like being in a fog or mist, the mist was more in the distance, though.
[*]It kind of looked like it was maybe 15 to 20 feet all around me, it was really beautiful ! When I found myself there (not realising yet that I had died), I said wow! Cool! Then after a few seconds I was like uh oh...then I knew exactly where I was, I even said, "I'm dead!" It was amazing how conscious I felt, not that much different from being alive but more conscious. I did feel like I was wrapped in a warm blanket, it's so hard for me to explain, it wasn't scary except for the finality of it and a little apprehension of where I was going to go from there? Very surreal.
(further thoughts) I caught a glimpse of the other side. I was only there for just a brief moment but I took in as much as I possibly could. I like sharing my experience, I know there is so much more but just knowing we continue on is very comforting. I've always felt that this life we have, couldn't be all there is, that we just don't only turn to dust.
I was at the entry to the afterlife. We definitely go to a different plane of existence; it wasn't a dream or a hallucination, I was as conscious as I am sitting here typing this post to you. I don't have any profound things to say about my experience except that there is an afterlife. Thinking about it I suppose that might be a pretty profound statement, lol ! It's kind of what mankind has always wanted to know.
I'm not trying to embellish or make more out of it than what it was, though. I'm still agnostic but now I know we have a spirit. I've always been a science guy. I need to actually experience something to believe it. When I had that heart attack and found myself in this other world I was totally blown away. I didn't see god or angels or a white light, I just sat there in awe of my surroundings and of what I (my spirit/astral body soul?) looked like, pretty much in shock. I would say it was a pretty humbling experience. And I find it very comforting. I used to think we just ceased to exist when we died, kind of like going unconscious and you never wake up, you just die. I was totally wrong.
I remember every second of my experience even though it was close to 5 years ago. I was taken to the hospital and they put two stents in my heart (I take medication, watch my diet and I haven't had any problems since then..I changed my previous lifestyle of eating fast/junk food. They told me my heart was 95% blocked.
Earlier, when I woke up (after the arrest) I wasn't in any pain but once I sat up, after a few seconds the chest pain came back even worse. They rushed me to the hospital and I underwent surgery. I was there for a week, but it took a couple months to get my strength back and I'm very lucky to be alive. They told me I had a blockage of the left anterior descending, the widow maker !
I just caught a glimpse of the afterlife and the intensity of it can't really be put into words, I know there is so much more ! I just sat there hoping the paramedics would bring me back (wasn't ready to die yet), I knew they were working on me I just couldn't see them. It was comforting to catch a glimpse of where we go. When I popped over I immediately let out a "Wow"! "Cool"! Not realizing I had died. It only took me a few seconds to figure it out, I even said "I'm dead" I swear I heard a girls voice say, "Yes" but it was pretty faint so I'm not quite sure if that's what I heard.
I'm glad I didn't but I'm not worried (about it) now. I want to stick around (because)I have two pets, a cat and a puppy to take care of. I got a puppy figuring I have to have at least a dogs life left in me. I have had many pets in my life and I'm hoping to meet up with them again, it will be quite the reunion
lots of friends and family also have passed on. I'm the last man standing in my family so they are all waiting for me.(more)
The strangest thing was the way my body looked, I found myself in a sitting position, I wasn't hot or cold, it was like the perfect temperature and there was no pain. I could feel my body, or spirit body, it was transparent. I moved my arms and hands and checked myself out a little and I didn't look anything like my physical body, everything worked just fine. I moved my arms and hands, it was so strange, so peaceful, but I didn't want to stay, I was totally fine but not ready to leave the physical world.
Even though it's not like I have the most exciting life I didn't want to stay (there). It was great to get a glimpse of the hereafter, absolutely amazing and when my time comes I'll be ready. I guess we don't have any choice in the matter. We will all die but at least I know we really don't die. I wish I had seen more but I was just sitting there frozen, I didn't want to move from that spot where I found myself, I knew the paramedics were probably working on me even though I couldn't see them.
There were quite a few paramedics and they were all freaked out, one of them thought I was (had overdosed) overdosing and kept asking what I took ? I got mad and yelled, " I'm having a heart attack" and about a minute later my heart stopped. When I woke up I could tell they (the other paramedics) were annoyed with him; one of the women even asked him why he was so sure he thought I had taken something.
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