Study: Losing the Self in NDEs

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Although researchers from various fields have recently generated considerable interest in NDEs, the study of the sense of self in NDEs, in particular, has not received much attention yet. Further studies are necessary to explore this question.

I found this bit interesting in the discussion:

The results also revealed that higher scores of NDE ‘richness’ were associated with higher EDI (ego-dissolution) total scores. In other words, the richness of the NDE was strongly (r = 0.55) associated with the subjective intensity of the experience of ego dissolution. (...)

Moreover, we observed that the intensity of the experience of ego dissolution was positively correlated with the sense of harmony/unity experienced during the NDE (r = 0.44), as if they belonged to a related construct or phenomenon. One can hypothesize that this feature may be experienced as an inevitable counterpart of the experience of ego dissolution; the blurring of personal boundaries could thus lead to feelings of belonging to a larger whole or ‘unity’, as discussed elsewhere