Experience description:

I was in the army and hadn't slept properly for several days. I was in a Sanger (a small stone building with just a slit for a window) manning\keeping an eye on my sergeant (who was on the road) in a vehicle checkpoint (Northern Ireland had troubles in the 70s and 80s).  I was wide awake and I had this strong pleasant feeling in my stomach, just below the solar plexus, (a feeling like when you are driving fast and you go over the brow of a hill) and it pulled me up out of the Sanger roof and I could see the sergeant from above checking the cars.  It was only for a split second and I was back in my body. I was not asleep, I tried to reproduce the experience because it was so amazing, the feeling in my stomach was so amazing.  It has stayed in my mind all these years, I was a skeptic before that experience, not religious at all, and I'm still not religious.  I also remember as a young child seeing strange non-human-like faces on the wall at night in my bedroom whilst awake, this stopped at a young age.  My mum said I was having nightmares, I was awake so I knew they weren't nightmares.

At the time of your experience was there an associated life-threatening event?   No 

Was the experience difficult to express in words?  No    

At what time during the experience were you at your highest level of consciousness and alertness?      5pm approx

How did your highest level of consciousness and alertness during the experience compare to your normal everyday consciousness and alertness?      More consciousness and alertness than normal   Cant remember

Please compare your vision during the experience to your everyday vision that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience.   Felt normal afterwards

Please compare your hearing during the experience to your everyday hearing that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience.   Can't remember

Did you see or hear any earthly events that were occurring during a time that your consciousness / awareness was apart from your physical / earthly body?   No  

What emotions did you feel during the experience?   Happy  

Did you pass into or through a tunnel?   No  

Did you see an unearthly light?   No  

Did you seem to encounter a mystical being or presence, or hear an unidentifiable voice?   No

Did you encounter or become aware of any beings who previously lived on earth who are described by name in religions (for example: Jesus, Muhammad, Buddha, etc.)?   No  

Did you encounter or become aware of any deceased (or alive) beings?   No  

Did you become aware of past events in your life during your experience?   No  

Did you seem to enter some other, unearthly world?   No

Did time seem to speed up or slow down?   Time seemed to go faster or slower than usual
Slower

Did you suddenly seem to understand everything?   No

Did you reach a boundary or limiting physical structure?   No

Did you come to a border or point of no return?   No

Did scenes from the future come to you?  No 

During your experience, did you encounter any specific information / awareness suggesting that there either is (or is not) continued existence after earthly life (“life after death”)?   No  

During your experience, did you encounter any specific information / awareness that God or a supreme being either does (or does not) exist?   No  

During your experience, did you encounter any specific information / awareness that you either did (or did not) exist prior to this lifetime?   No  

During your experience, did you encounter any specific information / awareness that a mystical universal connection or unity/oneness either does (or does not) exist?   No  

During your experience, did you encounter any specific information / awareness regarding earthly life’s meaning or purpose?   No  

During your experience, did you encounter any specific information / awareness regarding earthly life’s difficulties, challenges, or hardships?   No  

During your experience, did you encounter any specific information / awareness regarding love?   No  

During your experience, did you encounter any other specific information / awareness that you have not shared in other questions that is relevant to living our earthly lives?   No  

Did you have a sense of knowing special knowledge or purpose?   No  

What occurred during your experience included:   Content that was entirely not consistent with the beliefs you had at the time of your experience  

How accurately do you remember the experience in comparison to other life events that occurred around the time of the experience?   I remember the experience more accurately than other life events that occurred around the time of the experience     

My experience directly resulted in:   No changes in my life

Did you have any changes in your values or beliefs after the experience that occurred as a result of the experience?   No  

Do you have any psychic, non-ordinary or other special gifts after your experience that you did not have before the experience?   No

Have you ever shared this experience with others?   Yes  20 years

Did you have any knowledge of near death experience (NDE) prior to your experience?   No  

What did you believe about the reality of your experience shortly (days to weeks) after it happened:   Experience was definitely real  

What do you believe about the reality of your experience at the current time:   Experience was definitely real  

Have your relationships changed specifically as a result of your experience?      No

Have your religious beliefs/spiritual practices changed specifically as a result of your experience?   Yes   I believe in the afterlife, not religious

At any time in your life, has anything ever reproduced any part of the experience?   Yes   Sometimes through breathing techniques I can get the same feeling (not as strong)in my stomach, but no OBE.  

Did the questions asked and information that you provided accurately and comprehensively describe your experience?   Yes   What could a national organization with an interest in near death experience (NDE) do that would be of interest to you?  More people need to know they are real

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