Barry B's Experience
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Experience description:
I was young, probably between the ages of 5 & 8. I had a dream that
I found to be unusual. I wasn't sick, I was just sleeping in my bedroom at home
and I had a dream. In the dream I was apparently in a hospital room (other than
when I was born, I was not admitted to a hospital until I was about 13 years old
for a stomach virus). The first thing I became aware of was people running into
the room: medical personnel. As they ran into the room from my right, I asked:
"Is he going to be all right?" as they ran THROUGH me. That I found unusual. No
one answered my question and it appeared to me that nobody knew I was there.
(They might have been ignoring me for all I know). My next recollection is that
I began to float above the room and found myself looking down at the scene. I
recall seeing several people standing next to a bed with a man in it...but I had
no idea who it was. One of the people was a nun...I don't know why I remember
the nun, but she was probably the most identifiable individual at the bedside
because of her attire. After that I have no recollection of any other part of
the dream. To this day I recall thinking: "I've seen my death bed."
It wasn't until I read
the book "Life After Life" and speaking to two friends who had experienced NDE's
that I started thinking about the experience. I saw some very significant
parallels between my dream and the initial stages of an NDE...the out-of-body
experience, my unacknowledged presence, my floating above the room and observing
the activity.
This dream has puzzled
me for years but what is really significant about it is the fact that:
1 - I had this dream
over 50 years ago and I still recall it...not so much in minute, specific
detail, but that I do recall it to some degree.
2 - the parallels
between this dream and the initial stages of an NDE are very
compelling...parallels that I was never aware of when I was at the age of 5 -8
and had no knowledge of until I was in my adulthood.
I don't know if this
helps your research or opinions, but I felt I had to document this experience,
which I haven't done until now and which puzzles me to this day, even if only to
expose it and obtain some feedback on it.
Thank you for your time
and attention.
Was
the kind of experience difficult to express in words?
No
At
the time of this experience, was there an associated life threatening event?
No
At
what time during the experience were you at your highest level of consciousness
and alertness?
See #3
How
did your highest level of consciousness and alertness during the experience
compare to your normal every day consciousness and alertness?
Less consciousness and alertness than normal
If
your highest level of consciousness and alertness during the experience was
different from your normal every day consciousness and alertness, please
explain:
See #3
Did
your vision differ in any way from your normal, everyday vision (in any aspect,
such as clarity, field of vision, colors, brightness, depth perception degree of
solidness/transparency of objects, etc.)?
Yes See #3
Did
your hearing differ in any way from your normal, everyday hearing (in any
aspect, such as clarity, ability to recognize source of sound, pitch, loudness,
etc.)?
Yes See #3
Did
you experience a separation of your consciousness from your body?
Yes
What emotions did you feel during the experience?
See #3
Did
you have any knowledge of near death experience (NDE) prior to your experience?
No See #3
How
did you view the reality of your experience shortly (days to weeks) after it
happened:
Experience was definitely not real I perceived it as a dream.
Were there one or several parts of the experience especially meaningful or
significant to you?
See
#3
How
do you currently view the reality of your experience:
Experience was definitely not real I perceived it as a dream.
Have your relationships changed specifically as a result of your
experience?
No
Have your religious beliefs/practices changed specifically as a result of your
experience?
No
Following the experience, have you had any other events in your life,
medications or substances which reproduced any part of the experience?
No
Is
there anything else you would like to add concerning the experience?
No
Did
the questions asked and information you provided so far accurately and
comprehensively describe your experience?
Yes