I was at a point in my life where I ended up in drugs. This was very odd for me because I have never had an addictive personality. As soon as I realized I was having a problem, I quit and moved to another state to keep myself away from the source. I had been … Read more

I remember nothing until just before it happened. I opened my eyes and just in front of me and above, I saw little lights moving from left to right like they were following each other. I remember being curious about them, but watching them made me even sleepier than ever. I closed my eyes again, … Read more

I was in intensive care. I had about eight tubes in my body, including a feeding tube through my nose and something to help me breathe. Before the experience, I had problems breathing and dreamed that I was in a swimming pool and gasping for air. I could not swim to the surface and felt … Read more

The majority of this time was mostly fraught with PTSD related to childhood trauma and clinical depression. This incident was one the most serious actions out of all of ‘suicide attempts’ because it was an intentional overdose and combination of drinking, street drugs, and psyche medication. Prior to attempting to overdose on my own psychiatric … Read more

In about 1945 and about age 7 years old, I had my tonsils removed under ether for an anesthetic. A few days later, I began to bleed and lost consciousness. I believed that I could understand my uncle Neal, who had been in the U.S. Army. He was killed about two years earlier in Great … Read more

I was dead for 8 minutes. It was in October 1986, and I was on my way home from work. It was late in the afternoon and it had begun to get dark. I was on my bike, riding down road with a long decline. The road swung to the right and when I looked … Read more

It was nighttime, between 10pm and midnight in my rented apartment. I was with one of my roommates, who is also Venezuelan. We were celebrating the fact that we were going on a two week vacation to Venezuela the following week, so we got a bottle of Vodka and poured it all into a pitcher … Read more

I was in the classroom and we were reviewing a subject. In a moment, I was no longer at my desk. I was floating at the front of the classroom a few centimeters above the floor. Then I saw that everyone had crowded around somebody and I tried to see what had happened. I saw … Read more

My wife and I were getting ready to go and do some Christmas shopping. I stopped to plug in our web cam for security. Then I was walking down a dirt path toward a bright light. There were very tall green trees lining the path. It felt so warm and there was such a good … Read more