Most near death experiencers find they are totally changed by their experience. They don’t value material things as much, while putting emphasis on helping others.
Some of them go back to school to become counselors. Others write books and/or author web sites of their experience, and a few lecture about near death experiences. They have a need to tell others about the wonderful love and peace they found in their experience.
Unfortunately, they soon find out their wonderful experience is not believed, wanted, or may even be feared by the people they so much want to share it with. They learn to be careful who they share it with, and they feel isolated, alone in the midst of a crowd. Experiencers think differently than most and this can cause depression. They want to go back into the spirit world of their experience. They want to leave this physical world, but they know they must continue their life and fulfill their purpose.
So begins the period of integration, blending the knowledge of the spirit world with the physical world. In my case it took a little over three years with help from experiencers who had already integrated their experiences. It is sadly true that some never truly integrate and live a reclusive life until their time comes to pass into the spiritual world naturally.
Now I would like to write on the process of why we think so differently and the process of integration using my own experience combined with some of the experience of close friends of mine.
I want to start by showing you a recent letter I received from a person going through integration:
Leroy, Supposedly there are a lot of us around, but we seem pretty scarce to me. I do know one man not too far from me who had a much more in depth NDE than mine. We have been in touch occasionally and that is a help.
My NDE happened 9 years ago this April after heart surgery. It was brief as the nurse taking care of me had atropine close by and restarted my heart in about one or two minutes.
I have gotten advice and counsel from such as PMH Atwater who responds to emails. When I first got home from the hospital, the light bulbs in our house began to blow out and would blow again as quickly as we would replace them. She helped with that craziness.
Since then, I have had many other after effects. Dr. Greyson suggested that I choose carefully the people that I share these with. His explanation is that some people are more opened up to the NDE.
It’s these things that I have wanted to talk with other experiencers about. I am a RN but my first degree was in psychology. It sounds crazy even to me. I found a wonderful psychologist who was not scared by the NDE and has been such a help to me, mainly by telling me that I am sane.
I share my NDE with anyone who wants to hear about it, but I keep the rest to myself. Does any of this sound like what you have gone through?
Yes, and much more “craziness” I have seen and heard from other experiencers. I hope to talk about these things that you won’t read about in published near death experiences or in the research being done on them. Experiencers, like the person above, “keep the rest to themselves.”
You may believe, or not. This writing is intended to provide information for those that are curious and want to know more about near death experiences. They are important glimpses into the spirit world.
More to come.
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I had an NDE very young. My entire life I have anguished over being on earth due to always remembering being on the other side: remembering the overwhelming love and not wanting to come back to earth. I used to have dreams of trying to go back all throughout my childhood. Nobody understood my frustrations and my oversensitivity from emotions to light. Back in march after reading many accounts of NDE’s I realized I wasn’t alone. But I still continue to experience things I cannot share with anyone I know. One of those experiences has to do with a man I have had somewhat brief encounters with over the past few years. From the first time I met him there was this feeling of incredible love. Back in March I had seen him for the first time in about a year. This time the feeling was much intensified and undeniable. It very much reminds me of the overwhelming love that I felt on the other side. I also feel that he feels this connection with me as well. This is not a lusty type of feeling just pure love. I feel as if it would be a shame to leave this earth without telling him just simply how much I love him. But what non NDE person would not think I was completely bonkers to just come out and say this? Does anyone have any insight about why this is happening, what does it mean, or what I should do about it if anything?
Sherry there could be many reasons for this, the man may be an advanced soul, or he could be someone you know from a past life. He might be your intended mate in this physical world. I would try to get acquainted with him in a social manner. Ask him a question or directions to learn more about him. I don’t believe he will think you are bonkers for this approach. I wouldn’t let it pass by, he may be someone you will enjoy having in your life. Love