have you ever been close to death ?

That's a fascinating experience you had, although I understand it was frightening. I had heard of this sort experience many years and wanted to have it myself. So I imagined leaving my body for many nights and nothing happened. Then one day, it worked. At first I felt alarmed, but then managed to remind myself that I wanted this experience to see what it was like. I decided to put the light on in the bedroom, but my hand seemed to go straight into the wall. I could sort of get a sense or the concrete with wires buried inside it. Then I seemed to return, and could feel like electric currents running up and down my body. There was one other similar experience where I left the house and saw people outide, but after that it stopped happening. _Derek

No I never had such type of experience so far. I got the brain fever when I was in high school and stayed in hospital for about 2 weeks. My parents were worried but I was not afraid at all. Then I recovered and was back to shcool.

I do remember this happening to me in my sleep a few times years ago. The funny thing about what you are describing here is that I heard someone else describing exactly that on a science radio program that I listen to every Thursday morning. The caller said that he woke just as you did and could not move. The radio host who is a medical doctor and somewhat of a science guru here in Australia called Dr Karl said that it was a type of dream state. Apparently when we are in a strong dream, our body goes into a type of paralysed state and sometimes our conscious mind can wake up from a dream only to find that our body is still in this paralysed state and we freak out. Do you remember if you were dreaming beforehand? There have been 3 times in my life when I thought I might die. Once was when I destroyed my car by spinning it sideways through a heap of trees. I definitely thought it was all over for a few seconds as I was trying to gain control of the car and saw trees coming towards me. Another time I had to swim for my life after my jet ski sank in rough seas and another time I was caught by my jacket, hanging off the edge of a chairlift at the snow for about 15 minutes. I finally fell, but only received minor injuries.

I do have an experience of nearly dying too. I have a problem with accumulation of phlegm and mucus in my lungs. This, in turn, blocks the air passages of my lungs and prevents me from breathing normally. There was a time during the night when I can't seem to breathe anymore. Every breathe I did was a struggle. I do one big heavy breath just to get a small supply of oxygen to my body. It was really scary. Good thing I didn't panic and just keep on trying to breathe for life and calling for the attention of our household. Good thing I was rushed into a nearby hospital and was given oxygen supply and helped out with nebulizer, a medication in the form of mist to dispel the phlegm and mucus in the lungs. I really don't have asthma that's why that was a sudden incident for me. Now I am cautious on my breathing.

I've actually been in this position multiple times, luckily for me I was out cold for most of them. I was struck by a speeding car near drowning in a lake n thru sum surgery btw surgery hurts more than it looks. . .

Never had such kind of health problems but for the first time i had that feeling when i was on my bike....i was travelling with a speed of 102 kmph with my friend and from a road by left us a lorry came and then we thought there is nothing left.....Luckily i was scared a little bit and tried to stop the bike....Then at a speed of 20 kmph we hit the lorry tyre....Nothing severe happened...just a stich to my hand.... We are very lucky i have to say;)... had had such kind of 2 or 3 experiences....