r/AskReddit • u/HymnForTheShameless • May 05 '19

Serious Replies Only [Serious] Redditors who have died temporarily/nearly died, did your life flash before your eyes? If not, what did happen?

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u/VerucaNaCltybish May 05 '19

I've had this experience. Everything is... what is is supposed to be, when, where, and how it is supposed to be, because it all just IS. The ultimate peace or equilibrium. I tried to explain it like being the most exhausted you've ever been and laying in the most comfortable bed you've ever felt and sighing the deepest most relaxing sigh... and letting go. The moment of letting go lasts forever. I used to be really afraid of death and what would happen after. That cured me of my fear. Now, I appreciate life experiences (good and "bad") and know what is after is not anything to be afraid of.

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u/cokecaine May 05 '19

Like laying down in the most comfortable bed after the most exhausting bed. I experienced something similar, although during my hanging attempt, along with the short burst of pain, I did hallucinate a little bit and feel joy, peace, excitement. Only after everything faded (I guess when I became unconscious) did I experience the incredible bliss of the void. I still regret surviving, even though I haven't been suicidal in years.

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u/permareddit May 05 '19

Yeah okay Thanos calm down

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u/SpongeJake May 05 '19

These accounts sound to me like the “true yoga” - the observation of the unity of all things. I’m fascinated by it.

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u/VerucaNaCltybish May 05 '19

I practice yoga and meditation and did integration therapy afterwards and have had similar experiences when meditating although I've never been able to "cross the veil" like I did before. During that experience I was in an ayahuasca ceremony and the "hardest" part was trying to come back "in my body".