FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTION

1- WHAT IS A NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE (NDE)?

  • A near-death experience, or NDE, is a profound psychological event that may occur to a person close to death or who is not near death but in a situation of physical or emotional crisis.
  • An NDE may begin with an out-of-body experience—a very clear perception of being somehow separate from one’s physical body, possibly even hovering nearby and watching events going on around the body. An NDE typically includes a sense of moving, often at great speed and usually through a dark space, into a fantastic landscape and encountering beings that may be perceived as sacred figures, deceased family members or friends, or unknown entities. A pinpoint of indescribable light may grow to surround the person in brilliant but not painful radiance; unlike physical light, it is not merely visual but is sensed as being an all-loving presence that many people define as the Supreme Being of their religious faith.

2- HOW DO I KNOW I HAD A NDE?

  • If you have experience some of the events listed above, you can assume you had an NDE.
  • This experience in another time/space occupies most of your thoughts as it seems more real than your earthly life.

3- WHAT ARE THE MAIN AFTEREFFECTS?

  1. Upon your return, you may experience a disappointment at being back, feeling the need to shrink or somehow fit back in the physical body.
  2. Unpleasantness or even anger or tears at the realization you are now back on earth an no longer on "the other side".
  3. You want to talk about it but you can't or you are afraid to. You have a sense of loneliness and bouts of depression.
  4. You are thrilled because you feel privileged to have experience such a miracle.
  5. You are more spiritual.
  6. You lost the fear of death.
  7. You are more thoughtful, cary and emotionally expressive.
  8. You easily engage in more abstract thinking and you are more philosophical.
  9. The lifestyle you have now adopted is healthier and more holistic.
  10. You have new supernatural abilities you did not have before your NDE (empathic, energy conscience, can see future events, you can sense people's inner emotional state, others...).

4- HOW TO GET IN TOUCH WITH A WELLNESS PROFESSIONAL?

  • Please visit our page "Healthcare" and click on "find a Wellness professional".

5- HOW TO CONNECT WITH OTHER NDE EXPERIENCERS?

  • Please visit our "Experiencer" page and click on NDE Hang Out

6- CAN I SHARE MY STORY? 

  • You can contact us or share your story at www.nderf.org

 

You are a healthcare professional and you are interested in obtaining a certification to assist NDE or STE experiencers integrating wholly their experience. 

 Near Death Experiencers often have trouble integrating their near-death experience and may require support and help to recover and heal in body, emotion, mind and spirit. Family members and health care professionals are generally ill-equipped to deal with the “unusual” after effects experienced. To address this growing problem, this University Based Certificate Program in integrative health was designed.

Goal: This worldwide training program prepares specialists in Integrative Health with a specialty in NDE-AFTER EFFECTS using an integrative approach to learn how to serve NDE’ers, their families, friends, and support health professionals to understand and help those affected by an NDE.