TWF Near-Death Trauma Study
The Question
"Have you ever faced death, and if so, how did it feel in the moment and how has it effected you since?"
"Have you ever faced death, and if so, how did it feel in the moment and how has it effected you since?"
Test site: emeraldchat.com
Cause of experience - Brain bleeds at birth.
Impact of experience - A strong belief in God and a desire to spread the gospel.
Cause: Car crash with family.
Impact: Unknown, chat disconnected.
Cause: Fell off roof into a pool while attempting to save a suicidal friend.
Impact: Subject uncertain, believes God put the pool beneath him.
Cause: Deep suicidal thoughts that were overcome.
Feeling: Clarity, freedom.
Impact: A renewed faith in the value of life.
Cause: Choked by stepfather.
Feeling: Contentment due to a long period of desiring death.
Impact: Depression has gotten worse
Test site: emeraldchat.com
Cause: head-on car crash, circumstances unknown.
Feeling: spike-like sensation and ringing in ear for half a second, subject says he felt everything all at once and knew death was coming
Impact: Subject says they feel more aware than other people who haven't had the same experience, says he notices things others don't now
Cause: Storm while in the Teton Range in the Rocky Mountains, they found shelter among some rocks and somehow lost consciousness. They woke up when the storm had mostly passed.
Feeling: soaking wet, cold and shivering. Thunderclaps were deafening.
Impact: Subject states "I further appreciated the tenuousness of life and my insignificance, and felt spared despite my shortcomings and failures."
Cause: Subject refused to talk about a near-death experience, instead described his first panic attack
Feeling: "i was thinking i didn't care if i died"
Impact: "After that i knew i did. Only affect i think i now know I'm a coward"
Cause: Subject was very vague about the circumstances, claimed they felt like they were having a heart attack.
Feeling: unknown, Subject didn't answer.
Impact: Subject says they feel more grateful and humble about the life they have. They claim they were saved by Christ