A curious aspect of Near Death Experiences

squatting dog said:
When I got burned and while in intensive care, I was clinically dead and brought back 3 seperate times. Didn't see a thing, didn't float... nothing.
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That is an important point, and I am glad you shared it. Not having an experience is also an experience, and it deserves the same respect as those who describe something vivid.

What interests me about near death accounts is not the claim that everyone must see something, but that some do, and that those experiences show patterns across very different people. The absence of an experience does not invalidate the presence of one any more than dreaming every night is required for dreams to exist. Some say they don't dream at all or don't remember dreams.

It may also be that consciousness under extreme trauma is not one single thing. Shock, medication, brain injury, or the speed of the event itself could all play a role. Even people who survive cardiac arrest under similar conditions report very different things.

These accounts taken together raise questions rather than settle them. And your experience is part of that picture, too.
 

Maybe someone here is knowledgeable about this topic, and can explain and/or tell me the correct words:

A few years ago, one of those true crime/unsolved mysteries/etc. shows featured a guy who was said to be psychic.. it was said his abilities developed as a result of a childhood illness that included a very high fever.
If this sounds reasonable, compare it to mine:

My first illness with very high fever occurred when I was still a baby.
The second was shortly after I turned 5 years old.

Is 'sensitized' the correct word???
First, when I was still a young child, I experienced and mentally processed incidents, situations, etc., as if I were an adult- adult-level comprehension, etc. of the events.

Second, something I could not explain til I read it on a website: 'The past never passes.'

Can anyone shed a light on this?
 
I'm not sure what you're asking in the first part.

As to the second, Eckhart Tolle has observed that nothing happened in the past. It happened in the present. Nothing happens in the future. It happens in the present.
So, "The past never passes" may refer to the fact that the past can't pass because it was in the present.
 

Science explains why people experience euphoria and a light in the distance when they're near death, which is why both religious and non-religious people have the same experiences.

In the moments just before death, the brain releases high levels of endorphins, serotonin, and dopamine. This "neurochemical storm" is a likely biological basis for the feelings of peace, euphoria, and tranquility reported in near-death experiences. These naturally occurring chemicals act as intense pain and stress relievers. A person's perception of pain often declines significantly during the final stages of life.

People often report seeing a light in the distance during near-death experiences due to oxygen deprivation and tunnel vision. The retina and visual cortex are highly sensitive to oxygen levels. As oxygen flow decreases, peripheral vision typically fails first, while central vision is maintained longer. The "tunnel" effect creates a narrowing of the visual field similar to looking through a tunnel, where only a bright spot in the center remains visible before sight fades entirely.

The "unconditional love" some people feel when they're near death is probably just a massive surge of endorphins released by the brain. People can get the same "unconditional love" when they shoot heroin into their veins, which is why it's so additive -- especially for those who don't have people to provide that love.
 
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