When we die, will we all visualize things before completely shutting down?

[Deleted member 23726]

Not sure if my question is clear but people who have near death experiences report seeing their souls leave their bodies, flashbacks of life memories, God, etc. does everyone experience that since the brain stays active for a couple of minutes even after the heart stops beating?

 

[Life_and_Death]

i personally didnt. it was nothing but black

 

[Deleted member 23726]

i personally didnt. it was nothing but black

How long were u dead for? And how did u die?

 

[Life_and_Death]

How long were u dead for? And how did u die?

im not sure and basically hanging. it was an accident when i was little

 

[Mentalmick]

Knowing my luck I'd see a pointy eared bastard with a pitchfork.

 

[Nodscene]

Everyone will be different. I'm not sure how long I was dead for or how many times I died but the only thing I remember was an immense peace like nothing I've felt before and then nothing.

 

[yeahwellso]

Not sure if my question is clear but people who have near death experiences report seeing their souls leave their bodies, flashbacks of life memories, God, etc. does everyone experience that since the brain stays active for a couple of minutes even after the heart stops beating?

No, it's very likely that for most people, there is just unconsciousness. Take "near death experience" reports with a truckload of salt.

If your heart stops beating, one thing that will obviously happen is that your blood pressure will drop. A sudden drop in blood pressure can also happen for other reasons than your heart stopping, and what follows is that people pass out. Not necessarily any more dramatic in the moment than dozing off due to extreme fatigue.

A lot of the reports of "life flashing you by" are from people who have had extreme near misses, where they've stayed conscious the whole time. Like someone in a car that's skidding into the path of a trailer, etc.

 

[issyishere]

I've gone under for a procedure and there was nothing. Just a blank space from me saying the IV was cold to me waking up. I imagine that's what death is like. That blank space but forever. No me to comprehend I ever existed in the first place. No sadness because I'm not there to be sad.

 

[DrWh033]

This is just fiction and wishful thinking. Oblivion is where we will travel.

 

[WornOutLife]

I was in a comma for 2 days. I don't remember anything about it but I could swear I felt some darkness and peace.
Then, I woke up and I thought aliens had abducted me but it was two doctors dressed in green who were checking me up lol

 

[itsallover]

I was in a coma for a few days and saw visions of the devil right before I woke up to priests singing. Heaven and hell are real, but Im living hell on earth already and look forward to meeting up with the devil tomorrow.

 

[Nymph]

I saw the typical light at the tunnel thing while the black was closing in

 

[nothingchanges]

Everyone will be different. I'm not sure how long I was dead for or how many times I died but the only thing I remember was an immense peace like nothing I've felt before and then nothing.

god i hope this is it

 

[Deleted member 23726]

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Everyone will be different. I'm not sure how long I was dead for or how many times I died but the only thing I remember was an immense peace like nothing I've felt before and then nothing.

How did you die?

I saw the typical light at the tunnel thing while the black was closing in

Was it scary? How did you die

I was in a coma for a few days and saw visions of the devil right before I woke up to priests singing. Heaven and hell are real, but Im living hell on earth already and look forward to meeting up with the devil tomorrow.

Did u have a heart attack?

I was in a comma for 2 days. I don't remember anything about it but I could swear I felt some darkness and peace.
Then, I woke up and I thought aliens had abducted me but it was two doctors dressed in green who were checking me up lol

Were you scared? Did you have a heart attack?

 

[Kat!]

Some people see different things. Many have mentioned heaven, nothing, or some variation of a good or bad memory.
I believe it's whatever you want at the time, or at least some of your strongest memories.

 

[Deleted member 23726]

No, it's very likely that for most people, there is just unconsciousness. Take "near death experience" reports with a truckload of salt.

If your heart stops beating, one thing that will obviously happen is that your blood pressure will drop. A sudden drop in blood pressure can also happen for other reasons than your heart stopping, and what follows is that people pass out. Not necessarily any more dramatic in the moment than dozing off due to extreme fatigue.

A lot of the reports of "life flashing you by" are from people who have had extreme near misses, where they've stayed conscious the whole time. Like someone in a car that's skidding into the path of a trailer, etc.

Don't NDEs happen when the person is unconscious? I don't think people can have an NDE if they stay conscious the whole time.

 

[demuic]

I was in a comma for 2 days. I don't remember anything about it but I could swear I felt some darkness and peace.
Then, I woke up and I thought aliens had abducted me but it was two doctors dressed in green who were checking me up lol

I always wished aliens would abduct me.

 

[yeahwellso]

Don't NDEs happen when the person is unconscious? I don't think people can have an NDE if they stay conscious the whole time.

Well, nobody knows, since "NDEs" are anecdotes and not science. It's a very difficult thing to study scientifically, since it involves people's subjective qualia.

But sure, "NDE" may be a common term specifically for alleged experiences had by people at a time they were thought to be unconscious. However, partially because the "field" is much woo woo and little science, there's a lot of conflation. The person I replied to did mention something akin to "life passing before your eyes", and that certainly is reported by people who narrowly avoided certain death. It might also be reported by people who've had "NDE".

However, any definition or discussion of "NDE" -- when someone can have it, etc. -- is just idle chit-chat. It's not in any way a settled, or even verified as existing, matter. As yet, there exists no compelling reason to believe that one will experience anything after one happens to lose consciousness for the last time in one's life.

 

[sweater]

I don't know if I want to visualize anything? Part of me just hopes it's like falling asleep. A warm dark nothingness.

 

[yeahwellso]

I don't know if I want to visualize anything? Part of me just hopes it's like falling asleep. A warm dark nothingness.

It's very likely that it's exactly like falling asleep. In cases of inadvertent carbon monoxide poisoning and overdoses, for example, people simply blacked out and eventually died. Plenty of people have been found and rescued from these things, and usually they just describe blacking out and then coming to in hospital.

 

[paininme]

I collapsed and was put into a coma after a failed attempt I don't remember anything just feeling dizzy it was like being asleep without the dreams just a void in time

 

[MrAsclepius]

If someone says they see visuals after death, then they were'nt dead.

 

[Nodscene]

I OD'd but also had severe Pneumonia and Empyema (unknown to me at the time) which I'm sure helped.

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How did you die?