Could it be brain's mechanism of shutting down?
Stupid question?
2006-09-17 12:40:08 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Actually I had a near death experience about 8 years ago. I was taking these diet pills called Shape fast. Apparently it would speed up my heart but at night when time for bed it would slow my heartrate down below normal. I would feel myself drift off but would jerk out of it. (I did not feel like i was falling into an endless tunnell or seeing a light though). I did however about die. I woke up out of it..and was so scared I could not move or talk. I tried to scream and yell but nothing happenend. I was completely numb. It lasted about 1 minute and I was able to move again. It was the scariest feeling I ever had. It took about a year to get over it and to fall asleep without being scared.
Not a stupid question at all.
2006-09-17 12:44:23 · answer #1 · answered by Keith Perry 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
'I believe there are three parts to us. Spirit, Soul and Body. When we die, our spirit leaves our body and is headed for either one place or the other. I believe there is a heaven and hell. Many times people that have a near death experience, go toward the light, and are given a chance to go back. I don't think it has anything to do with the brain shutting down, although i know that the brain shutting down could cause all sorts of hallucinations.
2006-09-17 21:46:40 · answer #2 · answered by dwanalyn 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I did not realize it was near death experience at the time. When I
was 5 years old, I remember being in a dentist office and was having a real bad tooth pulled. I was given gas and went out like a lite. I then remember being inside a black tunnel and I was falling head over heels, like an elevator shaft, and then I heard this nurses voice calling my name, like in a panic mode. I stopped falling and started rising and I woke up. The nurse seemed very excited to see me open my eyes. Something must have gone wrong the way she was reacting. That's all I remember. I did not get far enough to see any light. Glad I didn't.
The experience was ultra real, like it was actually happening.
Darryl S.
2006-09-17 19:58:15 · answer #3 · answered by Stingray 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
When I was a young child I thought I could run accross a street faster than the approaching truck. I was wrong and was hit by the truck and I remember feeling no pain but I could feel I was flying,which I was ,and landed on the sidewalk on the other side of the street. That was close to death , I was in and out of coma for several weeks or more I am not really sure. The point is I saw no light or no tunnel but I felt I was flying,and then.....no pain.
2006-09-17 19:54:02 · answer #4 · answered by zen2bop 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
With extreme trauma there is a release of endorphins and a decrease oxygen level and an increased carbon dioxide level in the brain. This causes erratic brain activity in the temporal lobe, mimickcing drug-induced hallucinations--stimulating memories, visual responses, and altering mood.
2006-09-17 20:07:08 · answer #5 · answered by Agaricales 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes it is the brain shutting down (dying) and as it does it releases compunds called ketamines which are similar to synthetic ketamines used as anesthesia years ago. People who had ketamine anesthesia used on them reported all kinds of visions, light, etc.....
2006-09-18 11:18:03 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
not stupid at all. axually my grandpa once told me that he was so near to death that he could see the light at the end of the tunnel. my guese would be the brain shutting down but possibly putting your belives of your religion and proccesing them into your last moment. for instance if you think your going to heavan as most religions do... your brain would process the images and colors of heavan which people belive to be bright. and as your brain is diing it might take wat it already knows and processes it into your final moment.
2006-09-17 19:43:54 · answer #7 · answered by Grilled cheese lover 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
My gut feeling is that it is a real experience. It is the natural response of our spirit leaving our body upon death.
2006-09-17 19:45:12 · answer #8 · answered by oceansoflight777 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i think its about believing that it is time for your death but still have hope that you will stay alive. with that hope, a ray of light appears, and sometimes you naturally head for the light, avoiding death.
2006-09-23 06:11:33 · answer #9 · answered by manda y. 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Possibly. Good thinking.
FYI, this is Zoology. Maybe next time try another category.
2006-09-17 19:42:46 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋