EQM – Pensei: eu morri? Ouvi: você nasceu. | NDE – I thought: did I die? I heard: you were born.

What Researchers Found

The Story

nde surgery very_positive Major Transformation 9/10 Intensity

Shirlei was a 39-year-old woman who underwent cosmetic surgery, which triggered her near-death experience (NDE). During the surgery, she felt a strange sensation and blacked out. She experienced leaving her body, feeling great peace, and seeing a bright light. She sensed a presence holding her back from the light, which communicated to her that it was not her time to go back. After the NDE, Shirlei felt a significant change in her life. She no longer suffered from depression and lost her fear of death. She gained a new perspective on life, feeling more connected to nature and people, and developed a desire to love and help others.

and I knew that if they brought me back I was going to go back to suffering, but the interesting thing is that I didn't remember my family,

✦ AI Generated
Evidence Strength
79%
22/28
Strong

Shirlei's account includes several veridical perceptions during her NDE, such as observing her medical team and the surgical environment while being anesthetized. She provides specific details about the actions of the medical staff and her own physical condition, which were later confirmed by the doctor, indicating a high level of evidential strength.

Unpredictability3
Temporal Precedence3
Verification Quality3
Specificity Precision3
Medical State Severity4
Verified Perception Weight3
Perceptual Access Impossibility3

Score reflects verifiable perceptions reported. A low score indicates the experience was primarily spiritual or subjective, not that it didn't occur.

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Experience Depth
94%
30/32
Deep NDE
Cognitive
Life review1
Thought speed2
Time distortion2
Sudden understanding2
Affective
Joy2
Cosmic unity2
Brilliant light2
Peace pleasantness2
Paranormal
Esp2
Out of body2
Precognition0
Enhanced senses2
Transcendental
Mystical being2
Unearthly world2
Spirits deceased0
Border point no return2

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Life Impact
72%
36/50
Major Transformation
Breadth: 8/10 domainsDepth: 4.5/5.0
Appreciation for Life
3
Self-Perception & Identity
4
Compassion & Concern for Others
4
Values & Priorities
3
Spiritual Awareness
4
Religious Orientation
2
Attitude Toward Death
4
Psychic & Expanded Perception
3
Purpose, Meaning & Life Direction
4

Score reflects transformation as described. Domains scored 0 indicate the topic was not discussed, not that no change occurred.

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