Karin Nemri May 11, 2020, Farmington, CT NDE Support Group
What Researchers Found
The Story
Karen Emery was a 17-year-old girl in 1971. She caused her near-death experience through anorexia and bulimia, which led to her collapsing and blacking out at 85 pounds. She floated above her lifeless body and felt confused because she did not recognize it. She entered a brilliant, pulsating light full of motion and became one with it, feeling safe for the first time. She sensed beings around her and communicated telepathically about her life choices, like wanting children, but realized she would not see them. Sadness overwhelmed her as she felt alone and cheated. Loving arms wrapped around her, filling her with unconditional love, joy, and a sense of importance. The beings discussed her, then a jolt sent her back into her body. After the NDE, Karen understood that a soul survives death and gained knowledge of energy fields and other realities. She became attuned to energy healing, pursued spiritual studies, volunteered in hospice, and became a certified counselor. She reflected daily on challenges to find positive lessons, though she struggled with eating disorders for nine more years until pregnancy.
“to physical life or to life than just the energy system that we're all a part”
The account describes an OBE during a blackout from severe anorexia, viewing a 'lifeless 85-pound body' from above, but provides no specific, verifiable details of the surroundings, events, or people that could not be known through normal means. No verification attempts or confirmations are mentioned, limiting evidential strength.
Score reflects verifiable perceptions reported. A low score indicates the experience was primarily spiritual or subjective, not that it didn't occur.
Score reflects transformation as described. Domains scored 0 indicate the topic was not discussed, not that no change occurred.
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What Researchers Found
The account describes an OBE during a blackout from severe anorexia, viewing a 'lifeless 85-pound body' from above, but provides no specific, verifiable details of the surroundings, events, or people that could not be known through normal means. No verification attempts or confirmations are mentioned, limiting evidential strength.
Score reflects verifiable perceptions reported. A low score indicates the experience was primarily spiritual or subjective, not that it didn't occur.
Score reflects transformation as described. Domains scored 0 indicate the topic was not discussed, not that no change occurred.