A dNDE via Nightmares
What Researchers Found
The Story
Jason Denon, a skydiver from New Jersey living in Colorado, suffered a near-death experience from a skydiving accident. Strong wind pushed him into a fence and airplane hangar at 150 feet, breaking 20 bones and damaging four organs, including displacing his heart. He blacked out on impact and required emergency surgery. During an eight-day induced coma, Jason experienced hundreds of nightmares where people refused to help him, tempting him to give up and die. He resisted these temptations by drawing on his Methodist upbringing, Bible verses like those on perseverance, and his past athletic challenges, choosing to fight for life. He even squeezed his mother's hand, showing subconscious awareness. After waking, Jason spent three and a half months in the hospital and 11 months in rehab, relearning to walk despite doctors saying he might never run again. Less than a year later, he completed a triathlon. This transformed him into an author, inspirational speaker, and devoted Christian, realizing God's plan for him to share his survival story and help others overcome hardships.
“save my life so they flight for Life me down to uh the nearest level one Trauma”
This account details a severe medical crisis and distressing nightmares experienced during an 8-day induced coma, interpreted spiritually as temptations. However, it lacks any veridical perception claims; no observations of real-world events, conversations, or details from an impossible vantage point are reported. All knowledge of external events (e.g., injuries, family visit) was acquired post-coma from others.
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
This account details a severe medical crisis and distressing nightmares experienced during an 8-day induced coma, interpreted spiritually as temptations. However, it lacks any veridical perception claims; no observations of real-world events, conversations, or details from an impossible vantage point are reported. All knowledge of external events (e.g., injuries, family visit) was acquired post-coma from others.
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.