Near-Death Trauma – The Way Back to Life | Nicole Züllig's Near Death Experience
What Researchers Found
The Story
Miss Züllig, a psychotherapist, had a near-death experience at age 16. It happened during a severe asthma attack in Milan. She was hospitalized and received medication that caused an anaphylactic shock and total system collapse. She detached from her body and floated above it. She felt movement, then floating, and was magnetically attracted to a bright light. She became a piece of light pulled into a huge light and dissolved into it. This felt wonderful and amazing, unlike anything in a physical body. She had no choice and was pulled back into her body painfully, like squeezing into a small wet dress. After the experience, she hid it for 17 years and studied psychology to understand it. She earned a PhD in California and recognized it as an NDE. It shaped her career in trauma therapy and near-death experiences. She now works with IANDS, notices profound changes in perception and metabolism, and helps others with similar experiences.
“I painted this picture that shows the light that I felt pulled towards and attracted to. It was like – I was a piece or chunk of light and out there was the huge light.”
This NDE lacks any veridical perception claims, featuring only a generic out-of-body experience with no specific details about the surroundings, medical staff, or events. The account is purely subjective, focusing on spiritual sensations like floating toward light, with no verification attempts or corroborated elements.
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 NDE lacks any veridical perception claims, featuring only a generic out-of-body experience with no specific details about the surroundings, medical staff, or events. The account is purely subjective, focusing on spiritual sensations like floating toward light, with no verification attempts or corroborated elements.
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.