I died for 11 minutes - Adam Interview NDE / Near Death Experience
What Researchers Found
The Story
Adam Tap, a paramedic with 20 years of experience, suffered a near-death experience on February 28, 2018, when he was electrocuted by a modified microwave transformer during a woodworking project. He was clinically dead for about 11.5 minutes. During the NDE, Adam felt intense pain and saw iridescent green cylinders. He realized he was not breathing and fell into a beautiful inky darkness like space. He became raw awareness without a body, experiencing perfect contentment. A frequency washed over him with fractal patterns, conveying that everything was okay. He merged with the universe, feeling infinite. Defibrillation shocks pulled him back to awareness of his death. He existed in space, reflecting on himself. Another shock and return of circulation sucked him back into his body. He smelled burnt flesh and woke in the ICU after an eight-hour coma. After the NDE, Adam felt hyper-aware and disgusted by his body, taking months to readjust. He developed a deeper spirituality, reduced fear of death, and greater appreciation for present moments. He views consciousness as universal, filtered by biology, and sees similarities between NDEs and psychedelic experiences.
“I think that we're all afraid of death yeah and I don't even mean that in a”
This NDE features a severe medical crisis with clinical death for 11.5 minutes, but contains no veridical perception claims whatsoever—the experiencer explicitly denies any awareness of earthly events during unconsciousness. All reported elements are purely subjective internal visions, lacking any testable or verifiable details about the resuscitation.
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 features a severe medical crisis with clinical death for 11.5 minutes, but contains no veridical perception claims whatsoever—the experiencer explicitly denies any awareness of earthly events during unconsciousness. All reported elements are purely subjective internal visions, lacking any testable or verifiable details about the resuscitation.
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.