Cycling Tragedy Leads To Near-Death Experience: The Story Of Tyler Deal | NDE
What Researchers Found
The Story
Tyler was a depressed college student in 1997. He crashed his mountain bike on a forest jump, hitting his head, neck, and back, and lost consciousness. During the NDE, he floated above redwood trees as a borderless consciousness. He felt heightened senses, including wind moving through him, distant ocean waves, a far-off dog bark, and tiny water crystals on needles. He experienced deep peace and recognized his true self. He saw his injured body below and knew he was dead, but that was not him. A spiritual question asked if he wanted to go further or return. He chose to return and felt sharp pain. He saw colorful fairies flying and giggling around him. He heard a low humming from the trees. He lost consciousness again and woke in the hospital. After the NDE, Tyler sought alternative healing and recovered in nine months. He studied massage therapy and acting. His sensitivity grew, connecting him to nature, animals, and energy. Depression faded gradually, and he lost fear of death. He now shares his story online.
“a and I knew at that moment I just knew that it was the trees that the trees”
This NDE features an out-of-body experience viewing the body and damaged bike in a remote forest location with no witnesses, but lacks specific, verifiable details or attempts at corroboration. Perceptions are mostly internal sensory enhancements and spiritual elements like fairies, with no confirmed veridical elements from medical or external sources. Reported long after the event with minimal contemporaneous sharing.
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 an out-of-body experience viewing the body and damaged bike in a remote forest location with no witnesses, but lacks specific, verifiable details or attempts at corroboration. Perceptions are mostly internal sensory enhancements and spiritual elements like fairies, with no confirmed veridical elements from medical or external sources. Reported long after the event with minimal contemporaneous sharing.
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.