Man Died Suddenly; Shown The Essence of People During Near Death Experience
What Researchers Found
The Story
Darren Schindenburger, a car salesman from Missouri, had his near-death experience on May 13, 2015, due to an aortic dissection. He felt a sharp pain in his chest while at a hotel after visiting a casino. His friend drove him to the hospital, where he collapsed and entered a coma for five weeks. During the experience, Darren felt himself leaving his body as dimensions crossed. He yelled for his deceased father, then screamed about being with Satan and called for help. He entered a cold black void filled with negative emotions and black goo. When he said 'Jesus saved me,' a white light appeared, scooped him up, and filled him with love, joy, and safety. He saw vibrant colors that became beautiful people he felt connected to like family. A tall light figure stood beside him, and his son's life flashed before him. He begged to return. He entered a warm tunnel and appeared in an old apartment where his young father scolded him gently and told him to go back, care for his son, and be a good man. The apartment matched his father's pre-marriage home. After waking, Darren's world changed. He gained a new view of inner beauty that the world hides. He now shares his story to testify against negative influences and self-indulgence, believing it is his purpose.
“I never knew that until I never knew where it blurry lived I just knew they”
The account features extreme medical crisis with code blue and 5-week coma, highly specific and unpredictable veridical perceptions of the experiencer's late father's unknown apartment confirmed by mother, and corroborated yells heard by friend during crisis. Multiple verifications exist, though reports occurred post-coma after verification was possible, limiting temporal precedence slightly.
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 features extreme medical crisis with code blue and 5-week coma, highly specific and unpredictable veridical perceptions of the experiencer's late father's unknown apartment confirmed by mother, and corroborated yells heard by friend during crisis. Multiple verifications exist, though reports occurred post-coma after verification was possible, limiting temporal precedence slightly.
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.