A woman who reckons she was dead for two minutes has opened up on her 'surreal' experience on the other side.
Writing anonymously on Reddit, user Humble Bumble 77 told users how she had suffered a fatal allergic reaction to cashews on her birthday but didn't have her Epi-pen nearby. She claims her tongue started 'swelling' and her throat 'closed' as she struggled to remain calm.
"I could not only feel the pain at this time but knew my physical appearance was also changing... my head and neck were grossly swollen, and I was starting to get huge welts," she said.
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After being rushed to hospital, the woman alleges that she was 'pronounced dead' for a couple of minutes before being placed on a mechanical ventilator for several days.
"The experience was humbling. I felt absolutely no pain. I was comfortable even though my body was fighting hard against everything physically," she wrote. "I remember vomiting a few times while on the ventilator and aspirating... but, it didn't hurt. I was surrounded by my family in the ICU, which was comforting."
When asked if she remembers anything from the otherside, the Redditor described the freak account as an 'out-of-body experience'. She reportedly could still 'recall conversations' with her family but couldn't reply or interact with them 'no mater how much' she wanted to.
The profile also speaks of visions of a close relative, who passed away back in 2004. "My grandmother came to me right before they extubated me," the post reads. "She told me to turn around because my time here on this earth was not finished.
"Physically, there was no pain. Emotionally, I was comforted by my grandmother who passed away years beforehand, and guided me back to this earth. I'm not afraid of dying and look forward to reuniting with loved ones when the appropriate time does eventually come."
She says she could feel her soul leaving her body and remembers tearing up at the idea that she might never see another sunset again. "My mind pivoted to my most fondest childhood memories," she recalls. "Mostly of my sister and I playing in the yard."
Skeptics flocked to the comments section to suggest the 'hallucinations' were likely caused by medication. However, others found the post 'comforting' and said it has made them less afraid of death.
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