Occasionally I come across a case that is stunning in the sense of how the near-death experiencer changed afterwards and in ways that can be verified by third-party testimonials. The individual in this situation is Dian Curran. The pattern of physiological and psychological aftereffects she now exhibits is commonplace. But, the unique thing sbout Dian is that her old boss gave her a job performance review BEFORE she died, then, because of changes in her company, a new boss gave her a second job performance review AFTER she died. The two reviews were completely different. Neither man recognized the version of Dian that the other spoke of and a squabble ensued, leading to arguments between them. Dian had changed so much after her episode, that the new version of her was unrecognizable to her former employer. Again, this is typical. What is remarkable here is the two bosses and the two job performance reviews. Here's Dian in her own words discussing her aftereffects AND THE FACT THAT SHE IS STILL CHANGING! –PMH
Here is my list of aftereffects:
Physical:
Waking up in the middle of the night for no apparent reason-I have little or no trouble falling back to sleep afterwards.
Extreme sensitivity to light and loud noises.
Increasing adverse reactions to certain scents and smells.
Needing less sleep than before and seem to sleep deeper than I used to in spite of the waking in the night.
Sensitivity to cold, more tolerance to heat.
Drastic change in appetite and diet. I eat less red meat and am drawn to fish. I hated fish before now I prefer it to all other meat. For some reason, crabs and salmon are on the top of the list. Drawn to eat more vegetables and fruit.
Psychological:
Much higher ability to handle stress.
I used to be prone to outbursts of anger, that has disappeared.
Much increase in psychological empathy and charisma to the point that people seek me out in random places like the grocery store.
Several unrelated people have said to me "its not that you've changed, its that you are en entirely different person..." Apparently, there are aspects of my personality that have changed but that has more of an outward manifestation than what I notice from inside myself. What I do notice from the inside is that I am a happier person and I feel there is meaning in my life. I have no idea why I was sent back but my life has more value to me now.
Spirituality not is an inseparable part of me, thus my life. I do not have to do rituals or meditations to be spiritual, l live it. I often do these things but they are usually when I am trying to focus on something particular. Before, I was somehow separate from it and struggled to get in touch with it. That struggle has ceased.
Metaphysical additions/subtractions:
I feel that the NDE kind of re-wired my brain. Channels were opened up that weren't open before which started a process which has continued since. The immediate things I noticed were:
Increased telepathic abilities. I had some abilities here before but they have increased since. At first I was unable to control it and constantly "overheard" things. I have since learned to control a kind of on/off switch.
Ability to reach other people's emotions and give them a feeling of safety and trust. This allows people to open up to me which then I am able to use some sort of healing method. However, I have had little practice with this because a lot of people are afraid of their own stuff. Thus this has been slow in development. I imagine that this would work well if I teamed up with a psychologist where I did the energy work then they precessed it with their counselor.
Ability to diagnose a physical/psychological ailment. I can look at someone and get a kind of knowing of what is wrong with them. I have been suggesting to people "get this checked" or "that checked.." when I do the diagnosis.
There is some sort of physical healing ability but this requires patience which most people do not have. I was able to clear up some clogged arteries in someone but that took regular treatments over several months. I used a visualization technique to make the buildup dissolve into the blood, go through the kidneys and out through the urine. Immediately within a day or so their urine got cloudy and continued to be cloudy until the end of the treatments. Then it was normal again. Then when they had a calcium recheck, the build up was gone. Others I have worked on expect whatever they have to go away after one or two treatments and it doesn't work that way thus have had little success.
Ability to interact with beings from other planes, meaning spirits or whatever. I think people call this mediumship. I feel their presence and have no trouble interacting with them. They do not interfere with my daily stuff or "give commands" or anything else that would indicate in out of my mind, although I wondered at first. I though maybe I hadnt fully come back or something. But I have grown used to this.
Not sure how to categorize this one: I think that my "silver cord" has never been the same since. I accidently almost harmed myself when I "went as far away as I could" as an experiment not long after I came back. I had been taught that one would always come back to my body when there was any strain or whatever. That there were automatic controls on this. Well, I seemed to have lost thost automatic controls and nearly died again. This is actually a short version of a longer story but the upshot of it is that I do not think my "life cord" functions the way it used to. It either got damaged or is not in place. I often have to kind of force myself to stay present in my body. Over time this has become easier but it is not the default and I easily drift away. From this I am able to recognise someone else who has had an NDE. I look at this cord and if it has a "kink" then they have has one. Some "kinks" are more noticable than others but all seem to have them. I have not been able to read my own cord.
The difficulty I have had in re-integrating into this world is that I live a different reality now and have these abilities but it doesnt pad my ego. I feel that I am somehow in a separate reality than those around me and no longer am part of this world.
-Dian
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