Dr. Bruce Greyson

And when I first heard that, back decades ago, I was a little concerned because as a psychiatrist working in the emergency room, I'd seen a lot of people who were considering suicide, but were deterred because they were afraid something bad would happen if they killed themselves. And here we're telling them, nothing bad will happen. Death is wonderful. Are we going to make people more suicidal?

And when I first heard that, back decades ago, I was a little concerned because as a psychiatrist working in the emergency room, I'd seen a lot of people who were considering suicide, but were deterred because they were afraid something bad would happen if they killed themselves. And here we're telling them, nothing bad will happen. Death is wonderful. Are we going to make people more suicidal?

So I did a study with people who had been admitted to the hospital with suicide attempts. And I studied those who had near-death experiences as a result of the suicide attempt, which is about 20% of them, and those who didn't. And we followed them up for month after month, and we found that those who had a near-death experience were much less suicidal, which kind of surprised me.

So I did a study with people who had been admitted to the hospital with suicide attempts. And I studied those who had near-death experiences as a result of the suicide attempt, which is about 20% of them, and those who didn't. And we followed them up for month after month, and we found that those who had a near-death experience were much less suicidal, which kind of surprised me.

So I did a study with people who had been admitted to the hospital with suicide attempts. And I studied those who had near-death experiences as a result of the suicide attempt, which is about 20% of them, and those who didn't. And we followed them up for month after month, and we found that those who had a near-death experience were much less suicidal, which kind of surprised me.

So I asked them to explain to me, why are you less suicidal? And they said a variety of things. They said, if you're not afraid of dying, You can take more risks. You can live time to the fullest because what's the worst that happens? You die. They tend to enjoy life a lot more.

So I asked them to explain to me, why are you less suicidal? And they said a variety of things. They said, if you're not afraid of dying, You can take more risks. You can live time to the fullest because what's the worst that happens? You die. They tend to enjoy life a lot more.

So I asked them to explain to me, why are you less suicidal? And they said a variety of things. They said, if you're not afraid of dying, You can take more risks. You can live time to the fullest because what's the worst that happens? You die. They tend to enjoy life a lot more.

They also say that now that they've been in this other realm, they realize that there's meaning and purpose in everything we do. And the problems I had that made me suicidal are not things to run away from. They're things they need to grow from and learn from and try to deal with. So they come back with a sense of meaning and purpose they didn't have before.

They also say that now that they've been in this other realm, they realize that there's meaning and purpose in everything we do. And the problems I had that made me suicidal are not things to run away from. They're things they need to grow from and learn from and try to deal with. So they come back with a sense of meaning and purpose they didn't have before.

They also say that now that they've been in this other realm, they realize that there's meaning and purpose in everything we do. And the problems I had that made me suicidal are not things to run away from. They're things they need to grow from and learn from and try to deal with. So they come back with a sense of meaning and purpose they didn't have before.

Yes, they do. Some do. When I first started studying this, I talked to a lot of other people who were studying near-death experiences in the early 80s. And they all had different ideas about what questions to ask, what's important in the near-death experience. Some thought it was primarily an out-of-body experience. Some thought it was a reunion with God. Some thought it was a feeling of bliss.

Yes, they do. Some do. When I first started studying this, I talked to a lot of other people who were studying near-death experiences in the early 80s. And they all had different ideas about what questions to ask, what's important in the near-death experience. Some thought it was primarily an out-of-body experience. Some thought it was a reunion with God. Some thought it was a feeling of bliss.

Yes, they do. Some do. When I first started studying this, I talked to a lot of other people who were studying near-death experiences in the early 80s. And they all had different ideas about what questions to ask, what's important in the near-death experience. Some thought it was primarily an out-of-body experience. Some thought it was a reunion with God. Some thought it was a feeling of bliss.

But there was no consistency. So I decided we need some consistent measure. So I surveyed all the researchers and came up with a list of 80 phenomena they thought were part of the near-death experience, which is ridiculously large. You can't ask someone about 80 different items.

But there was no consistency. So I decided we need some consistent measure. So I surveyed all the researchers and came up with a list of 80 phenomena they thought were part of the near-death experience, which is ridiculously large. You can't ask someone about 80 different items.

But there was no consistency. So I decided we need some consistent measure. So I surveyed all the researchers and came up with a list of 80 phenomena they thought were part of the near-death experience, which is ridiculously large. You can't ask someone about 80 different items.

So I took that list of 80, and I gave them to a large sample of near-death experiences, and I said, which ones of these are the important ones? And they whittled it down. And I took the whittled down list and sent it back to the researchers, and they whittled it down more. Then I took that back to their experiencers and they did it even more.

So I took that list of 80, and I gave them to a large sample of near-death experiences, and I said, which ones of these are the important ones? And they whittled it down. And I took the whittled down list and sent it back to the researchers, and they whittled it down more. Then I took that back to their experiencers and they did it even more.

So I took that list of 80, and I gave them to a large sample of near-death experiences, and I said, which ones of these are the important ones? And they whittled it down. And I took the whittled down list and sent it back to the researchers, and they whittled it down more. Then I took that back to their experiencers and they did it even more.