Dr. Bruce Greyson

And when they come back, they're often determined to correct those mistakes. And they're glad they had this experience. So they have a second chance to do better this time.

And when they come back, they're often determined to correct those mistakes. And they're glad they had this experience. So they have a second chance to do better this time.

Yeah, again, we're faced with the fact that people say there are no words to describe it, so they use metaphors.

Yeah, again, we're faced with the fact that people say there are no words to describe it, so they use metaphors.

Yeah, again, we're faced with the fact that people say there are no words to describe it, so they use metaphors.

And they often describe reviewing everything in their lives. And for someone who is 40, 50 years old, reviewing their entire lives in a matter of seconds sounds ludicrous. And yet they say, and in fact, Albert Heim, who fell in the Alps in the 1890s, described going through his entire life in those few seconds. Some describe it going chronologically from birth to the present.

And they often describe reviewing everything in their lives. And for someone who is 40, 50 years old, reviewing their entire lives in a matter of seconds sounds ludicrous. And yet they say, and in fact, Albert Heim, who fell in the Alps in the 1890s, described going through his entire life in those few seconds. Some describe it going chronologically from birth to the present.

And they often describe reviewing everything in their lives. And for someone who is 40, 50 years old, reviewing their entire lives in a matter of seconds sounds ludicrous. And yet they say, and in fact, Albert Heim, who fell in the Alps in the 1890s, described going through his entire life in those few seconds. Some describe it going chronologically from birth to the present.

Some describe it in reverse chronological order. Some people describe it in other ways. And for the most part, they describe how they felt in the experience, how it made me feel to do this, that I feel good about doing this, that I feel bad about myself for doing this. But in a lot of cases, they also report reliving these events from the perspective of somebody else. I'll give you an example.

Some describe it in reverse chronological order. Some people describe it in other ways. And for the most part, they describe how they felt in the experience, how it made me feel to do this, that I feel good about doing this, that I feel bad about myself for doing this. But in a lot of cases, they also report reliving these events from the perspective of somebody else. I'll give you an example.

Some describe it in reverse chronological order. Some people describe it in other ways. And for the most part, they describe how they felt in the experience, how it made me feel to do this, that I feel good about doing this, that I feel bad about myself for doing this. But in a lot of cases, they also report reliving these events from the perspective of somebody else. I'll give you an example.

A fellow named Tom, who's in his 30s, was working underneath his truck in his driveway. And the jack holding the truck up happened to be over an air hole under the pavement, and it came crashing down, and the truck crushed his chest. and he had an elaborate near-death experience. And a lot of that was life review.

A fellow named Tom, who's in his 30s, was working underneath his truck in his driveway. And the jack holding the truck up happened to be over an air hole under the pavement, and it came crashing down, and the truck crushed his chest. and he had an elaborate near-death experience. And a lot of that was life review.

A fellow named Tom, who's in his 30s, was working underneath his truck in his driveway. And the jack holding the truck up happened to be over an air hole under the pavement, and it came crashing down, and the truck crushed his chest. and he had an elaborate near-death experience. And a lot of that was life review.

And he remembered as a teenager driving his truck down the street and a drunk man ran out in front of him. He jerked on the brakes and he rolled down his window and started yelling at the guy. And the man, being quite intoxicated, reaches his hand inside the window and slapped Tom across the face. We're talking about a hot-headed teenager here.

And he remembered as a teenager driving his truck down the street and a drunk man ran out in front of him. He jerked on the brakes and he rolled down his window and started yelling at the guy. And the man, being quite intoxicated, reaches his hand inside the window and slapped Tom across the face. We're talking about a hot-headed teenager here.

And he remembered as a teenager driving his truck down the street and a drunk man ran out in front of him. He jerked on the brakes and he rolled down his window and started yelling at the guy. And the man, being quite intoxicated, reaches his hand inside the window and slapped Tom across the face. We're talking about a hot-headed teenager here.

So he gets out of the truck and starts beating the man up and leaves him just a bloody mess on the median strip and then gets back in his truck and drives away. In his life review, he said he relived that from his own perspective, feeling the rage and the adrenaline rush, but also through the eyes of the drunk man.

So he gets out of the truck and starts beating the man up and leaves him just a bloody mess on the median strip and then gets back in his truck and drives away. In his life review, he said he relived that from his own perspective, feeling the rage and the adrenaline rush, but also through the eyes of the drunk man.

So he gets out of the truck and starts beating the man up and leaves him just a bloody mess on the median strip and then gets back in his truck and drives away. In his life review, he said he relived that from his own perspective, feeling the rage and the adrenaline rush, but also through the eyes of the drunk man.