• TheGoldenGod@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    I’ve undergone several severe treatments throughout my life. Tragically, I succumbed to an aneurysm and a stroke on my fifth treatment. Ironically, I somehow sensed my impending demise.

    As my family was informed of my passing, I remained in the surgery room, sitting upright and babbling like a wild gorilla. To preserve my brain function, they placed me in a medically induced coma and administered an ice bath for over a week. Upon awakening, I found myself speaking and realizing that I needed to relearn English. In the process, I inadvertently forgot three languages.

    They informed me that I would be in the hospital for months, relearning motor skills, walking, and recovering from pneumonia. Remarkably, I managed to discharge within a little under a month.

    A common question people ask is whether I experienced heaven or hell. The answer is no; there was simply a peaceful, empty void devoid of any connections. I vividly recall being torn from this state and sitting upright, babbling. However, that week-long coma was an absolute torment in my mind, as my heavily medicated subconscious interpreted it as 8 decades of brutal mental torture that I still vividly remember.

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        2 days ago

        Suppose it started out Leave It To Beaver peaceful, but I could sense it was too perfect. It became creepy when each person or character I encountered responded violently in a single voice after I realized it wasn’t real. Then, it launched a rant about how if I wanted to resist the peaceful transition it was offering, I could have it the hard way. Then it spiraled out of control, with situations changing rapidly like a hall of horrors. Despite it ceasing to engage in verbal communication, I was always aware of each event, just cruel stuff. It felt like being in a classroom where you think time feels like it’s barely moving.