Table 6. Selected reports from participants with an experience below the threshold of ≥7 points on the Greyson NDE scale.

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• I felt extreme fear and was certain I would die. At one point I suddenly stopped resting against what was certain to come, and instead a feeling of complete calm and acceptance came over me. I was fully in the moment and had no thoughts of anything else. When I was out of danger, I was shaken but the memory of the “good feeling” was clear. Female, 50 years; psychological distress without organic disease; Greyson NDE Scale score 3; fulfilling 0 of 4 criteria for REM sleep intrusion

• I hit the back of my head on a swimming pool springboard. I remember seeing myself outside of my body being helped, while I was unconscious. Male, 32 years; concussion; Greyson NDE scale 4, REM 2/4

• During a fire evacuation of an 18-story building, I apparently slept through and didn’t evacuate. However, I experienced myself in peace, floating in the hallways and watching the other residents evacuate the building. Talking to them in the following days I could describe who passed me, and what they took with them or were wearing. Male, 46 years; fire evacuation; Greyson NDE scale 6, REM 1/4

• I lost a lot of blood during my last childbirth. I felt floaty and weird as if I was about to leave my body. I didn’t feel like I was there anymore. Female, 24 years; childbirth complication; Greyson NDE scale 5; REM 2/4