Table 3. Selected reports from participants with an experience below the threshold of ≥7 points on Greyson Near-Death Experience Scale (GNDES) and that did not qualify as an NDE.

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It was an ordinary circumstance that turned serious quickly. My throat closed and would not open, no matter how much I tried. It closed so long that I started to black out. At first, I was fearful. Then, I remember feeling a great sense of peace and acceptance of death. 33 years, male; headache without aura; NDE 4; life-threatening I was in a playground accident aged 12 and drifted in and out of consciousness. Everything seemed to happen incredibly quickly, and I was unable to distinguish between the real emergency respondents and members of family, both deceased and present. I could not feel contact with the ground and believed that I was floating above it. 32 years, male; headache without aura; NDE 6; life-threatening I got in the water and suddenly there wasn’t anything under my feet, and I was drowning. I saw my life flash quickly before me. It felt very fast but at the same time also very slow. 22 years, female; migraine aura (sensory); NDE 5; life-threatening I nearly drowned, and I became incredibly comfortable and at peace with myself. 53 years, male, headache without aura; NDE 6; life-threatening