Story Yesterday I got a first hand taste of what death feels like when they sedated me with too much anesthesia.

[wereq]

Death is nothing but loss of consciousness. When we are conscious, we feel alive because of all the sensations we take in not just from the external world but also the internal system of our body. All the sensations of stomach gurgling, air intake/outflow and chest expansion/depression from breathing, heart beats, and all the minor sophisticated movements we make with our joints all contribute to this overall feeling of being alive.

However, as I had just begun to wake up from the heavy anesthetic they put me under, I could feel my entire body frozen and my respiration had become very shallow. My senses were barely there by a thread. As time passed, I could start to feel my bodily sensations again, thread by thread. That's when I realized and experienced what death is like. Death is nothing more than loss of consciousness and the freezing up of the systems of the body.

Note that this is different from being asleep. When asleep or half-asleep, your breathing doesn't become shallow and depressed. Your joints don't become frozen which means you can still toss and turn in your bed. Your brain still works. However, when you're under anesthesia, there's risk of dying due to hypoxia or circulatory failure. This is why they give you oxygen and even ventilation support, and they also make you sign consent forms so that there's no legal liability on their part.

Having experienced this, I don't feel scared of dying anymore, because its nothing but total loss of consciousness.

 

[JustAnotherCynic]

... my brother in christ, I am dramatic, but you are describing being asleep as this tracendental experience .-.

 

[wereq]

... my brother in christ, I am dramatic, but you are describing being asleep as this tracendental experience .-.

No this is different. When asleep or half-asleep, your breathing doesn't become shallow and depressed. Your joints don't become frozen. Your brain still works.

 

[wereq]

... my brother in christ, I am dramatic, but you are describing being asleep as this tracendental experience .-.

 

[starcrapoo]

Entanglement I believe is the keyword when talking about consciousness, death, and life in general.

The human brain is able to entangle with the universe and that's how human levels of consciousness is achieved.

Theoretically if you had a device to house consciousness, that device could be a super being, or advanced alien.

We as humans like to anthropomorphize things and assume that life and civilization is center to the universe and I don't think this is the truth.

I believe consciousness is center to the universe and there are conscious entities all around us large and small, existing for long periods of time and some existing for millionths of a second only. A complex solar storm, a quasar, or an electrical storm in a gas giant is as much of a conscious entity as is an individual being involved in a car accident and having intense moments of consciousness.

Fear only makes sense for humans that have human levels of consciousness. I suppose a psychic or super being with high levels of consciousness is far less fearful. If you're entangled with the all knowing universe, you're more all knowing and less fearful.

 

[wereq]

Entanglement I believe is the keyword when talking about consciousness, death, and life in general.

The brain is able to entangle with the universe and that's how human levels of consciousness is achieved.

Interesting idea.

 

[VλREN]

Am too low IQ for this

 

[LonerLothario]

thanks for this, I was always scared of my heart stopping, however, I read people who experienced it and they say they never even remember anything before it happened just here 1 second and gone the next... scary how thin the line is

 

[wereq]

Am too low IQ for this

Under anesthesia, you almost stop breathing (compensated with oxygen provided through the nose), you are paralyzed, you can barely breathe, and you're unconscious. Its almost as if you're not there in the world at all. You're in a medically induced coma.

 

[wereq]

I was always scared of my heart stopping, however, I read people who experienced it and they say they never even remember anything before it happened just here 1 second and gone the next... scary how thin the line is

Yeah that's it was for me when I was anesthetized. The exact moment of loss of my consciousness is unknown to me. One minute I was being prepped and setup, and then at some point, I lost all knowledge of my surroundings.

 

[Izayacel]

Yea thats proably what it is . i had no Complications waking up . Only Throat Pain because of the Breathing Tube they gave me ( while i was under Narcosis )

 

[wereq]

Only Throat Pain because of the Breathing Tube they gave me ( while i was under Narcosis )

Brutal. Hope you're better now.

 

[Izayacel]

Brutal. Hope you're better now.

yea just drink frozen shit and eat some Ice . its nearly away now .

 

[Eternalifeofdoom]

I felt something similar two days ago during my sleep i suddenly felt impeaching doom and i legit thought it was the end so i surrendered and boom there was a gradual loss of sensation like drifting into the abyss... After that i woke up in the morning barely remembering what happened.

 

[wereq]

Pin this.

 

[nazianime]

Yep, when I had surgery you don’t remember anything not even dreaming. You just wake up distraught and slowly your senses come back. It’s even worse if you don’t drink and are not use to the feeling of being wasted.

I had to put on a surgical gown and I am afraid they probably made fun of my small dick when I was under because they do that. Surgeons like to talk shit when doing surgery because it the patient is down what are they going to do.

 

[wereq]

Pin this.

 

[Vector2800]

Quoting your own comment is hilarious.

 

[wereq]

Quoting your own comment is hilarious.

Thoughts on my encounter with death through anesthesia?

 

[Vector2800]

Thoughts on my encounter with death through anesthesia?

No one alive has firsthand knowledge of death, so we can’t be certain that the sensation of anesthesia you felt mirrors the experience of dying.

 

[wereq]

so we can’t be certain that the sensation of anesthesia you felt mirrors the experience of dying.

It was amazing. As my first nerves fired from me awakening from anesthesia, my entire physical body felt frozen and stiff as if I was a corpse with my soul having separated from my body. In reality, that "soul" was nothing but my consciousness just starting to come back even as my body remained frozen.

 

[Vector2800]

It was amazing. As my first nerves fired from me awakening from anesthesia, my entire physical body felt frozen and stiff as if I was a corpse with my soul having separated from my body. In reality, that "soul" was nothing but my consciousness just starting to come back even as my body remained frozen.

That sensation sounds addicting. I understand how people get addicted to things like morphine. However, after death it’s over. We don’t know if the euphoric feeling of waking up from anesthesia exists after death. Hope you’re doing good brocel. Don’t dwell on death too often. If you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.

 

[wereq]

That sensation sounds addicting. I understand how people get addicted to things like morphine. However, after death it’s over. We don’t know if the euphoric feeling of waking up from anesthesia exists after death.

For me, it wasn't euphoric. It was just a relief because there are so many questions about what happens to us after death. Some say heaven/hell, others say reincarnation. Given this experience, it turns out that death brings neither of these things so I'm rest assured that I will be getting to enjoy the eternal peace of non-existence when I decide to die. Death is just total lack of consciousness and experience. Its as if you never existed in the first place.

 

[Vector2800]

For me, it wasn't euphoric. It was just a relief because there are so many questions about what happens to us after death. Some say heaven/hell, others say reincarnation. Given this experience, it turns out that death brings neither of these things so I'm rest assured that I will be getting to enjoy the eternal peace of non-existence when I decide to die. Death is just total lack of consciousness and experience. Its as if you never existed in the first place.

You aren’t scared of the uncertainty? As you said, death is non-existence. You won’t be able to enjoy the “eternal peace” as your consciousness will not exist anymore.

 

[wereq]

You aren’t scared of the uncertainty? As you said, death is non-existence.

The only thing that I'm scared of is erasing my existence without achieving anything. I want to exist to achieve something. Of course, when I'm dead, this these feelings won't exist and matter but still, like I said, I want to exist till I get something out of this cursed life; something that is acceptable to me. People who've maximized the present moment and lived fully are never scared of death because they've gotten what life has got to offer and what they've wanted out of it. Its subhumans who fear death because they live in quiet despair of the present, always looking to the future to get their fill.

You won’t be able to enjoy the “eternal peace” as your consciousness will not exist anymore.

I guess I use "enjoy" in a different sense in this context. I mean enjoy, as in, being free from suffering, and having wants, needs, and desires which I'm unable to fulfill.

 

[wereq]

The only thing that I'm scared of is erasing my existence without achieving anything. I want to exist to achieve something. Of course, when I'm dead, this these feelings won't exist and matter but still, like I said, I want to exist till I get something out of this cursed life; something that is acceptable to me. People who've maximized the present moment and lived fully are never scared of death because they've gotten what life has got to offer and what they've wanted out of it. Its subhumans who fear death because they live in quiet despair of the present, always looking to the future to get their fill.

View attachment 1568468

In the case with subhumans, because they haven't gotten their fill from life, they keep thinking that they need more time and effort to make things work, so they live with anticipation in quiet despair and resentment towards the present time, forever chasing the future. Those who've maximized the present moment don't feel scared of death.

 

[Emba]

My condolences bro

 

[wereq]

My condolences bro

Nah it was great! Many existential questions answered!

 

[Vector2800]

The only thing that I'm scared of is erasing my existence without achieving anything. I want to exist to achieve something. I want to exist till I get something out of this cursed life; something that is acceptable to me.

What is it that you want to achieve before death? I assume marriage is out of the equation. Does it have to do career wise or do you want to leave a lasting print on the world? I’m 47 and I’ve struggled to find any fulfillment in life. I strongly believe that genuine connection with another person is the only thing that matters in our lifetime. Anything other than that, such as our careers, hobbies, and nature is cope.

People who've maximized the present moment and lived fully are never scared of death because they've gotten what life has got to offer and what they've wanted out of it. Its subhumans who fear death because they live in quiet despair of the present, always looking to the future to get their fill.

Men and foids who live in the moment and engage in hedonist activities rarely experience in regret in life. The men who rape, manipulate others, and do drugs die as fulfilled men.

I guess I use "enjoy" in a different sense in this context. I mean enjoy, as in, being free from suffering, and having wants, needs, and desires which I'm unable to fulfill.

If eternal nothingness is what death is, you won’t be able to experience your wants, needs, and desires that you haven’t been able to fulfill in this life. It won’t be a black limbo where we all remain static. I still don’t agree with you as I’m still deeply terrified of death, but we will all find out what lies beyond this existence one day.

 

[wereq]

What is it that you want to achieve before death?

Something! Anything! I don't want my life to be a waste, even though that's how it has turned out thus far.

you won’t be able to experience your wants, needs, and desires that you haven’t been able to fulfill in this life.

I'll be free from this despair of not being able to fulfill my needs.

 

[Vector2800]

Something! Anything! I don't want my life to be a waste, even though that's how it has turned out thus far.

I'll be free from this despair of not being able to fulfill my needs.

I hope you find peace one day brother. I’ve been searching for it my entire life.

 

[wereq]

I hope you find peace one day brother. I’ve been searching for it my entire life.

 

[AsiaCel]

Permanent nothingness afterlife is bullshit

I don't know what is "me" and why I am "me" and not someone else. In my opinion, the existence of "me" is a indicator that something else is going on; outside of what could be measured in this physical world. I am merely a driver in a car. If my car's suspension (say, brain damage) gets damaged...

incels.is

I explored this very topic before. No one can tell for sure how death will look like, but one thing for sure is that it will not be permanent nothingness.

 

[wereq]

but one thing for sure is that it will not be permanent nothingness.

Why not?

 

[wereq]

Permanent nothingness afterlife is bullshit

I don't know what is "me" and why I am "me" and not someone else. In my opinion, the existence of "me" is a indicator that something else is going on; outside of what could be measured in this physical world. I am merely a driver in a car. If my car's suspension (say, brain damage) gets damaged...

incels.is

I explored this very topic before. No one can tell for sure how death will look like, but one thing for sure is that it will not be permanent nothingness.

Ok even if we are just our unique arrangement, chance of our "reincarnation" into the same arrangement is virtually null, and even if such a reincarnation occurs, the original has died out so this "new you" is not the original you.