NDE life review and time distortion

During the life review living images of the person’s life are literally played out and relived from a third-person perspective. It is described by some people as panoramic, and everything occurs at once. The life review can include all of the important events in their life as well as the insignificant. The images have been described as holographic with a simultaneous matrix of impressions.19 It can be in chronological order or just random images that don’t have any particular relevance. In some cases during the life review, the person may be accompanied by a non-judgemental presence that appears to provide a source of strength and comfort as the images unfold. The person is confronted with the consequences of their actions–good or bad–and can feel the effects that their actions have had on others. They may experience a strong feeling of self-judgement as they review their life from this third-person perspective. For example, they may report feeling deeply upset by an inconsiderate remark they made to someone as they relive it in the life review. Equally they may feel elated after experiencing from the other person’s perspective how their actions had helped someone.

Time seems to have no meaning during an NDE. In many cases the experience may seem as if it had lasted for hours yet the time of unconsciousness was literally seconds or minutes. Sometimes it feels as if time is greatly speeded up; sometimes it goes slower. Most of the time, the person cannot put a timescale on the duration of the experience. It is quite remarkable how people can report such lengthy and detailed descriptions of what they experienced during such a brief period of unconsciousness.

Sartori, Dr Penny. Wisdom of Near-Death Experiences (p. 7-9). Watkins Media. Kindle Edition. 2014.