When my mother was a teenager, she had what can only be described as a teen out of body experience. She was just 14 years old and suffering from frequent kidney infections. In the 1960s, testing methods were not as advanced as they are today, and even running simple tests was considered a surgical procedure.
She remembers being taken into the surgery room, struggling to breathe, and seeing someone approach her with a needle. The next moment, she was no longer in her body—she was looking down at herself from the ceiling. This teen out of body experience was vivid and peaceful. She felt no pain or fear, only fascination as she watched the medical team work on her physical body.
When I asked her if she saw a bright light or deceased relatives like in other near-death stories, she calmly said no. The room was just bright, probably from her position near the ceiling. Then, as suddenly as it began, she was waking up in her hospital room.
To this day, my mother doesn’t know if her teen out of body experience was caused by trauma, a severe allergic reaction, or something else. She was later told she had an allergic reaction to IVP dye, and that she “almost died.” My grandparents rarely talked about it, but the story never changed, even after forty years of retelling.
Her calm and peaceful account has always amazed me. Maybe it really wasn’t her time to go—but her story remains one of the most memorable examples of a true teen out of body experience.
