Abstract:
During the near-death experience (NDE), most percipients do express a high level of
orderliness; yet at some instances, some percipients show some symptoms of trauma. It is
pertinent to notice that a great quantity of academic work has been carried out about the
excitements and awesomeness that comes alongside the NDE, but very little has been itemised
about the traumatic or the negative aspects of the NDE. The aim of this research is to discuss
the seemingly abnormal effects of the NDE that can be connected to the symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). It is important to note that the life review is one of the major
features of the NDE in which a percipient narrates vividly and logically his or her dying
experiences that may or may not include a feeling of guilt. A phenomenological method is
implored in this research because the researcher uses the life review feature to argue that there
is both saneness and some distressing features observed among many NDE percipients. At the
end of this study, the researcher argued that the NDE may provide scanty evidence or
possibilities for symptoms that pertained to a PTSD that may require a therapeutic and medical
attention.
CONTRIBUTION: The researcher challenges the current status quo, which does not provide any
guide or therapy for NDE percipients. The researcher therefore instigates the need for the
psychiatrists and other caregivers to begin to develop some guide or therapy for NDE
percipients especially those who experience a negative NDE
