Person who died for six minutes shares haunting vision of afterlife

A Reddit user recounted a near-death experience after their heart stopped and EMS revived them on the way to the hospital. What stayed with them most, however, was what occurred in the moments between life and death.

They described a six-minute episode that felt like an eternity, during which they believe they encountered the afterlife. Rather than a comforting vision, they faced a presence that seemed childlike but cruel, causing intense psychological torment.

“It batted me around like a cat with a caught mouse,” they wrote. The pain was not physical but struck deeply at the soul, surpassing any suffering experienced on Earth. The emotional anguish resembled, in part, the grief of losing a loved one.

The encounter offered no solace or clarity—only a terrifying warning. The presence claimed their “reward” would be a marginally better place among a “slave population,” and attempting to share the experience with others would bring new horrors.

Now physically healthy after surgeries and receiving a pacemaker, the Redditor said they no longer feel gratitude toward God. The vision profoundly shook them, offering a revelation they wish they had never experienced rather than salvation.

Medical professionals dismissed the account as a result of trauma or hallucination. Yet for the person who lived through it, the six minutes felt far longer than life itself.

This story challenges the common notion of a peaceful afterlife, raising disturbing questions: What if what lies beyond death is not comforting? And how should humanity confront the unknown that awaits after life ends?