Approximately 5% of people globally report having near-death experiences, often leading to transformative changes in their outlook on life and death. David Glowacki, a researcher who experienced a severe fall, recalls his own near-death experience and aims to share the liberation he felt through virtual reality. His NUMADELIC project, funded by the Tiny Blue Dot Foundation, intends to recreate his experience to aid seriously ill patients. Glowacki’s approach builds on research highlighting how near-death experiences can alleviate anxiety and depression related to mortality.
David Glowacki, a researcher and near-death experience survivor, aims to use virtual reality to help patients replicate feelings of liberation experienced during such events.
Research indicates that those who undergo near-death experiences often emerge with reduced anxiety regarding death, finding peace and acceptance in their lives thereafter.
Glowacki's NUMADELIC project aims to recreate his near-death experience in virtual reality, promising therapeutic insights akin to those from psychedelic drug trials.
After his fall, Glowacki experienced his consciousness separating from his body, leading him to a profound absence of fear regarding death.
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