glimpse of hell...?

[horseshoe97]

okay. so i am slightly freaked out. i've always been kinda atheist/agnostic on and off, and recently i had a near death experience. like very close. and i saw something very frightening. it wasnt even a building. it was kind of in a pit. there were people locked up with their worst nightmares. screaming, begging, pleading. i got a glimpse into the "cell" in front of me, and it had something that really scared the s**t out of me. luckily i came out of it.

Is this my imagination? Or did I see hell? I am very confused. I asked one of my baptist friends about it, and he said it was probably the first layer of hell that I saw. I really have no idea. but the image haunts me in both my dreams and waking hours.

Any help on what i actually saw or how to get the image out of my mind so i stop having nightmares??

[DRLHyper]

I do not believe in spirituality, so I can tell you one thing: Perhaps it is just your subconscious telling to 'confront your fears'. You stated that you had a near-death experience, so the message carried could be "life is too short to be scared by X thing".

[Vulcanoid]

You aren't the only one. Some time ago i was really wild and did lots of crazy things. One night i had a dream about being sentenced to Hell. I literally woke up screaming. I haven't actually seen Hell in my dream, but i remember being so damn scared. I never felt like that in my entire life.
I shamelessly admit i haven't changed too much, but i dropped off some of my bad habits and i can say I'm a little more "tamed" than before.
I only hope Hell is not that scary IF it exists.

[horseshoe97]

thanks. it could have been. it was just really frightening, and it gives me nightmares now. i'll wake up shaking in a cold sweat from it. thanks for the opinions!

[The Eagle]

Any help on what i actually saw or how to get the image out of my mind so i stop having nightmares??

i dont beleive in hell being anything but a concept - traditionally used to scare people into 'joining the club' so i will address the other issue -

you can program your dreams so you can dream whatever you want. try focusing on an image before you go to sleep. picture it clearly in your mind before you go to sleep. after practice this will be the image you will dream of, certainly be involved in the dream. simple as that.

you can use your other senses to program the dreams and eventually even thoughts while you are actually dreaming but generally an image is the easiest to focus on to start with.

so the question is - what do you want to dream of?

[dreamweaver123]

I am a believer in Heaven and Hell. I think if you're concerned after that, then try to do good deeds and make amends for past mistakes to loved ones. Reading the Twelve Steps could really help you to recover from regret and guilt by just repenting your sins. You cannot really change what you've done, but I think we get a second chance in life to change and evolve as better human beings. I'm not trying to say that you're bad and it's none of my business why you are afraid of Hell, but you can just start a new day and create a more positive lifestyle if that would make you feel better. I just sense a big, heavy weight on your shoulder, like you have shame from the past. Forgive yourself and others, and try to make up for the hardship you've caused. We all have to worry about bad karma if we act in selfish, greedy or evil ways...so try to create good karma by helping others. When you help others, you're helping yourself to the milk of human kindness. We are only human and make mistakes and an apology to others can really clear the air. Good luck.