Originally Posted by DirtyWhiteBoy

I died when I was 17. I also saw a white light that was very soothing and I wanted to go into it but I was pulled back and woke up in the hospital after a terrible car crash.

I've since read about 20 books on the topic and think that people are just hallucinating.

I don't believe it was life after death. I believe our brains releases something that causes us to hallucinate during times such as this or maybe even to help us die.

Only one way to know...