This is a bit embarrassing. I had just gotten home from Derek's funeral and was feeling hungry. I went to the fridge and was deciding what to have when I heard a voice in my head say, "I saw your nipples". I immediately looked down to check and see if I was, um, showing and wasn't and then in my head I said, "They are not, Derek, so piss off". I couldn't tell my husband about that or Derek's wife about it so I am telling you instead. I have never heard a voice in my head before or after.

Was the experience difficult to express in words?     No  

Did you hear the deceased or hear something associated with the deceased?   Yes  

Describe what you heard, how clearly you heard it and what was communicated:     I heard a voice in my head say, "I saw your nipples".  

Did the voice or sound seem to originate externally or outside of you, inside you, or did you not hear a voice or sound, but had a sense of knowing what was communicated?   Inside my head like a voice 

If you heard a voice or sound, was it similar or dissimilar from the voice or sound the deceased made when they were alive?     The voice did NOT sound like Derek     

Is there any possibility what you heard was from any other source present in the surroundings at the time of your experience?   Not another source other than I my brain is playing tricks on me  

Was there any possible impairment to your hearing at the time of the experience?   No

Did you feel a touch or experience any physical contact from the deceased?   No                   

Did you see the deceased?   No                     

Did you smell a distinct smell, scent, fragrance or odor associated with the deceased?    No               

Could you sense the emotions or mood of the deceased?   Yes     Playful

Did the deceased give you information you did not previously know?   No

How do you currently view the reality of your experience?    Experience was definitely real    It happened. Who or what it was is unclear.

Was the experience dream like in any way?    No   

Was there any emotional healing in any way following the experience?    No    I was conflicted. I wanted to tell someone but the subject matter is a little embarrassing and didn't feel I could tell anyone. I wondered if it would mean something to Derek's widow but how could I tell her something like that.

What was the best and worst part of your experience?    The best part was that it happened to me. The worst part is that I don't feel like I can tell anyone. Maybe that is on purpose.

Has your life changed specifically as a result of your experience?    No        

Did you have any changes of attitudes or beliefs following the experience?    No   

Did the experience give you any spiritual understandings such as life, death, afterlife, God, etc.?    Uncertain    Thought it possible there was life after death

Did you observe or hear anything regarding people or events during your experience that could be verified later?   No

Was the experience witnessed or experienced by others?    No   

Did you have any sense of altered space or time?       No   

Did you have a sense of knowing, special knowledge, universal order and/or purpose?        No   

Did you become aware of future events?           No   

Did you have any psychic, paranormal or other special gifts following the experience that you did not have prior to the experience?     No   

Did you experience a separation of your consciousness from your body?    No    

Did you meet or see any other beings other than the deceased?    No   

Did you see a light?    Yes    The fridge light (sorry)

Did any part of your experience seem to occur in a place other than the location described above?   No   

Have you shared this experience with others?    No   

Have you shared this experience formally or informally with any other researcher or web site?    No   

Is there anything else you would like to add regarding your experience?    No

Were there any associated medications or substances with the potential to affect the experience?    No   

Following the experience, have you had any other events in your life, medications or substances which reproduced any part of the experience?   No   

Did you ever in your life have a near-death experience, out of body experience or other spiritual event?      Yes    Most were after death communication experiences.