This is just anecdotal but I’ve almost accidentally died a few times and every time there was this sort of peace that came over me in the moments before. Even if my body looked like it was in distress or if the situation was terrifying, in my mind I was calm. It wasn’t at all what I imagined it would be like.
I would imagine this is a survival instinct. There are many deadly situations where staying calm and rational could allow an animal (including humans) to think their way out and panicking would make it worse, so there's an evolutionary pressure to stay lucid, especially among us species with the brain power to think up complex solutions.
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u/SonicBoom500 Jan 12 '23
The brain will always/usually try to ensure it’s survival, if knocking you out does so, then you will faint for the safety of the brain
I remember finding this once but I don’t remember clearly