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Impact of the Near-Death Experience on Grief and Loss |
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How can knowing about NDEs help me in my grief process?
Insight gained from learning about an NDE has impacted the grief
process for some people who have noted that:
- NDErs reveal that the moment of death was not painful.
Many people who have had a close brush with physical death
(clinical death no breathing and/or heartbeat) assumed that they
would suffocate or feel intense pain at the time of death.
Surprisingly, they report that there was no physical distress of
any kind. Instead, they had a floating, peaceful, euphoric
experience.
- Beyond the moment of death, many NDErs report entering a
brilliant light that is actually an all-knowing, all loving
being. They describe entering that light as coming HOME
implying that they experienced a sense of familiarity and total
comfort.
- For the above two reasons (and others), most people who have
had NDEs no longer fear death or, at least, have significantly
reduced anxiety about death. They say that, because of their
NDEs, they now know what happens in death, and they have nothing to
fear.
- NDErs often say they encountered deceased loved ones at one or
more times during the experience. They report that these
reunions were joyous, and that the loved one was in a state of
complete health and well being.
- NDErs sometimes have reported that during their NDE, they
encountered deceased relatives whom they had never met.
Later, living family members may identify these relatives, and
photos may confirm that identification. These kinds of
experiences are suggestive of immortality.
- Some NDErs report being sent back, some note they chose to come
back, still others explain they were just suddenly back in the
body. This might imply to the bereaved that the person who
did not come back found that it was their time to die.
- NDErs sometimes have reported that during their experience they
saw children waiting to be born. In some cases, they later
recognized these children when they actually were born. Such
experiences can comfort the bereaved by affirming the continuity of
life that includes the time before birth and the time after
death.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 24 January 2007 )
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