Death actually feels amazing

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https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/99q9n5/redditors_who_have_been_clinically_dead_what_did/
According to people in the comments death feels incredibly peaceful... it seems like there's really nothing to be afraid of after all.

I've never actually died, but I completely blacked out once and it felt similar to what they describe - absolute peace and darkness, but not like a deep sleep - it was much more than that, blissful nothingness, complete silence - no thoughts, no dreams.
I really need that right now, I'm so tired ;x

 

[MEoDP]

Apparently the brain releases DMT in near death experience,which certainly helps to explain all the phenomena.

but then again,I've heard that's been debunked somewhere. either way,NDE makes our bodies release chemicals that gives us a drug/psychedelic like experience. Combination of Adrenaline and other hormones,probably.

 

[MissLisa]

I'm not scared of dying really, I can deal with pain. I am however petrified of after, what happens to my body. Am I aware of anything etc. Imagine escaping this he'll and then being trapped in another one. I want to die, be cremated because I can't stand the thought of being in a box in the ground and then nothing, like being unconscious. That would be great.

 

[Tiburcio]

Each time I'm afraid or survival instinct kicks on, I should look things like this whick maybe could help me.

 

[Justanotherconsumer]

Interesting read and no negative experience reported. Puts me more at ease.

 

[NOISYMIND]

This somehow calms down my nerves.

 

[Circles]

Technically Death wouldn't feel like anything. You'd lose awareness and consciousness so ergo it would be the lack of feeling anything. Sounds more peaceful though. No more feelings and no more You. It's all about letting go of your ego and fear.

 

[Circles]

I'm not scared of dying really, I can deal with pain. I am however petrified of after, what happens to my body. Am I aware of anything etc. Imagine escaping this he'll and then being trapped in another one. I want to die, be cremated because I can't stand the thought of being in a box in the ground and then nothing, like being unconscious. That would be great.

What's even more fucked up is if and what if we relive the same lives over and over and over again relentlessly? Think about it. Given an infinite amount of time something like us just appeared out of nowhere in an unknown universe. Like why are we in these specific bodies, this specific country/culture, species, planet, time period, solar system, galaxy and universe/multiverse? That's why I used to believe in the Egg theory that every being is the same person just playing a different life. I would continue to get more in depth but I lost my train of thought and I'm tired.

 

[satou]

What's even more fucked up is if and what if we relive the same lives over and over and over again relentlessly? Think about it. Given an infinite amount of time something like us just appeared out of nowhere in an unknown universe. Like why are we in these specific bodies, this specific country/culture, species, planet, time period, solar system, galaxy and universe/multiverse? That's why I used to believe in the Egg theory that every being is the same person just playing a different life. I would continue to get more in depth but I lost my train of thought and I'm tired.

I have spend time thinking about this. A repetition of your life (elsewhere in time and/or space) wouldn't be you, because there is no causal connection between experiences. It just means the entirety of your experiences isn't unique to you. There is also the problem of differentiation; if everything is exactly the same, should you even consider it multiple? If you play a movie more than once, is the movie itself different each time?

 

[RM5998]

What's even more fucked up is if and what if we relive the same lives over and over and over again relentlessly? Think about it. Given an infinite amount of time something like us just appeared out of nowhere in an unknown universe. Like why are we in these specific bodies, this specific country/culture, species, planet, time period, solar system, galaxy and universe/multiverse? That's why I used to believe in the Egg theory that every being is the same person just playing a different life. I would continue to get more in depth but I lost my train of thought and I'm tired.

The first part is somewhat close to Nietzsche's theory of living this life infinite times as our universe cycles over and over. Unfortunately, I don't think I'm cut out for being the Übermensch, so that's infinite cycles of pain.

 

[Circles]

I have spend time thinking about this. A repetition of your life (elsewhere in time and/or space) wouldn't be you, because there is no causal connection between experiences. It just means the entirety of your experiences isn't unique to you. There is also the problem of differentiation; if everything is exactly the same, should you even consider it multiple? If you play a movie more than once, is the movie itself different each time?

Hmmm that's tricky. I'd say regardless of which spacetime you're in the consciousness and body that you inhabit it's all the same. You living your life in this spacetime versus another version of you makes no difference. You're still playing the same life over and over again even though it may feel like it's your first time being alive. So even though it is not you it is still your consciousness that keeps respawning in the same body and ego as before and after. As for the movie example I'd say it depends on whether or not there are multiple universes/realities and how they interact with consciousness. Maybe we were always here and will be forever trapped. Even with death it'll zoom past infinity until we wake up in the same body. I think I'd rather go to hell than do any of that.

 

[Deleted member 1465]

I believe studies have indeed shown (please don't ask me to cite them, I can't!) that rather than slowing down, brain activity increases as death approaches. The brain produces a huge amount of neurotransmitters during the process. The would be the physical analogue of the NDE.

Whether this causes, or is caused by the NDE is uncertain and may even be a moot point. Whether this happens when consciousness is reduced by drugs I don't know. I think some religions actually forgo having pain/sedation as death approaches because they feel it will interfere with it.