Near Death Experience Thesis Statement

Death is one of the most avoided topics because of the finality that comes with it and the fear of the unknown after death. However, there are quite a number of authors such as AtulGawande, Elisabeth Kubler-ross and Ira Byock who have attempted to go ahead and deal with death as a topic and other connected topics.Each of these authors have delved into one of the most revered topics that is death including related topics that come with it such as the dying process itself. Ira Byock’s Dying well: Peace and possibilities at the end of life is a book that looks at the moment prior to death when an individual is terminally sick and is at the point of death. A

Corr, C. A., Corr, D. M., & Bordere, T. C. (2013). Death & dying, life & living. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, Cengage Learning.

As people approach the end of their lives, they with their families and their caregivers, face many tasks and decisions. They may be psychological, spiritual, or medical in nature, but all end-of-life choices and medical decisions have complex psychological components, ramifications, and consequences that have a significant impact on the suffering patients and their caregivers.

Humans are creatures of habit. At a young age we develop routines, learn, and adapt to the environment in which we are presented. I would agree with the article “Change or Die,” written by Alan Deutschman, that change is essential and beneficial to improve the various aspects of an individual’s life. I believe that anyone is capable of change as long as they are given the tools and resources to do so. I have learned that more often than not experts will use the fear of death as an attempt to motivate people to change their lifestyle. I did not find it surprising that people respond better to new ideas when their emotional needs are addressed. This approach promotes a willing life transformation for the individual as opposed to being scared

Death is inescapable and shows no partiality or distinction. The author had his first encounter with death when he was four years old. About ten years later he would lose his mother to diabetes. Eighteen years later death struck again. He lost his dad to a battle with cancer over the course of four months. This happened two weeks prior to his wedding. Ten months later the author would deal with the deal of his mother-in-law.

I’ve learned that failure is a common part of life, but how you perceive failure is what matters the most. There are a lot of uncontrollable variables that can dictate a situation. However, the one aspect we are able to control is our state of mind and it is imperative to have a positive mental attitude. As described by Shawn Achor, in Before Happiness, if you allow a pessimistic mind set to control your outlook on a situation. Then, one will only focus on all the aspects of the failure instead of looking on how to improve the situation. Perfectly stated by Winston S. Churchill “A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; and optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.”

The book contains the writing of the author, her sister, and her mother as they all share their story of how suicide has affected them.

Back in the mid 70’s era, there were many test run to test the abilities of humans. One of these test were to see if there was a physiological explanation as to why the phenomenon known as the near death experience existed. The near death experience is a phenomenon that occurs when someone comes close to death this is also explained as “seeing the light” as many would compare it to. NDE’s can occur at any moment that someone is brought to the situation in which they are about to pass away. The problem with this today is determining whether or not the phenomenon exist or is just a part of someone’s dream state of mind based on what they know. Many believe this to be evident oppose to it

Death anxiety is a multifaceted nervousness that can include fear of the process of dying, the death in itself, and what happens after death (Zilberfein and Hurwitz, 2004). Yalom (2002) writes that the fear of death haunts each individual throughout life and that many people build denial-based defense mechanisms in order to cope with an ever-present awareness of death. The process of dying is both known and unknown, and nowhere is death anxiety more apparent than in patients suffering from terminal illness. According to Zilberfein and Hurwitz (2004), fear in patients suffering from fatal diseases can cause: (1) dependency, (2) increased chronic pain, (3) a loss of sense of control, and (4) significant attention paid to the question of what “lies ahead”. Along similar lines, Adelbratt and Strang (2000) conducted a study exploring how patients and their next-of-kin experience death anxiety. They found that thoughts central to this nervousness include fear related to the loss of autonomy and unknown

Most people who have had near death experiences have five things in common: changes in priority, time slows down, not realizing they made a choice with their actions,and things turned unexpectedly dangerous quickly. Many people who have experienced near death experiences have had a change in priorities such as Tom Benecke, Patrick Daniels, and Scott Lear. Before Tom Benecke had his near death experience, his main priority was finishing his work instead of spending time with his wife. After he almost fell from a ledge that was outside his window, he realized that he was putting things before his wife and decided to stop working and go to the movies with his wife.

The morning wind is as cold as ice, slicing passed my skin while I’m standing against it. It always like today of every year: cloudy, cold and sad. Like the sky is crying with me. I blend down to a tall, sleek, marble stone with the name “Amelia Bennett” written on it. That’s my mother’s name. She died when I was 7 year-old, it’s odd that I have the memories of her very clearly in my brain. Most children probably won’t. But I do, and I when I do, I missed her. I don’t even know what happened on that tragic day. I was blacked out and the next thing I remember is that she’s now laying deep underneath my feet. No one knows what happen, or no one wants to talk about it, not even my aunt. She’s the one that take me in after the accident. Why? Because

Death takes us all at some point but there are those that come close to the brink and return, this phenomenon is called a Near Death Experience. These moments or, Near Death Experiences, leave people with something hard to find, it leaves them with a change of heart. Near Death Experiences tend to include a rush of adrenaline, time slowing down, and a change of priorities, these are the effects of a near death experience but do they occur throughout most?

Max Klein’s near death experience had a positive outcome in his life. As stated in the Rominger article, most individuals who go through a near death experience or spiritual development of some kind, do so with a smooth transition as they venture along their path. I see Max’s spiritual emergence as a positive one as he begins to see and witness the things around him with more clarity. He views his experience as very real and as he tries to connect his inner self and inner thoughts, he leaves one conscious level that he has cultivated for so many years to join a different state of consciousness. While doing this Max experiences conflicts. It is in this new state, in which he transforms to temporarily, that Max witnesses the world around him

Time seems to slow down as she loses consciousness. Her deepest regret is that she didn’t get to say goodbye to her mom. She loved her so much. She’d be absolutely devastated to see the tragedy that is unfolding.

Although, a large amount of disappointments come out to be disappointing, there are some disappointments come out to be good. Like when Jesus got crucified on the cross, or when a loved family member passes away or when an animal dies. These things are all terrible, but they do have a bright side to them. Everyone just has to look at the bright side of the disappointments, and stay strong when these things occur.