Inner Life of the Dying Person
Inner Life of the Dying Person This unique book recounts the experience of facing one's death solely from the dying person's point of view rather than from the perspective of caregivers, survivors,…
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Inner Life of the Dying Person
This unique book recounts the experience of facing one's death solely from the dying person's point of view rather than from the perspective of caregivers, survivors, or rescuers. It also includes statements from individuals who are on death row, in death camps, or planning suicide. Such unmediated access challenges assumptions about the emotional and spiritual dimensions of dying, showing readers that--along with suffering, loss, anger, sadness, and fear--we can also feel courage, love, hope, reminiscence, transcendence, transformation, and even happiness as we die.A work that is at once psychological, sociological, and philosophical, this book brings together testimonies of those dying from terminal illness, old age, sudden injury or trauma, acts of war, and the consequences of natural disasters and terrorism.
Each form of dying addressed highlights an important set of emotions