A research study showed that the majority of participants found comfort from their After-Death Communication (ADC).
The study found that of 596 respondents claiming to have ADC, 583 (98%) said the experience brought them comfort. It found that their ADCs were enjoyable and they used expressions such as happy, joyous, love, and comfort to describe their experiences.
The comfort evoked by ADC may also play a role in the resolution of grief due to a bereavement. This may relate to a sense of hope that the loved one is still present, albeit non-physically, which takes away the perception that death results in the end of a person.
This can help to alleviate the anxiety typically associated with death and mortality by reassuring the bereaved individual the deceased lives on, as well as providing reassurance about our own eventual death.
Summary
ADCs suggest that if the loved one has survived physical death, it is reasonable to assume that at physical death we might also survive and be reunited with loved ones. This sense of comfort, in turn, assists the grieving process.
References:
A full list of references is available in the Reference Material section.
- McCormick, B. and Tassell-Matamua, N. (2016). After-Death Communication: A Typology of Therapeutic Benefits. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 34(3).
- Osis, K, and Haraldsson, E. (2012) At the Hour of Death. Guildford: White Crow Books.
- Wills-Brandon, C. (2000) One Last Hug Before I Go – The Mystery and Meaning of Deathbed Visions. Florida: Health Communications, Inc.
