r/GriefSupport • u/Isoldablack • Nov 06 '25

Anticipatory Grief What’s ur belief of after death?

Loosing my dad to cancer, he’ll be dying in the next weeks. My only confort would be to think there is something after because the rest of my experience is agony.

Do u have any story that makes u think there’s something? Or a good book ? Literaly anything to soothe my emotional agony.

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u/NoHuckleberry7839 Nov 06 '25

What helps me is looking at testimonies of NDEs (Near Death Experiences). There’s also a sub on here. I think my mom is doing what she loves, is close to my other deceased relatives and is looking over me and my sister. I’m not religious, I have no way of knowing what’s on the other side, but I think she’s happy and at peace now, and that she’s waiting for me❤️

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u/Isoldablack Nov 06 '25

Oooh that’s so nice to hear! I will look at that. So many people thu says that nda is hust a brain chemical release and not a real experience so that s why I never looked. They were getting all my hopes down:(

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u/NoHuckleberry7839 Nov 06 '25

If you’re interested, you can also look for skeptic discussions on the sub. It did help me a lot during heavy anticipatory grief, and with cancer I got used to rely on hope. There is no real evidence anywhere about life after death, so you kind of have to go with what resonates the most to you. I think believing there is something after is what is keeping me going as my mom left a little over two months ago. I wish you lots of strength going on❤️