The Inner Life of the Person Dying recounts the experience of facing one s death solely from the dying person s perspective showing that along with suffering loss anger sadness and fear we can also feel courage love hope transcendence transformation and even happiness as we die 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 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 It also includes statements from individuals who are on death row in death camps or planning suicide Each form of dying addressed highlights an important set of emotions and narratives that often eclipses stereotypical renderings of dying and reflects the numerous contexts in which this journey can occur outside of hospitals nursing homes and hospices Chapters focus on common emotional themes linked to dying expanding and challenging them through first person accounts and analyses of relevant academic and clinical literature in psycho oncology palliative care gerontology military history anthropology sociology cultural and religious studies poetry and fiction The result is an all encompassing investigation into an experience that will eventually include us all and is more surprising and profound than anyone can imagine

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