Is there any explanation as to why some people see demons/flames while on their deathbed?

Lately, I’ve been having terrible anxiety about Hell and have zero peace of mind, as I find conflicting answers everywhere. I’m talking about feeling scared and thinking about it from the time I wake up, to the time I go to bed and I haven’t been sleeping good at all because of it. I am not a Christian, but I have fallen down the rabbit hole of what they believe.

I have read some things about people on their deathbeds seeing demons, feeling fire and screaming things like "Please don’t let them take me!" And "It's so hot! The fire is so hot!" Until they die and this has left me terrified of death, to the point where I can't even focus on enjoying life.

These were just random comments on a video of a hospice nurse talking about deathbed visions that were positive. The hospice nurse was saying that she never saw people screaming about Hell, but people in the comments were talking about experiences that they've witnessed and that she was wrong to tell people that this never happens. These were actually under a Hospice Julie video.

Normally, I would think that people were having these experiences because they believe that they would. But I’ve read NDE stories and deathbed stories about people seeing things/beings that didn’t line up with their religion or beliefs at all, so it’s kinda hard to deny that Hell exists when there are stories and evidence like that out there and it brings me so much anxiety about death and what would even qualify as bad enough to go to Hell.

My brain just keeps telling me that things like spirits of loved ones giving messages through mediums or positive NDEs, or anything positive about the other side that isn’t Biblical, is all just deception/illusions from the enemy, because of what Christians say.. Is there any explanation as to why this happens besides it being their beliefs? Because There’s some evidence out there from what I’ve read and belief doesn’t always play a part in things like these..

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greensnacks · F

Believe whatever you want, but know that the brain is an insanely powerful thing and subconsciously does things you consciously don't want to deal with or would never wish upon yourself. Just like you produce saliva when thinking of sour lemon, subconsciously is 1047648393664% more powerful. It filters the world around you with the thoughts you have daily and after a while of repetitions, it manifests it. (because to it, it's only natural to be this way, bc you tell it to daily.it doesn't know to tell bad from good, as it's a tool) and unfortunately negative thoughts are more powerful that positive, because, evolutionary, they were the ones that saved us from dying (ex. omg lion, run, and there isn't a lion in the bush, but it mightve been a leopard, and ur ancestors survived)
Fears and unresolved issues play a role (may I add HUGE ROLE) in it. Mind limitations etc.

So, that being said, we live in a world inside our heads FIRST, then everything else. And most of the world In our heads is produced by external stimulus.

Now you can believe in Gods, astral planes, traveling, multiverses and all theories that there are about this weird and unusual plane we are on, but it's VERY possible people that see hell and whatnot on their deathbeds could be just subconscious fears they've seen thought their entire lives. Or actual physical body function (not all people pass the same way) and the brain only finds a suitable explanation to show you (much like you're dreaming of snow ig you're cold when sleeping).

My two cents.

And btw, you seem to have an obsessive personality of sorts where you feed your fears. I would suggest dropping the topic and moving onto something better and more positive, so you can get the quality of your life back.

Hellokitty212 · 31-35, F

@greensnacks I most certainly have obsessive anxiety and I can usually get over an obsession if I ignore it, but this topic feels so scary to just ignore.

I feel like I'm just looking away from what could be my future eternity.

I know worrying about it doesn't help at all, but I don't know how else to react to this.

And before anyone asks, no, I do not have religious trauma. I made the mistake of going down the Christian rabbit hole, all because I saw a video of a woman on TikTok, talking about how she was a former medium who turned Christian because she figured out that the spirits that communicate with us are demons/familiar spirits and they impersonate our loved ones to lead us astray from God/religion..

greensnacks · F

@Hellokitty212 it's only your obsessive mind talking to you. Trying to access any possible dangers in the future and overly working.

But the thing is, even if that's the case, wouldn't you want to have a peaceful life while here? It's like worrying about dying. It's gonna happen, live while you can. Im sure you're a good person and don't actively hurt others. Don't hurt others, live a quality life and do good if you can. It's what's life is about.
And even if this God you fear so much is like that(which I don't wanna go to I whole religious talk, bc every religion speaks more or less the same because Its a social construct) he will see you had a good life and shouldn't care about if you went to church or not.

Instead of watching "mediums" that talk about that and then converting (people that are highly obsessive will go from obsessively following the occult to other religions fast because they're obsessive like that) I'd suggested learning first about anthropology, religion historicaly speaking,( how and why they were developed), (during hunter gathering tribes didn't need much law and order and their gods were closely tied to nature/pagans/ earth god, wind god etc) later on as we developed more complex societies, we needed law. There we see the emerging of more religions that are scary /he will punish you if you steal from my copious amounts of wheat and rice and ig you do this and that-mostly stuff the society considered bad).

And then learn about religions and hear scientists talk about it. I recently heard a really good sentence from Neil DeGrasse how he said people just make up Gods for what they can't explain, and that's fine. Before we couldn't explain fire, we had a god that made fire and thunder etc.

Just know yourself and know you're obsessive like that and deep dive into stuff that will work for you. Do the research on religions and learn more.
Don't believe people on tiktok or wherever only, learn from multiple sources, check, triple check and make your own conclusions
Good luck.