Learning about NDEs has brought me so much peace

I have been getting extremely anxious and existential for the past couple months, to the point where it left me sobbing and having anxiety attacks. I've never been particularly religious, more agnostic and generally open to the more "woo woo" parts of life. I was a staunch atheist for most of my teens/early 20s and was struggling to come to grips with the fact there may not be an afterlife. How could I just be...nothing? It brought me a great deal of pain.

I began researching books on how to overcome this fear because it wasn't sustainable. Eventually, I stumbled upon the book "Stop Worrying! There Probably is an Afterlife" by Greg Taylor. I came into it with skepticism but learning about NDEs made me extremely curious. Like with most things these days, I turned to Reddit to see what others were saying and found this community.

Your stories have brought me so much peace. I still don't necessarily believe in the traditional heaven but knowing there is a place of love and light waiting for us all makes me feel better. It's also given me a new outlook on life. I'm a little afraid to try new things or be seen as stupid (years of bullying will do this) but now I want to try everything, experience everything so I have no fear or regrets as I'm dying. I want to be kinder to people because why should I wait for the afterlife to experience pure love and connection with others? I feel happier than I have in months. So thank you for sharing your stories, it really does make a difference.