Help me to describe this spiritual experience

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My grandmother has had dementia and slowly declined over the last several years. She was walking up until this week. We live apart.

Yesterday, I just had gnawing anxiety for no reason. I had a great morning- I worked out, gardened, but I just could not relax and could not figure out why. So much so, I assembled an entire piece of furniture that took 3 hours, rearranged furniture, washed and clothes- more than I needed to. Made a Goodwill pile—- but nothing relived the sense of anxiety, restlessness I was feeling.

At 9 pm, I got the call that she had an abrupt change in status. Suddenly she is laying down and not responsive. As of this morning she entered active dying. Again- I had no reason to think this was coming. She was just walking and nothing overtly medically wrong. Come to find out, when I was experiencing that gnawing anxiety that lasted for hours, she was very anxious, agitated and they were having trouble settling her at the nursing home (for hours).

I have deconstructed from evangelical Christianity, and want to believe in another existence but am struggling to build my own belief system. I would love for your opinions/thoughts on what I believe to be a spiritual experience above. Thank you in advance

Posted May 12, 2026, 6:24 AM UTC

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