Ways to Avoid Terminal Agitation

Anger and frustration don’t always have to accompany the end of life.

When we prepare for death, we often become preoccupied with the physical components. For example, we get a room ready. Order a portable potty chair or hospital bed to help make us more comfortable. We ask many questions about what our bodies will do as we slow down.

However, there are equally important emotional and psychological changes coming. Unfortunately, we don’t always think about these issues and, as a result, experience discomfort of a different sort.

Here are some ways I help my clients understand and maybe avoid terminal agitation.

Common Feelings at the End of Life

Everybody is different. No two lives are the same, and no two deaths are the same either. Nonetheless, I’ve seen some commonalities in the dying process, including common feelings.

These are not necessarily negative feelings either.

Dying people become understandably less interested in the outside world. They’ve got a lot going on inside themselves and sometimes withdraw from family and friends. This is called a “life…