I guess I'm not making myself clear enough.

I'm talking about physiology and psychology, not what happens to the spirit after the dying process is over, not the event of death itself. This thread was about the difference between the terms "dying" and "death" due how the physical process of dying can be fearful, as from pain and the duration of that suffering.

No matter how connected one is to spirit, anything that puts you into a situation were you may die, such as my choking experiences, simply cause fear. It's natural because your body is dying. It reacts with pain and those parts of your psyche that are afraid of leaving right now react with fear. Plus, it's difficult to imagine being in those situations until it happens to you. You still don't know how you're going to react until that moment.

Once you get past the hurdle of dying, then yes, death is easy. The fear is gone, the panic is gone, and all other psychological and physical barriers to death. You don't have to do anything. You're dead.

And thus, the difference between "dying" and "death"