>>8662960This is pretty accurate. I have often thought of being dead as phantom limb syndrome but all over. The reason there are "apparitions" is because your shape is somewhat imprinted onto your soul.
I've come to the opinion that souls are subatomic constructs that form the foundation of your awareness and since we are cursed with self-awareness it's much harder for us to "move on" after death. You never hear ghost stories about animals because they're not self aware and their souls are instantly "recycled" or "absorbed"
You still have choices to make after you die. Some people choose not to let go and live in the dust of their previous life. Eventually their will to project their bodies fades and they become "orbs" of energy. This doesn't last forever either and they let go naturally into the next life. That is why you never hear of ancient ruins being haunted.
The best choice you can make for yourself after you die is to accept it and let go. Otherwise you will find only more pain and sorrow in prolonging the inevitable shift back into the living.
