I, the Second, in the Presence of the First’s Death. An Existential Perspective on Accompanying in Dying – Based on the Story with Raspberries

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.63867/aeif.7

Słowa kluczowe:

passing away, phenomenology of death and life, accompaniment, relationship, being-in-presence, authenticity of existence

Abstrakt

This article presents a personal perspective on participating in a boundary situation – the Second accompanying the First in dying. It is a record of an intimate experience, seen through the eyes of the Second – a “study of the intimacy of the boundary situation” (Walczak, 2023). It portrays the experience of being in the presence of a boundary situation, framed phenomenologically, which guides the path of accompanying someone in dying and leading the Second towards life after the death of the First. In this process, a “transformation” occurs – the Second, in the presence of the First’s death, becomes the First in the presence of her own mortality. The intimate experience of dying does not so much bring one closer to death, but – through awareness of one’s own transience – draws one nearer to life, becoming a source of authentic existence.

Biogram autora

  • Dorota Draczyńska - Akceptacja4FM.Lab, Warszawa, Polska

    Dorota Draczyńska is a psychologist, certified cognitive-behavioral psychotherapist (certificate no. 1674), and existential psychotherapist certified by NEST. Graduated from Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Dominican University in River Forest (Illinois, USA), and SWPS University in Warsaw. Professionally, affiliated with the Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology and the Dialog Therapy Center. Her scientific and clinical work focuses on relational trauma, Complex PTSD (CPTSD), and the development of therapeutic methods that support acceptance and living in alignment with oneself. She is the co-author of the 4FM Acceptance Training. She teaches a co-designed elective course at SWPS University and leads clinical training workshops at the Dialog Therapy Center. For many years, she has conducted training and research-development projects related to mental health. Privately – a woman, a partner, a mother. In her free time, she most enjoys… doing nothing. Lifelong learning is her way of being in the world.

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Opublikowane

2025-05-22

Numer

Nr 1 (2025): Śmierć jako emanacja życia

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Prawa autorskie (c) 2025 Analiza Egzystencjalna i Fenomoenologia Życia

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I, the Second, in the Presence of the First’s Death. An Existential Perspective on Accompanying in Dying – Based on the Story with Raspberries. (2025). Analiza Egzystencjalna I Fenomoenologia Życia, 1(1). https://doi.org/10.63867/aeif.7