Ego death feels and seems and looks, quite literally, like you are actually experiencing your physical death. But then you come out on the other side just fine,

Ego death feels and seems and looks, quite literally, like you are actually experiencing your physical death. But then you come out on the other side just fine, or if you don't resist but instead let go, perhaps "enlightened" for a while ... (there are degrees of enlightenment IME) It's strikingly similar to death experiences I've had slowly waking up as I die in morning dreams ...