Why is it so hard to talk about a spiritual experience?

Because the experience is so often dismissed. Research finds most people have had some kind of spiritual experience, but brush it off or don’t feel safe sharing it for fear of being called “crazy”, and one in five experiencers report harm from disclosing to a health-care provider. That is one reason an IANDS symposium found it usually takes 5 to 30 years to integrate a spiritually transformative or near-death experience.