Your Demise

[Joshua Farrell]

I think every honest person, with the exception of some very religious (I hesitate to use that word) people who are at total peace with God, very old people who have accepted death, and people who believe death is the end period, would say that they fear death to some degree, but I wonder do we fear death, or is it the way we get there, or the retribution after.

I don't fear death as such, because it will happen no matter what. Though I have no desire to hasten it's arrival. That would scare me rigid.

 

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And you are talking about this because?

 

[Joshua Farrell]

Because it helps promote discussion, maybe? 😛

Plus, who hasn't thought about their death before? People have dreams about dying and being afraid, while others in their dreams aren't afraid of death, yet do not die in certain situations.

 

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I'm 25 and I tend to think about life and not death. I'm not an god person who goes to church. Only thing that I do like about old churches is the style of the buildings

 

[Katrina]

I don't have a fear of dying but I do fear having a painful death and I do fear that my family will take it hard and not cope with it very well. I honestly thought that death was really far off and I'd live into my 70s which is the average, right? But then in 2017 I found out I had cancer and I could see death closer than ever. Then I got diagnosed with a 2nd cancer months later. I'm doing well now but those experiences made me realize that I might not have another 20 years to live like I thought. So I can't fear the death part but I don't want it to hurt when I go. And for some reason dying in my sleep terrifies me because of that prayer where it has "if I should die before I awake..." That tormented me as a kid!

 

[Elli]

I similarly fear a painful death, @Lämmchen, though the idea of dying in my sleep at 103 years old and not existing anymore is all right if it has to happen. But a car accident, a heart attack, cancer, really anything violent, painful, or sudden are all very difficult possibilities to cope with. We can't stop these things from happening, which is the worst of all. My anxiety really latches on to those thoughts.

The concept of consciousness is uncomfortable to me. I don't understand what I am, why I exist, and how to accept that I am temporary. It's all so confusing. I just hope that I'm able to make the most of my life, so that when time is up, I can feel a little better. Hopefully I helped others and did some good, somewhere.

I don't think too much on an after life, though. I don't believe that one exists, but if it does, I would want to be able to see my family again. It would be pointless to be alone, forever.