Constant underlying feeling that I'm going to die soon

This is probably going to the be the weirdest thing I've ever typed in my whole life and to be honest I'm not 100% sure if it's going to make sense, but for quite a while now I've had this feeling in the back of my mind that I'm going to be somebody who dies at a young age. The feeling becomes stronger whenever I think about the future etc, because something in the back of my mind tells me that it's a fact that I won't live to see all of it.

It's weird, it's not an upsetting feeling because I'm so used to it that it just feels factual. I've looked up a lot of things about people knowing about things before they happen, and obviously it's very superstitious and most probably just chance, but I read these stories about people who have mentioned like they feel like they're going to die and then do and it kind of freaks me out a bit.

I used to struggle with depression a lot but I truly believe I have overcome this now and that this feeling of impending death is nothing related to that, as, like I said before, it's not a negative feeling, more of just something my brain seems to accept whenever I'm thinking deeply.

I always have these little thoughts, when I'm crossing the road or attending a doctors appointment or anything stupid and small like that, and it's just like "maybe it's going to be now... or now... or now".

I just wondered if anyone has ever experienced this before/know anyone else who has? It's very strange to me, not so much worrying as odd.

Thanks in advance

I get that too.

You appear to be suffering from anxiety, I suggest seeing a doctor about it; don't worry it's pretty common and can be managed with drugs/counselling. Particularly because it can have physical symptoms (don't worry, they can't kill you, but they can be pretty damn painful and they are quite easy to mistake for something much more severe. I went to the A&E twice due panic attacks - first time because I thought I was having a heart attack and the second because I thought I breathed in something poisonous ).

I don't know how old you are but based on your profile picture (you're quite pretty BTW ) I'm assuming your under 25, in which case the probability of you dying on a given year is over one in 4000 (see here: http://www.medicine.ox.ac.uk/bandolier/booth/Risk/dyingage.html).

Good luck overcoming the problem.

I know what you're saying. I'm currently having an experience which resembles what you've described in some aspects, but it's to a much lesser degree, it's not nearly as extreme as what you've described. I've been feeling a bit weird, I dunno. All you can do is just get on with your life, I suppose. And don't do anything to harm yourself on purpose.

You do?!
I really wouldn't say for me that it's 'extreme', it doesn't feel that way to me anyway. It is such a weird feeling isn't it? Yeah that's so true, and exactly what I'm going to do I won't, thanks for the concern

Yeah it's hard to describe, can't quite put my finger on it. Sometimes I find myself awake in the middle of the night with a strange sensation in my heart, or something. I don't constantly think about it, but sometimes the thought crosses my mind. I never really considered it too much, but reading this thread, now I'm thinking about it. Hard to describe. Maybe I'm just imagining it, that's what I tell myself. Maybe it will pass with time, who knows.

Definitely, I found it hard to put it into words to write this thread. That sounds awful! I guess you've just got to keep reminding yourself that it's all in your head . Sorry if I've made you think about it! It's so nice to know I'm not really weird and that others experience the same thing though I'm sure it will pass, for both of us!

No it's fine, no problem at all. It's more interesting than scary to be honest. I thought it was a pretty weird thing to experience. Sometimes I think what if this is it, what if I don't wake up in the morning, you know. I think the best medicine is to fill your day with activities that you enjoy (as much as as possible), then maybe the feeling goes away.

This is probably going to the be the weirdest thing I've ever typed in my whole life and to be honest I'm not 100% sure if it's going to make sense, but for quite a while now I've had this feeling in the back of my mind that I'm going to be somebody who dies at a young age. The feeling becomes stronger whenever I think about the future etc, because something in the back of my mind tells me that it's a fact that I won't live to see all of it.

It's weird, it's not an upsetting feeling because I'm so used to it that it just feels factual. I've looked up a lot of things about people knowing about things before they happen, and obviously it's very superstitious and most probably just chance, but I read these stories about people who have mentioned like they feel like they're going to die and then do and it kind of freaks me out a bit.

I used to struggle with depression a lot but I truly believe I have overcome this now and that this feeling of impending death is nothing related to that, as, like I said before, it's not a negative feeling, more of just something my brain seems to accept whenever I'm thinking deeply.

I always have these little thoughts, when I'm crossing the road or attending a doctors appointment or anything stupid and small like that, and it's just like "maybe it's going to be now... or now... or now".

I just wondered if anyone has ever experienced this before/know anyone else who has? It's very strange to me, not so much worrying as odd.

Thanks in advance

Haha good. Yes it is very interesting! Mine is not so much the feeling of going to sleep and not waking up, but being in a terrible accident, so like when I'm crossing the road or walking under scaffolding or somebody dodgy looking is walking behind me or something! Maybe it's partly paranoia? Yeah definitely

Haha good. Yes it is very interesting! Mine is not so much the feeling of going to sleep and not waking up, but being in a terrible accident, so like when I'm crossing the road or walking under scaffolding or somebody dodgy looking is walking behind me or something! Maybe it's partly paranoia? Yeah definitely

OP, I get this as well but I think it's fairly common and normal. Overcome your fear of death and it'll go. I agree it's likely to be related to underlying emotional/work anxiety/stress.

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Maybe it's just being cautious, that can be a good thing. And I can't tell you how many times I thought I'd have an accident on the road, but then I do cycle on the roads everyday without much regard for safety. There have been quite a few close calls. But anyway, people can die at any time, some people die in the toilet, some just sitting watching the telly, it can happen anywhere, that's the most disconcerting thing about it, the uncertainty. Sorry if all this sounds very grim, I'm not obsessed with death or anything like that.

Anxiety is a really weird thing, and sometimes you don't think that you're anxious and then suddenly you're having a panic attack and it's really strange. The first symptom I really got of anxiety was the paranoia, and I constantly felt like somebody was going to jump out of the bushes and stab me, or if I was driving I felt like a truck was going to drive into me. It could be another form of mental illness causing paranoia, but anxiety seems likely if you have no other symptoms of psychosis. That being said, we're not doctors or psychologists. As I said, sometimes I don't actually really think I'm anxious, but then I realise I have heart palpitations and struggle to breathe slowly. It can be a hard thing to understand and pinpoint sometimes.

I hope so! That's probably something I need to do, as I am completely terrified of dying, the feeling of nothingness is so confusing to me and I don't like the unknown, but when I have these feelings I don't feel scared.



Yeah perhaps, I've always been a very cautious person. I feel like now that I'm learning to drive I need to overcome this though, because I'll often think whilst in a lesson that the next car is going to lose control passing me and plough into me. It's not grim! It's just factual Haha I know don't worry.



I've only ever experienced one panic attack that I could 100% say was a panic attack, but maybe you're right and these are just smaller, less extreme version of this and I'm not noticing. Yeah I get that feeling!! That's exactly it! I'm pretty sure it isn't psychosis, although I did use to struggle with very real "daydream" type vision thingies, but I discussed this with my doctor and she wasn't concerned so I think I'm probably just a bit too over imaginative haha.

Yeah definitely, I think you're probably right.
Thanks for your response!

Haha good. Yes it is very interesting! Mine is not so much the feeling of going to sleep and not waking up, but being in a terrible accident, so like when I'm crossing the road or walking under scaffolding or somebody dodgy looking is walking behind me or something! Maybe it's partly paranoia? Yeah definitely

It's not necessarily anxiety (although most probably) - I've had it even when I was anxiety free - the knowledge that I'm going to die young, it's sixth sense, not always anxiety.

Advice above is very helpful

It could just be your own mind daring itself to think these things, just because it can. A bit like OCD