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Thanatophobia
Dear one and all of TSR,
I was just wondering if anyone suffers from Thanatophobia, that is a fear of death. Increasingly, especially when I am overtired and trying to fall asleep, I find myself fearing my own death. It's the whole fear of the unknown and missing out on all those great things that may be invented in the future etc. I feel like I have so much left to do (obviously, unless something bad happens, at the age of almost 21 I still have the time to achieve a lot), and don't like to waste a day and so always try and make sure I've achieved something.
Its something I've been thinking for years, since about the age of 13 or so. I even started at 13 saving most of my money so I would be alright in case my parents died. When my nan died two years, I would have thought it would have bothered me a lot, but I justified it because she wanted to go as she was fed up at the age of 86 of not being able to walk much without difficult and she missed her husband.
People seem to really take this fear of death to extremes. I suppose mine is more because I am agnostic and really just don't know what to expect at death and I don't want to die yet. Maybe as I get older I will change. I was just wondering, what are other people's thoughts on this? Do you also feel this in various ways? Or is really just illogical seeing as we all will die someday? Thanks for your time.
I was just wondering if anyone suffers from Thanatophobia, that is a fear of death. Increasingly, especially when I am overtired and trying to fall asleep, I find myself fearing my own death. It's the whole fear of the unknown and missing out on all those great things that may be invented in the future etc. I feel like I have so much left to do (obviously, unless something bad happens, at the age of almost 21 I still have the time to achieve a lot), and don't like to waste a day and so always try and make sure I've achieved something.
Its something I've been thinking for years, since about the age of 13 or so. I even started at 13 saving most of my money so I would be alright in case my parents died. When my nan died two years, I would have thought it would have bothered me a lot, but I justified it because she wanted to go as she was fed up at the age of 86 of not being able to walk much without difficult and she missed her husband.
People seem to really take this fear of death to extremes. I suppose mine is more because I am agnostic and really just don't know what to expect at death and I don't want to die yet. Maybe as I get older I will change. I was just wondering, what are other people's thoughts on this? Do you also feel this in various ways? Or is really just illogical seeing as we all will die someday? Thanks for your time.
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Hey Kuchiki Byakuya!
Would not expect you to fear death!
I'm not sure what advice to give, the best I can think of is that, whilst there are no rational reasons that will, upon your believing them, prevent you feeling afraid of death, perhaps try and accept that it is an inescapable and inevitable fact of life (at least currently), and therefore does not merit emotion being wasted on it.
I have a good friend who used to feel this way in her early teenage years. I think she's since grown out of it and lives a happy life
Don't let your fear of death prevent you living a happy life!
Would not expect you to fear death!
I'm not sure what advice to give, the best I can think of is that, whilst there are no rational reasons that will, upon your believing them, prevent you feeling afraid of death, perhaps try and accept that it is an inescapable and inevitable fact of life (at least currently), and therefore does not merit emotion being wasted on it.
I have a good friend who used to feel this way in her early teenage years. I think she's since grown out of it and lives a happy life
Don't let your fear of death prevent you living a happy life!
Tariqé
Don't let your fear of death prevent you living a happy life!
It doesn't. I am doing really well in life, doing well academically, and got a great girlfriend etc. Just seems to pop into my mind head sometimes. I was just curious as to why this may be and whether it is quite common?
TheConfuddledOne
It doesn't. I am doing really well in life, doing well academically, and got a great girlfriend etc. Just seems to pop into my mind head sometimes. I was just curious as to why this may be and whether it is quite common?
I don't think I coul provide you with an adequate answer to either of those questions. Sorry
I don't want to die until I'm a very big beetle
TheConfuddledOne
Dear one and all of TSR,
I was just wondering if anyone suffers from Thanatophobia, that is a fear of death. Increasingly, especially when I am overtired and trying to fall asleep, I find myself fearing my own death. It's the whole fear of the unknown and missing out on all those great things that may be invented in the future etc. I feel like I have so much left to do (obviously, unless something bad happens, at the age of almost 21 I still have the time to achieve a lot), and don't like to waste a day and so always try and make sure I've achieved something.
Its something I've been thinking for years, since about the age of 13 or so. I even started at 13 saving most of my money so I would be alright in case my parents died. When my nan died two years, I would have thought it would have bothered me a lot, but I justified it because she wanted to go as she was fed up at the age of 86 of not being able to walk much without difficult and she missed her husband.
People seem to really take this fear of death to extremes. I suppose mine is more because I am agnostic and really just don't know what to expect at death and I don't want to die yet. Maybe as I get older I will change. I was just wondering, what are other people's thoughts on this? Do you also feel this in various ways? Or is really just illogical seeing as we all will die someday? Thanks for your time.
I was just wondering if anyone suffers from Thanatophobia, that is a fear of death. Increasingly, especially when I am overtired and trying to fall asleep, I find myself fearing my own death. It's the whole fear of the unknown and missing out on all those great things that may be invented in the future etc. I feel like I have so much left to do (obviously, unless something bad happens, at the age of almost 21 I still have the time to achieve a lot), and don't like to waste a day and so always try and make sure I've achieved something.
Its something I've been thinking for years, since about the age of 13 or so. I even started at 13 saving most of my money so I would be alright in case my parents died. When my nan died two years, I would have thought it would have bothered me a lot, but I justified it because she wanted to go as she was fed up at the age of 86 of not being able to walk much without difficult and she missed her husband.
People seem to really take this fear of death to extremes. I suppose mine is more because I am agnostic and really just don't know what to expect at death and I don't want to die yet. Maybe as I get older I will change. I was just wondering, what are other people's thoughts on this? Do you also feel this in various ways? Or is really just illogical seeing as we all will die someday? Thanks for your time.
THIS! This is me exactly! Exactly the same sensation and experience, and started at the same age! I thought I was weird for feeling this way, being only 16 now. No-one offline that I've talked to seems to be able to help. I've also never had an experience which would cause this phobia, except maybe the death of my grandfather who I never really knew anyway. It frightens me to think about The Beyond, or if there even is one... in the day-time I'm completely fine with it (although I have had some panic attacks about it- but I kept quiet about them).
Most of the time I'm just like "(swear word) I'm going to die!" - wish I could always exist, at least my mind if not my body.
fran.ha
Isn't everyone scared of death?
I'm not. I figure when it happens, it happens, you can't do anything about it so why fear it - you'll just make it worse for yourself.
Death is my worst fear. Just the thought of not existing and there being nothingness forever. Like, just imagine before you were born. Well, you can't because it was nothing. And that's what death will be like and I can't even comprehend it. I have panic attacks about it every day and I can't sleep; it's actually ruining my life.
I am terrified of dying mainly because I nearly died last year and it was the most scary terrifying painful time ever and I wouldn't want to ever go through it again in a hurry.
death is something very hard to comprehend. the not being here, having no mind is just strange but it was like that before we were born. i gues i have a slight fear of afterlife but i dont think their is an after life.
i wouldnt worry about wanting to do so much and ahcieve so much because at the end of the day when your dead non of that matters because your not here.
just live life
i wouldnt worry about wanting to do so much and ahcieve so much because at the end of the day when your dead non of that matters because your not here.
just live life
Think of all the horrible things in the world; war, disease, hatred, etc. Personally, I can't wait to serve my time and get out of here.
In the meantime, make everything worthwhile. Don't waste your life, and at the end of it all, you'll be glad for the rest.
In the meantime, make everything worthwhile. Don't waste your life, and at the end of it all, you'll be glad for the rest.
fran.ha
Isn't everyone scared of death?
As soon as I become dependent on another person to live well, I want to die.
I'm not scared of death, I just don't want to die anytime soon =)
I fear other people dying often O_O
Hmm... I would just distract youself whenever the thought crosses your head. Think of other things or you could try and tell yourself that you're probably not going to die anytime soon.
Sometimes - when I fear someone will die for no valid reason - I say to myself, "No one's going to die because I'm gonna have a fantastic day with them soon, so they can't leave now" ha ha.
I've said this before, but I fear dying, but not death. I fear a horrible pain, but not nothingness. There is no reason to fear not existing- when you don't exist, you won't even know it.
I felt like that when I was younger. I remember once running to my mum and saying "I don't want to die, I don't want to die...". It's like this sudden cold, hollow feeling. I imagine that as you get older and maturer, it should bother you less and less.
TheConfuddledOne
Most of the time I'm just like "(swear word) I'm going to die!" - wish I could always exist, at least my mind if not my body.
I felt like that when I was younger. I remember once running to my mum and saying "I don't want to die, I don't want to die...". It's like this sudden cold, hollow feeling. I imagine that as you get older and maturer, it should bother you less and less.
Ok most people fear dying...
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