The Thought Of Inevitable Death Is Terrifying Me...

This used to be a subject I handled well, I used to comfort friends who got depressed over such thoughts, but all of a sudden the past month or two I myself can't get it out of my mind. I'm going to die. Not today, not tomorrow, not even soon (if luck serves me well), but at some point there's no question about it, I'm going to die, and that's starting to terrify me. It's like we fear doomsdays for we believe we may die, but somehow forget that we all have our own personal doomsday ahead and that one's a guaranteed event. The sheer thought of it alone is wrenching my gut right now. My life isn't perfect, not even close, but I don't want to loose it nonetheless and enter total nothingness. Thinking that no matter what I do that's exactly what's going to happen come a few decades is depressing me greatly lately. Any achievement I make would feel useless as I won't even be there to see the extent of my success if talking about leaving behind a legacy.

I'd love to believe in afterlife, I envy those who do, but the fact is that there's practically no undeniable evidence what so ever that one exists. As far as we're aware we just become nothing. I can't really think of it as peaceful because we would have no sense of peace, no thought, no feeling, nothing. We're just not there no more.

Does anyone have any thoughts or facts to share on this subject to possibly ease my mind?

The Universe has existed for 13.75 billion years before you and will do so after you die. Why worry about the after any more then you worry about the before?

This used to be a subject I handled well, I used to comfort friends who got depressed over such thoughts, but all of a sudden the past month or two I myself can't get it out of my mind. I'm going to die. Not today, not tomorrow, not even soon (if luck serves me well), but at some point there's no question about it, I'm going to die, and that's starting to terrify me. It's like we fear doomsdays for we believe we may die, but somehow forget that we all have our own personal doomsday ahead and that one's a guaranteed event. The sheer thought of it alone is wrenching my gut right now. My life isn't perfect, not even close, but I don't want to loose it nonetheless and enter total nothingness. Thinking that no matter what I do that's exactly what's going to happen come a few decades is depressing me greatly lately. Any achievement I make would feel useless as I won't even be there to see the extent of my success if talking about leaving behind a legacy.

I'd love to believe in afterlife, I envy those who do, but the fact is that there's practically no undeniable evidence what so ever that one exists. As far as we're aware we just become nothing. I can't really think of it as peaceful because we would have no sense of peace, no thought, no feeling, nothing. We're just not there no more.

Does anyone have any thoughts or facts to share on this subject to possibly ease my mind?

sune_Gem

Do what other scared people do, turn to religion.

The Universe has existed for 13.75 billion years before you and will do so after you die. Why worry about the after any more then you worry about the before?

mattisgod01

That's an interesting way of putting it. I guess the before seems less scary because research and such can look into it and find out a lot of things, while the after is a total mystery.

Mid-life crisis?JasonDarksavior

More like quater-life crisis really.

Do what other scared people do, turn to religion.

tenaka2

I would actually love to be able to believe in a religion. I just find it so... illogical, though, and can't really set my mind to a faith. No offence to those who have.

Well once you are dead you'll completly stop thinking ... In a way that comforts me. I can be scared all I want now but once I die, I'm gone and I won't even know it.

I'm very content with not existing anymore. No more pain, sadness, worries, etc. l4dak47

Yes but we won't be able to experience the joys of life anymore (the happy moments and life does have happy moments too) and that's sad and depressing.

One of the criminals who hung there hurled insults at him: "Aren't you the Messiah? Save yourself and us" but the other criminal rebuked him. "Don't you fear God," he said, "since you are under the same sentence? We are punished justly, for we are getting what our deeds deserve. But ths man has done nothing wrong." Then he said, "Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom" Jesus answered him saying, "Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise."

[QUOTE="l4dak47"]I'm very content with not existing anymore. No more pain, sadness, worries, etc. pariah3

Yes but we won't be able to experience the joys of life anymore and that's sad and depressing.

It's funny you bring this up, I've been going through the exact same thing lately, when I really, really think about it, and realize that I will one day die, guaranteed, and I will never ever be back, my whole world gone, it scares me, it gave me panick attacks,

what scares me even more is how time flies, for example there are events we arent enthusiastic about in our daily lives and we try to schedule them into the distant future, but before you know it that time melts away and the day you dread is suddenly there, I think its the same thing with death, probably in 60 years or so (if Im lucky) it'll come, and there's nothing I can do about it, the time will fly and that moment will arrive,

on the bright side though this phase has made me think about how I can spend my life the best way I can, I used to live like I'm immortal, putting things off like I had infinite time, not taking risks, not enjoying the little things, not spending enough time with the people I love, all that is changing now, we are all dying :cry:

"Death is nothing to us, since when we are, death has not come, and when death has come, we are not."

It's funny you bring this up, I've been going through the exact same thing lately, when I really, really think about it, and realize that I will one day die, guaranteed, and I will never ever be back, my whole world gone, it scares me, it gave me panick attacks,

what scares me even more is how time flies, for example there are events we arent enthusiastic about in our daily lives and we try to schedule them into the distant future, but before you know it that time melts away and the day you dread is suddenly there, I think its the same thing with death, probably in 60 years or so (if Im lucky) it'll come, and there's nothing I can do about it, the time will fly and that moment will arrive,

on the bright side though this phase has made me think about how I can spend my life the best way I can, I used to live like I'm immortal, putting things off like I had infinite time, not taking risks, not enjoying the little things, not spending enough time with the people I love, all that is changing now, we are all dying :cry:

ethanradd

I know what you mean by time flying. Last week I received a reply to a comment I posted on YouTube somewhere. I felt like I wrote that comment about two week ago, but when I looked at back at it for the reply, I wrote it 5 months ago. It really is terrifying.

"Death is nothing to us, since when we are, death has not come, and when death has come, we are not."

Yoda

I lift my drink and sing a song, for who knows if life is short or long?

I don't find it scary but instead sad. It's unfortunate to know that all those we know and love will be gone and that our bodies are limited expendable organisms. I will miss everyone right before the time comes, but when it comes we must be ready. If we live in fear of death our whole lives, how will we enjoy life?

lol...Athiests.

Trillions of people have died since the existance of humanity. You dying is not going to be something horrible or special, it's natural. It's going to suck, and we all die alone, and most of us will live the last hours in terrible fear. But it will be ok in the end. And it will be like the deepest sleep you've ever had.

And then nothing until the end of time, or until infinity, but you won't know because you simply cease to exist. Your brain will not exist. All electrical brainactivity will cease. There is no thinking, no feeling, no conciousness. So it will be fine.

lol...Athiests.

GrayF0X786

It always surprised me how the Religious act like the belief in an after-life is comforting, I'd be terrified. What if the Muslims are right?

Trillions of people have died since the existance of humanity. You dying is not going to be something horrible or special, it's natural. It's going to suck, and we all die alone, and most of us will live the last hours in terrible fear. But it will be ok in the end. And it will be like the deepest sleep you've ever had.

And then nothing until the end of time, or until infinity, but you won't know because you simply cease to exist. Your brain will not exist. All electrical brainactivity will cease. There is no thinking, no feeling, no conciousness. So it will be fine.

PetJel

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One of the criminals who hung there hurled insults at him: "Aren't you the Messiah? Save yourself and us" but the other criminal rebuked him. "Don't you fear God," he said, "since you are under the same sentence? We are punished justly, for we are getting what our deeds deserve. But ths man has done nothing wrong." Then he said, "Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom" Jesus answered him saying, "Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise."

BATTOSAI76

[QUOTE="BATTOSAI76"]

One of the criminals who hung there hurled insults at him: "Aren't you the Messiah? Save yourself and us" but the other criminal rebuked him. "Don't you fear God," he said, "since you are under the same sentence? We are punished justly, for we are getting what our deeds deserve. But ths man has done nothing wrong." Then he said, "Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom" Jesus answered him saying, "Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise."

draughtfiber

It's my favorite.:)

You have your entire life to get used to the fact you are going to die. Now man up!, or you can play so videogames during your wait.

[QUOTE="GrayF0X786"]

lol...Athiests.

mattisgod01

It always surprised me how the Religious act like the belief in an after-life is comforting, I'd be terrified. What if the Muslims are right?

He is a Muslim so that would make him happy

I'm very content with not existing anymore. No more pain, sadness, worries, etc. l4dak47

This ^ is my view on the matter

Death is terryifing. I think anyone can agree. You could die any day though. On the freeway or you could be murdered.

I believe in the afterlife. The new heavens and the new earth. Some memories will have passed away, but you will live on there. I've actually caught a large glimpse into the afterlife on the new Earth and many things are the same as they are now.

Death is terryifing. I think anyone can agree. You could die any day though. On the freeway or you could be murdered.

I believe in the afterlife. The new heavens and the new earth. Some memories will have passed away, but you will live on there. I've actually caught a large glimpse into the afterlife on the new Earth and many things are the same as they are now.

narlymech

You saying you've seen/been to the afterlife?

Ignorance is bliss.

Whenever I end up thinking about this (thankfully not that often), it helps to know that none of us know exactly when that day is coming. And we all still have a potentially long life ahead of us.

Instead of thinking what comes after death, I focus more on the very next day... and then the next day after that, etc (and the weekend, which is getting drunk time for me!). There's still plenty of time to enjoy things. And who knows, some of us may even think about things a little differently as we get older.

[QUOTE="narlymech"]

Death is terryifing. I think anyone can agree. You could die any day though. On the freeway or you could be murdered.

I believe in the afterlife. The new heavens and the new earth. Some memories will have passed away, but you will live on there. I've actually caught a large glimpse into the afterlife on the new Earth and many things are the same as they are now.

You saying you've seen/been to the afterlife?

[QUOTE="Bane_09"]

[QUOTE="narlymech"]

Death is terryifing. I think anyone can agree. You could die any day though. On the freeway or you could be murdered.

I believe in the afterlife. The new heavens and the new earth. Some memories will have passed away, but you will live on there. I've actually caught a large glimpse into the afterlife on the new Earth and many things are the same as they are now.

narlymech

You saying you've seen/been to the afterlife?

Or schizophrenia, but nonetheless that is interesting

Ignorance is bliss.

Whenever I end up thinking about this (thankfully not that often), it helps to know that none of us know exactly when that day is coming. And we all still have a potentially long life ahead of us.

Instead of thinking what comes after death, I focus more on the very next day... and then the next day after that, etc (and the weekend, which is getting drunk time for me!). There's still plenty of time to enjoy things. And who knows, some of us may even think about things a little differently as we get older.

Celldrax

My grandad told me he used to be scared of death when he was younger, but he said as he grew older the fear died down and he just accepted it. I hope I feel the same.

[QUOTE="BATTOSAI76"]

One of the criminals who hung there hurled insults at him: "Aren't you the Messiah? Save yourself and us" but the other criminal rebuked him. "Don't you fear God," he said, "since you are under the same sentence? We are punished justly, for we are getting what our deeds deserve. But ths man has done nothing wrong." Then he said, "Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom" Jesus answered him saying, "Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise."

draughtfiber

Monthy Python ending was far superior.

[QUOTE="PetJel"]

Trillions of people have died since the existance of humanity. You dying is not going to be something horrible or special, it's natural. It's going to suck, and we all die alone, and most of us will live the last hours in terrible fear. But it will be ok in the end. And it will be like the deepest sleep you've ever had.

And then nothing until the end of time, or until infinity, but you won't know because you simply cease to exist. Your brain will not exist. All electrical brainactivity will cease. There is no thinking, no feeling, no conciousness. So it will be fine.

sune_Gem

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If losing your life means not feeling anything anymore, what do you have to fear? Lack of sense-perception may seem scary to you now, but you won't know about it after you die. So if you know your fear of death isn't going to carry over after death (you won't fear it because you won't feel anything), why are you afraid of death right now?

I'm very content with not existing anymore. No more pain, sadness, worries, etc. l4dak47

'Everything that has a beginning has an end' The Oracle

The end? The journey doesn't end here. Death is just another path, one that we all must take.Gandalf

The only part of death that scares me is the way in which I die. I want it to be quick and painless.

The Universe has existed for 13.75 billion years before you and will do so after you die. Why worry about the after any more then you worry about the before?

mattisgod01

[QUOTE="l4dak47"]I'm very content with not existing anymore. No more pain, sadness, worries, etc. pariah3

Yes but we won't be able to experience the joys of life anymore (the happy moments and life does have happy moments too) and that's sad and depressing.

[quote="Gandalf"]The end? The journey doesn't end here. Death is just another path, one that we all must take.Namgis

The only part of death that scares me is the way in which I die. I want it to be quick and painless.

Yeah, but in middle earth they got to white shores under a swift horizon...

Yeah, but in middle earth they got to white shores under a swift horizon...sune_Gem

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That's what I choose to believe.Elizabeth Shaw

To the well organized mind, death is but the next great adventure.Dumbledore

Either way you splice it, you have to believe the journey goes on. Or you might just go mad.

I'm very content with not existing anymore. No more pain, sadness, worries, etc. l4dak47