There are two facts about the life process; we are born and we die. While we can't look forward to being born or perhaps have no memory of it...we can look forward to death as it is inevitable. So my question is, do you fear death? When you lose someone in your family does it make you think of your own mortality? How do you think those you leave behind will feel about you when you've passed?

I do not fear my own death But I am afraid of losing my family.

The only thing that makes me fear death is what it would do to a few people who really love and care for me. It would devastate them.

Other than that, I'm not afraid of my own death--just the methods employed that would lead to it (fire, drowning, disease, Madonna concerts, etc.)

I can honestly say I am not.

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i'm not afraid of death. i AM afraid of the idea of prolonged terminal illness. the idea of possibly suffering for a long time before i die scares me. actual death? no.

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Death? No.

Dying? Yes, a bit. Heck, I don't even like getting shots.

Absolutely not.
4 most humans.....it will be the 1st time that they are free.
They just won't be aware of it.
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So my question is, do you fear death? No - not really



When you lose someone in your family does it make you think of your own mortality? Of course ...

How do you think those you leave behind will feel about you when you've passed?

Ding dong the witch is dead ...

Anxiety said:

this is me. Not fearful of the other side, just getting there

When I was around 10-11 I was so afraid of death that in order for me to deal with it,I felt like I had to have some kind of control of it. I had come to the conclusion that people died at a certain age (I don't remember what the age was,probably 60),and I was always asking people that were close to me how old they were. I would then figure how much longer I had to have them in my life. At the time I did'nt take into account accidental death,illnesses,etc., I had focused solely on death by natural causes.

At this time I don't really think about dying. It's not a thought that I like to focus on. My only hope is that when it is time for me to go,I go in my sleep.I think that the only thing that would make me afraid,is if I knew it was going to hurt.

Death.....the great liberator.

Anxiety said:

wow....i've been trying to place my feelings and that sums it up. the suffering is what scares me. people should not have to suffer when they die or die not being able to speak and move their limbs.

Lammastide said:

I had to have one of those yesterday. I wanted to throw up.

EmeraldSkies said:

Totally & completely, for myself & everyone I love

DesireeNevermind said:

Having actually witnessed this,I can agree with you wholeheartedly.

EmeraldSkies said:

I've seen it too. Just awful and unfair especially when it could have been prevented.

yes.

DesireeNevermind said:

In my case it could'nt have been prevented,it was just his (my uncle) time. I was happy that I was there to comfort him through it,along with my Mom,but at the safe time,I really wish I did'nt have those memories.

Desiree, this is an interesting question to get at random. Did someone close to you recently die?

I vividly remember grasping the concept of death at about age five having watched an episode of Blakes 7 where this guy basically disappeared to dust.

I burst into tears and said repeatedly 'I don't want to die!!!!'

Am I scared of death? Yup!!

DanceWme said:

I am terrified of dying before I can fully raise my kids and see them get married etc. The thought of my mother in law helping my husband raise my kids scares the crap out of me (she just isn't right in the head and completely unmotivated).
I used to really be affraid of dying, once the invinciblity of youth died, somewhere around when my dad passed. THEN I found my faith again and I am comfortable with going to the other side but like many am affraid of how it will happen. Most fearfull of Cancer, a car or motorcycle accident and fire.

yeah, I don't wanna die...I know I'm going to...it still isn't something I'm totally comfortable with or embrace...

I just lost someone very dear this week...since then, I've thought about my own mortality constantly...
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I'm not afraid of dying but dying horribly/painfully scares the shit outta me...

my greatest nightmare is being trapped somewhere and being scalded to death... Thanks but no thanks!!

I'm also not fond of drowning, being a sailor and whatnot...

No. I see it for what it is. A cycle. Can't do anything about it. My only hope is that I go peacefully.

I'm more afraid of what my family would go through after I'm gone.

> I was dead in 1984, and it was not good.
> I prefer the certainty of the light...
> scares me the suffering
> I am follower of the euthanasia

yes ever since MJ died I kind of been thinking about death a little and to me theres just something werid and bizarre looking at photos of people who were alive but now are dead

death just seems freaky and just I dont know.....