ever feel stressed about death?

[Jenkins]

hey guys, I just wanted to know and get a feel from fellow escapees on their view of Death and how they approach it. I feel like everytime I see a picture of an elder person who has passed away(especially) family my mind starts working overtime as I piece together that person's life story, and how they were at my age. I begin to wonder what death must be like because this person I am staring at in the picture is no longer walking this earth, I start to worry about my eventual death that will come whether in old age or from doing something stupid. I guess the best thing one can ask for is not to see it coming, and in your sleep.


what do you think?

 

[ultrachicken]

My fear of an eventual death has successfully been suppressed by my subconscious. That's not to say I don't fear death.

 

[Kud]

I used to feel depressed about death, but then I realised I am still young and should not be dying any time soon.

But when the time comes, I will fear death.

And anyone who says they won't is stupid.

 

[Erja_Perttu]

I live next to a cemetery, so I can't much get away from it. I can't say I'm looking forward to dying, but it's not like I'm going to know it's happened. I just hope I can get out some good last words.

 

[Jenkins]

agreed, haha its always suppressed in my sub conscience but its interesting to think about.

 

[TWRule]

I've long since accepted my own finitude. Sure, I don't want to die before I accomplish more with my life, and I'd rather it not be too painful, but ultimately I'm not hung up on death anymore. On the off chance I somehow stumble upon immortality, cool - I guess. If not, that's okay. I may be a little less attached to this world than most, but I don't see death as something inherently horrific.

 

[Ghengis John]

I used to feel depressed about death, but then I realised I am still young and should not be dying any time soon.

But when the time comes, I will fear death.

And anyone who says they won't is stupid.

Pretty much sums up my thoughts. Though you are like a decade younger than I am so you have even less to worry about. I tend not to think about it. It's not like I think I'm invincible or neglect my health or anything but dwelling on it would be depressing. It used to fill my thoughts constantly at the age of five or so. I don't know why that was, was that when I realized my mortality? Don't remember enough to say.

 

[moretimethansense]

Since I'm an agnostic leaning towards atheism I don't know what happens after death, but I am of the pesuasion that we simply dissapear, and that fucking scares me.

On the other hand because I doubt an afterlife exists I have decided that I will spend every second of my life exactly how I want to, I don't mean I live life to the fullest and take trips to africa or anything like that, I just make sure that at any given moment I'm enjoying myself.

Life is too short for anything else.

 

[The Lunatic]

It's pretty normal.

Afraid it's just one those parts of growing up.

Learning to accept the inescapable inevitable of death.

It sucks, sure, but, what can you do, eh?

 

[Calo Nord]

There is no reason to fear death, it happens to every living organism no matter what. Why fear the inevitable ? It is irrational. I personally welcome death, providing it doesn't strike me in a horrible fashion.

Some may say you are "depressed" for not thinking anything of it but i don't see it that way, i would rather call it being realistic. But then again, it is natural instinct to avoid death at all costs when certain events occur...that is actually something i have always thought about, why do we as animals instinctively fear death to such a degree. I suppose because there is nothing after-wards, but that is something i have found hard to grip as someone with one foot in agnosticism and the other in atheism.

 

[Nexoram]

Guys try to think about death like this. It will make life seem much more fun. If you live your life to the fullest, traveling to many places, having lots of offspring etc. than you're gonna be very happy. Happy to the max. And one night in the far future, when you are at a very old, wizened age you will go to bed. You won't wake up but you would have died with a smile and not worrying about Death. BTW this is coming from a 14 year old.

 

[Queen Michael]

What stresses me about death is the way my day of death just comes closer and closer for every second that passes, and I don't know if it'll be getting my skull crushed, or a drawn-out cancer death, or a heart attack(ackackackack you oughta know by now), or getting shot, or something else, and what's worst is that it's really going to happen. It's not just my imagination.

 

[Cogwheel]

I know I've got about 10~15 years, tops. Makes things easier, but at the same time much worse. And yes, it does get to me sometimes.

 

[Queen Michael]

I know I've got about 10~15 years, tops. Makes things easier, but at the same time much worse. And yes, it does get to me sometimes.

You know that? How?

 

[Cogwheel]

I know I've got about 10~15 years, tops. Makes things easier, but at the same time much worse. And yes, it does get to me sometimes.

You know that? How?

...Well. Didn't think I'd get quoted about that, let alone so quickly. Ah well.

I know because I'm psychic, clearly. Being told the following stuff by a doctor (and just about the only one I trust, at that) probably also helped.

Complications from an auto-immune disease I have. More or less fine now aside from aches/a few mental issues, but I'll more or less be a wreck in 10 years and dead in 15 (rough numbers, not exact. 18 at the moment). If you want details, it may be best to PM me. Don't want to derail the thread with my pointless rambling.

 

[Tallim]

I had to suppress how I felt about death. One of my daughters was still born, one of them only survived 6 hours and shortly after my 3rd daughter was born my wife died suddenly. Seeing her go was horrible and on occasions I lie awake at night worrying about what would happen to my daughter if the same thing happened to me.

It's worth thinking about death but dwelling on it is really bad for your mental health.

 

[likalaruku]

It's the only thing worthy of the emotion of fear.

Damn you to hell, Hypochondria!