I am, not so much as how I will die, but if there is a life beyond us. I think my fear was how I was raised, but not so sure anymore. Sorry for the sp.

I fear this sometimes. I just wanted some thought on other posters here.

Not really a religious thing, but just the thought of death.

I'm not afraid of death, because I'm never going to die.

*continues to live in denial*

Not really, I think.

I'm not afraid of death, because I'm never going to die.

*continues to live in denial*


That is because your are aog! lol That got me the worst fear though.

Heck yes. Because of my list. There is no way I can get everything accomplished by the time I meet Mr. G. Reaper, not to mention what happens if my life span is unexpectedly shortened by a car crash, triple homicide, boarding accident, etc.? Then my list will definitely not be checked off and my entire reason for existence will be... insufficient. Death is something I rarely think about though :)

I'm not scared of the dying process, just the whole being dead thing. Not knowing what happens. Not knowing if England win the world cup again or if West Ham ever win the premiership. Not knowing what the future will be like. Not know if humanity survives, etc etc.

The dying process, yes - the pain of the demise, but not death .

I like going to bed every night knowing that I'm going to wake up in the morning and find out what happens next. When I'm dead, that ain't gonna happen, so yeah, I'm afraid of death. I'm gonna hate not knowing who's going to win the Oscars. :think:

Couldn't care less.

Couldn't care less.
lucky duck

I'm not really scared of death at all.

Nah, I'm not scared for myself. But who's gonna take care of my cats? And I read last night that goldfish can live FORTY years. That's what I'm worried about.

Yes...for I cannot fathom my own nonexistence.

ebola

I am not too afraid of the actual process, but I DO NOT want to die because I want to live! I want to do so many things and live a long life. So, yes and no...

Yes...for I cannot fathom my own nonexistence.Why does that lead to fear?

I'm not afraid of non-existence or non-consciousness, and I've never understood why so many people are. I spent decades thinking there was something defective about me that I didn't have this fear before I finally figured out that the people around me were indoctrinated Christians who feared it because they had been taught to fear it. I, on the other hand, find the idea of eternal life somewhat horrifying. I mean, I sometimes get bored on a Sunday afternoon ! What the hell would I do with a million billion years?? Thank goodness I only have about 80 of them to fill! :shifty:

I'm afraid of suffering. I'm terrified of dying a horrible death like being trapped under a boulder in the wilderness and dying of dehydration, or spending months in a nursing home unable to make my wishes known while my family tries to prolong the process, or dying by fire. I just hope I go quick and with some modicum of dignity.

Since I've been getting older, this whole death thing is sucking more and more.

When I was 17, my death would have saddened many people, but there was nobody and no creature dependent on me.

Just 10 years later, I have a wife and two cats. I have to make arrangements for the cats in case both of us die. When I buy a house, I need to have life insurance on me. When I have children in a few years, I need to have life insurance on my wife and arrange for a family member to take care of my children in case both of us die.

I don't even want to think about the complexities that the sheep and goat will cause. Those are going to be fun to arrange for.

Quite honestly, I can't die until I'm 60 or so. I have too many commitments. :p

My mom sometimes jokes that she's gotten the kids out the door and gotten rid of the cat (died of natural causes), so she can die anytime now. She refuses to get another pet, and I wonder if that's why... she does't want the added complication of having to figure out what will happen to it when she does get around to dying.

I fear death if death is annihilation.

Reading Tesseract's post, I can sort of understand how some people wouldn't see how there's anything to fear. If death was annihilation, I certainly wouldn't be able to complain or regret my not being. But maybe we are all reincarnated, and if someone like Tesseract is getting bored out of their skulls, reincarnation is a way to forget and be refreshed.

I once saw an interesting episode of The New Twilight Zone... the main character was someone who helped people access their past lives (past life regression), but she couldn't do that for herself. One morning, she woke up in a parallel world where EVERYBODY could remember their past lives... but that memory was a burden to them... all that baggage accumulated over centuries, remembering bad things that had happened to them... At the end of the episode, she was making a career of helping people forget their previous incarnations.

I guess I just don't want to miss anything. My fearing death is just the flip side of my valuing life- mine and other sentient beings', too!

Now, if death is merely a stepping stone to a new phase of existence... that could be exciting.

So interesting how different people look at death. I myself am not afraid to be dead. There is nothing I can do about it, and its going to happen, and as an atheist, I do not believe in "heaven" or "hell" - and that does not bother me one bit.

But I do fear the sadness it will cause my family and friends, husband (and kids, in the future.) I hope that I die at an old age, and not from some tragic accident that will leave young kids motherless. Other than that, death does not really frighten me. Its too natural and frankly, i'm not that important ;-)

I am afraid that I will die before my children get older - THAT is my biggest fear. I think that when someone gets older and is sick of living, they are ready to die and seem at peace with it and are ready. I have been witness to this a few times and that seems to give me some peace.

Yes...for I cannot fathom my own nonexistence.

ebola

Exactly. How will the world function without me? :naughty:

I would like to live so long that, by the end, I am begging God for death. Not so much being in pain (I don't want that), but having lived to the point of life stop being interesting.

I've met a couple people like that, all in their late 90s or early 100s, and that is how I want to go.

NOT afraid of death, but i do have a fear of long suffering. If i suffer too much i'll say my goodbyes and will take my own life.... ok and what i'm REALLY afraid of is suffering alot, wanting to take my own life and physically not being able to ! since assisting suicide is illigal here ....... *sigh*
but death itself doesn't scare me, it's just as natural as birth - you come and you go. of course we want to believe we will live forever... and a lot of us do (i'm talking about religion here) I personally don't, so for me the most important thing is to leave a footprint while i'm here.

>>Yes...for I cannot fathom my own nonexistence.
Why does that lead to fear?>>

I don't know, but it does.

ebola

I'm not afraid of non-existence or non-consciousness, and I've never understood why so many people are. I spent decades thinking there was something defective about me that I didn't have this fear before I finally figured out that the people around me were indoctrinated Christians who feared it because they had been taught to fear it. I, on the other hand, find the idea of eternal life somewhat horrifying. I mean, I sometimes get bored on a Sunday afternoon ! What the hell would I do with a million billion years?? Thank goodness I only have about 80 of them to fill! :shifty:

I'm afraid of suffering. I'm terrified of dying a horrible death like being trapped under a boulder in the wilderness and dying of dehydration, or spending months in a nursing home unable to make my wishes known while my family tries to prolong the process, or dying by fire. I just hope I go quick and with some modicum of dignity.

oh wow, i only read your post after i posted mine ... looks like we have similar thoughts on the subject :)