Are you scared of death?

With everything going on with my cousin, it really shows me how scared I am of death. Not just regarding say, if I were to pass...but I have this terrible, awful fear of losing someone I love. I know you should be thankful for every day you have with a person, but I am honestly terrified to think about losing someone very, very close to me. For those who have lost parents...I just really am in awe of your strength. I've lost a close aunt and grandparent, but I have this sick fear of losing my sister, DH or my mom or dad....sometimes I get very scared about this.

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I am more scared of dying in pain than of death itself.

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I'm not really scared of me dying but like you said, of losing the ones I love the most especially my daughter.

I try not to dwell on it, unfortunately that's the nature of life.

I try to enjoy life as much as I can.

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I do not want to know it is going to happen.

The only thing I fear about death is making sure that my children (in the future) are cared for should both parents be deceased.

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with the passing of a verrrrrrrrrry close grandma i lost a lot of faith...i started to feel that there is nothing beyond this point called life....THAT IS WHERE I GOT VERRRRRRRRRRRRY SCARED OF DEATH.....im coming back into myself when it comes to my faith but its a hard journey back....so as of right now yes im partially afraid of what death has to offer me and my loved ones

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am i scared of dying myself? you no what, not really

BUT
i am TERRIFIED of something happening to my fh, Anthony. Its gotten a little worse through the years...im sure a lot of you girls can relate.... i would be devastated if something happened to my soulmate, kwim?

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I'm afraid of the act of dying. Because I'm afraid that it will be painful, I'm afraid that my mind will somehow try to fight the letting go that should happen, I'm afraid of being aware of the pain that my death would cause my loved ones.

But death itself does not scare me.

However - losing my parents, DH or my brother - that will cripple me. I can't handle the mere thought of it. I'm terrified of them dying.

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Message edited 7/13/2009 2:16:06 PM.

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sorry to be so morbid...i've been like this for a long time. i can recall being a little girl, and this one time my mom took a LONG time coming back from the store. I right away thought she was in a car accident and went to her room and cried looking at her photos. can you believe that? i was like 8! i don't know where this comes from....i have to ask my therapist sister about all this! LOL!

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I actually think about this alot.....It does scare me, I wonder, how am I going to die, is it going to be painful, am I going to "know" that I am dying.....ugh

The thought of losing a family member is much more worrysome to me....I cannot even imagine how I will react

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As many people said, I'm not scared of actual death itself. I'm just scared of the pain that may/may not be associated with it.

I like to think that the spirit leaves the body just prior to the actual death. Hopefully, no one actually needs to feel death itself happening.

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I am very scared of death. I get anxiety attacks when I sit and really think about it. I think I am more afraid of what comes after.... if anything at all. I'm afraid that there is nothing after this, that I will never get to see my loved ones again. That scares me the most.

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Yes I hate thinking about it.

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I am completely terrified of death. I think, perhaps, it is because I am not very religious so I do not subscribe to a particular idea of the "afterlife". SO to me it is the fear of not knowing or the possibility of nothingness that really scares me. Just the fact the I won't be HERE...

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I'm not really afraid of dying myself, but I'm terrified of losing those I love. I've suffered a lot of loss already...I lost 3 of my grandparents within 5 months of each other... When it comes to my parents I don't know how I'll deal. I know I will, because that's just what I do, but I can't imagine it.

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Petrified. Sometimes it prevents me from doing certain things. And if DH goes out at night with the guys, I panic. I lay awake wondering "is he OK?" Am I going to get that horrible phone call.

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I struggle with religion, so this is a tough question to answer for me.

I'm afraid of never seeing my loved ones once I'm gone, and I'm terrified of being alone (once dead - if that's possible). Now if I had that religious aspect to grab onto, I probably wouldn't have this take on death. In my mind, when you die, it's kinda like "ground hog day" (the movie). You keep reliving your life until you get it right.

I'm also fearful of losing loved ones... I can't even begin to think of this because I get teary-eyed even doing so.

Message edited 7/17/2007 5:34:43 PM.

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I am very scared of dying. I think about it more than I probably should. It upsets me that there will be a day when I will no longer see the people I love.

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im not scared of death cause i believe in God and heaven.

but im terrified of the thought of going on without DH or vice versa.

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I saw a movie once and it had a mother explaining to her sick child about death.

She told him that after he was born and living life - you wouldn't want to go back in mommy's belly right? And of course he said no. Then she said well, it's like that after you die - you wouldn't want to come back to life on Earth because death is the next step and even better than life. I try to think of that when I think about dying.

What I am fearful of is leaving life unfinished, and dying young, and my DDs not growing up with a mother. That is my constant thought lately.