How do people deal with their inevitable death?

If I'm perfectly honest it scares me so much it's untrue.

I think that when you have had an experience which makes you realise that you're not immortal, your response can go one of two ways; either you live each day to the full or you begin to become frightened of death. For me it was/is the second option!

A 'regular', healthy, mid-20's male should not be worrying about these things but I can't help it! :-)
 
I'll also confess to some sleepless nights worrying about death. For me it's the fear of losing a loved one, not necessarily myself. I've grown up with my grandparents, and both are still healthy, but apart from my mum that's all the close family I have around me, so when I look forwards to the next decade or so, it's a lonely place.

I've already watched my dad die from cancer, it's a terrible thing, but the only comfort from death I can imagine is that its just the same as before you were born. at least, that seems to make logical sense. (I'm an Atheist)
 
This thread makes me sad :(

I used to think about death all the time when I was younger, and would end up crying myself to sleep :o
But I think the older you get, the less you worry about death - you learn to appreciate life more because you realise life is only short.
 
**** happens, or in this case, death happens.

Nothing you can do about it, so just enjoy life as much as you can, while you still can.

If people find out im not religious (im actually agnostic sort of) things tend to steer towards heaven/hell etc, and the fact I wont be going, and does it bother me. My favourite answer is always "Well what do you remember before you were born? Nothing? Then thats probably the same as what itll be like when you die"
 
I'd like to think that there was something after, even if it was just floating around in a semi aware state perpetually going over the failures of life.
 
iamTakeo said:
I've already watched my dad die from cancer, it's a terrible thing, but the only comfort from death I can imagine is that its just the same as before you were born. at least, that seems to make logical sense. (I'm an Atheist)
Click to expand...

Indeed, as Richard Dawkins likes to say "We're the lucky ones, because we've lived."

As i see it there's nothing you can do about it so why bother fretting about it? Just enjoy the ride :)
 
lawz said:
**** happens, or in this case, death happens.

Nothing you can do about it, so just enjoy life as much as you can, while you still can.

If people find out im not religious (im actually agnostic sort of) things tend to steer towards heaven/hell etc, and the fact I wont be going, and does it bother me. My favourite answer is always "Well what do you remember before you were born? Nothing? Then thats probably the same as what itll be like when you die"
Click to expand...

What do you remember about being in the womb, or being born or being under a year old?

We do not know what is after death, if anything and I think that is kind of the point.
 
Never think about it, but unless some magical technology is created (idea for all of you, do it do it NOAW) we cannot prevent it, so dont worry.
 
Death doesn't scare or worry me in the slightest bit. I have a strong belief that we will meet our creator once we pass away, and although the physical body dies, the soul or spirit moves on.
 
Being alive is a hell of a lot more scary than dying. Nothing bad can happen to you once you're dead. It's essential.
 
I guess the sad part is that because of our technology in an X number of years, humans will reach a certain technological state that people could no longer die. I would hate to die just before that technology becomes available.
 
The only time I've feared death was during the 2 years I worked at the hospital. I had to read patient files to abstract the information I needed to code. Many of them where dying patients and I'd basically be reading about what they were going through.

I guess looking back at it, it wasn't so much a fear of death itself, but the process people go through when dying. Its often very degrading in many ways and seeing some of them on the wards I couldn't help wondering who they once were and what they've done in life. Terrible to see people with diseases like end stage dementia.

I remember having quite a few dreams of dead bodies in the morgue rising and coming towards me :(

Thankfully I'm past it now and no longer work there. I don't fear my own death at all, its just something that will happen and I'll go through and thats it. But I am absolutely terrified of my family members dying. I can't imagine what it must be like to have kids and hoping they stay safe.
 
theforce said:
I guess the sad part is that because of our technology in an X number of years, humans will reach a certain technological state that people could no longer die. I would hate to die just before that technology becomes available.
Click to expand...

And you think that will be given away for free? It will cost more money than you will ever see in your life and only a few will ever be able to afford it
 
I can honestly say i have NEVER considered my own death other than once in the offshore training "helicopter ditching in the sea and being upside down malarky".....

I couldnt get my seatbelt undone and as far as i remember i started laughing..drinking a fair bit of water in the process, then a diver undid it and i slipt out of a window..

As already said why worry about it ??? Dying of old age is a wonderful way to go...I look forward to a death like that.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom