Are you afraid of death?

I'm not usually afraid of the idea of death, but its still intimidating. I believe in reincarnation, so I see death as a fresh start to life. The only thing I'm afraid of is losing those who are closest to me.

 

one of two thoughts. I'm right in my belief in Jesus Christ and I'm going to the right place after I die.
or
If I'm wrong then it would be just like flipping off a light. nothing, so I would have no regrets, no missed family, nothing. just,, gone.

either way, what is there to be scared of? the only reason to fear death would be if you thought there might be something unpleasant waiting for you on the other side.

Not saying to look forward to it, but lets look at it realistically.

 

Not really.

 

I used to have a crippling phobia of death. It was to a point where I couldn't sleep at night, I was getting bad headaches, and I couldn't breathe right. I have no idea how that ended, but I'm not afraid of death anymore. I'm not ready to die yet, but I'm not afraid of it. I guess I've had too many other things to worry about. Although, I think I owe it to a good friend who taught me how insanely beautiful nature is and I realized that I will be one with nature in death and I think that's pretty awesome

 

Back when I believed in an afterlife I was still afraid of death and now I'm extremely afraid of it. The idea of ceasing to exist terrifies me. But there's nothing I can do about it so I just try not to think about it too much.

 

I'm not afraid of death, more so how I'm gonna die. As long as I go relatively peacefully, I'm fine with it.

 

I hate the idea of dying.

There are times when I feel I'd rather be immortal.

I think the greatest thing would to be immortal and then get to choose when I finally die.

 

No. Not directly.

Spoiler

Dying may suck, but death is possibly like before being born. Nothingness. It'll be over quickly.




Depressing, isn't it? LOL.

There may be no meaning to life, but you can at least entertain yourself.

I like to think that if there is some supreme deity out there, they know who I am, what I'm about, and how I feel. And it is for those reasons I absolutely refuse to roll over and die, to be a forgotten grain of cosmic dust--

If there is something beyond this world, I'm giving it one hell of a show. I may not be where I'd like to be, but I'm progressing. Reminding myself of this really helps keep things in perspective.

"That's interesting and all, but what does it have to do with being afraid of death?"
I'm getting there, LOL.​

What gives me a tinge of fear isn't the silent void, it's knowing in those final few moments... I am nameless and unacknowledged... just a blink in the grand scheme of it all.

I do not want to die broken, that's not an appealing way to go out. When I die, it will be with the knowledge, my existence meant something; so a smirk or a laugh.

Perhaps if I make myself meaningful, then life will favor me, just enough, to allow a little more time here. This eases the relationship with death. I become aware of it, mindful of the fucker even.

Is it idealistic? A bit. But I feel proud of myself. I've given meaning to my life, as opposed to just sitting down and pouting about having nothing.

If there is anything to fear, it's not trying to make something of yourself. To die with regrets and excuses would be most shameful, personally.

 

What if Islam turns out to be the right religion? Then you're screwed

 

I'm afraid of death to an extent, I'm more afraid of the concept versus actually dying. IE, I don't know exactly what would happen to me; nor how others in my life would move on. Suffering is a fear factor for me as well, but it's not entirely why I am afraid to a point.

I'd like to think of myself as someone of science and spirit. I believe there is a God, but it's not one we know, nor one we understand through religious means.

I HOPE there is an after-life, I mean, I'm not going to live my life here worrying about the existence of an afterlife, but I personally hope there is one.

I believe in science by all means of what can be proven. A great part of me believes/wants to believe in spirits, and energies beyond just consciousness. I feel presences sometime, and I have great intuition. I don't like the term "ghost" exactly, but meh. XP

So yeah... There's how I feel about death. I've had my last and only alive grandfather die 2 years ago; and I've been acquainted with people who have died in some way.

I guess I'm not a fresh face toward death, nor a bitter one. I don't like mourning for peoples deaths, but instead; I like celebrating the life they had. I want people to throw a party for me when I'm dead and think: "That guy did so much! That guy had such a positive impact! etc." So I like to honor those I care about in returning the same love for them.

Oh, I'm just rambling on. XP You guys understand me? o:

 

Nope. You can only die once, after all.

 

No, I'm not afraid of death, I'm angry, extremely angry with death.

After losing someone, after seeing all the pain that a single human death has caused, either you break down, go kill yourself too, or fight the damned thing.

I'm looking forward to the day death will become just a memory for mankind. Each and every person fihghting death, one way or another, even just by living your life to the max, yeah, those good ones are, without exception, friends of mine, soulmates even.

I have no logical explanation for us humans... How can we just 'accept' death?

Oh, Kaiser... I find the idea of being a tiny little piece of dust very empowering. And after all what I have seen from that 'superior creature', the only reason I'd look forward to meet it, is to spit on his damned face, 'cause someone or something so mean that gave us awareness of our awful end, that thing deserves nothing but being spat at, beaten, and whatnot.

... Also being dust in the wind means that my life belongs to me only. I see life as a chance for self knowledge... Maybe it's also a chance to fight death, who knows...

 

Yes, I am very afraid of death, which goes along with being a hypochondriac!

I look at people as being special and unique entities, and I'm not talking "special snowflake" syndrome, even though I may not like some or many people. Then, does that all turn to dust and of no consequence or does some part of it have another chapter of some kind? I think there's some continuity. I don't know what that looks like.

Even if I hadn't been brought up in a religion, I still think this mystery, vagueness, and apprehension would bother me. And since I think about it more than not, I voted "very afraid."

 

If there is an afterlife, awesome. I'll get to see it. If not, I won't be around to be disappointed. I was already dead for an eternity before being born so it can't be too bad.

That doesn't mean I'll welcome death with open arms. Life is our greatest gift and in all but the most extreme cases it should be preserved. And with the advance of science I believe we can, ultimately, defeat it and transcend mortality.

 

When it happens, it happens. I won't object.

I'm slightly nervous about HOW it will happen, but whatever.

 

I'm not afraid of death per se but I am afraid of the way I'd die. I don't want it to be painful. I would prefer to die in my sleep, like my grandmother. I don't want to die young either but unfortunately we cannot choose when or how we die.

 

I used to be very afraid of death, but ever since losing my religion and becoming a self identified Humanist, I've learned to have such a very positive outlook on life, that I rarely ever think about death.

 

Dying is inevitable, so we may aswell embrace it. I don't see what there is to be afraid of.

 

I'm not afraid of death or dying, It's inevitable. What I'm afraid of is the life I'll leave behind.

 

I fear missing out on my future life. But I do not fear death. Assuming a peaceful drift into sleep in a comfortable bed, my guess is I would be rather anxious. Still
I don't fear death.