Are you scared of dying?

[RockStar]

After reading the death thread it inspired me to make one similar although not as deep.

Are you scared of the fact that one day you will die? That everything will one day come to an end?

Personally I'm not scared of knowing that I will cease to exist on this planet anymore, I'm more concerned with how exactly I will die (i.e. burning in a house fire, getting stabbed, hit by a car). I have a feeling my death is gonna hurt for some reason, like an epic battle with cancer or something.

What are your thoughts on the matter of dying? I want to know wether you are scared of the fact you will be dead, the way you will die, both or neither.

[Apollyon]

This is an interesting topic..

I used to be afraid of dying to the point where I would avoid any situation I considered dangerous. Kind of a social disorder I suppose. Unfortunately, when you avoid little bits of danger, they just seem to build up until they hit you in a big way. I've been stabbed, shot, and I slid off a cliff in my old car. Now I'm not afraid of dying anymore, but instead I feel really apathetic towards life in general. Unmotivated I suppose would be a better word to describe it. :\

I don't think people should be afraid of dying, but they should be more aware of the things they get to be a part of while they're alive.

[Petros]

No, I'm not scared of dying. I did a lot of stupid things, and there were times I did fear someone in the past would come back with a knife or gun for me though.

[White Riot!]

im afraid of not living to the maximum , not dying

[MegaPhony]

Death is a funny thing.
If you died instantly, you'd have nothing to fear.
If you were given a year to live, you'd fear it every single day.
It's all taken into perspective, exactly the same as life itself.

[PsychoTronn]

i am scared of dieing young

[MegaPhony]

You just told me in the other thread that death feels like you felt before you were born. So the difference between dying young and dying old would be the same, because you would not be aware of the length of your life nor any memories involved whether that number is zero or approaching infinite.

[TojesDolan]

I'm not I just don't want that to be tomorrow.

[Give me Beer]

When we exist death is not, and when death exists we are not.

-Epicurius

[PsychoTronn]

You just told me in the other thread that death feels like you felt before you were born. So the difference between dying young and dying old would be the same, because you would not be aware of the length of your life nor any memories involved whether that number is zero or approaching infinite.

i want to live to see what the world is like in 50 years, i want to experience a full life on earth, i can't do that dead

[Light_Fantastic]

I am afraid of the unknow factor of death, life afterwards, God, heaven, total nothinness, cease to exist..
Everyone is afraid of dying in some way, and they are lying if they tell you they're not

[Aaron]

I'm scared of growing old and feeling like i did it wrong, but death itself; no.

[CrossTheBreeze]

What are your thoughts on the matter of dying? I want to know wether you are scared of the fact you will be dead?
Yes. Simply becaue there is so much I have yet to experience.

[lunchforthesky]

Im not at all.

[AA-12]

I fear nothing about dying but losing the ability to fear it.

[PerpetualBurn]

. . . if someone had come and told me . . . that they would leave my life whole, it would have left me cold: several hours or several years of waiting is all the same when you have lost the illusion of being eternal.

-Jean Paul Sartre, "The Wall"

[Chrysostom]

Being dead frightens me not a jot, but the process of becoming dead does sometimes scare me, because there are a lot of ways to go and 99% of them are nasty. Not too many people get the nice "died in their sleep" treatment. If I can't have that, I want a MASSIVE, sudden heart attack that takes me unawares and quickly.

[Mr. Ron]

I'm not scared of dying, since it's inevitable and no one can stop it and it's a natural part of nature's cycle for us all. So, I just see it as an incentive to live your life freely and happily.

Although, I do fear dying a very painful death, or being alone when I die. No one wants that, no matter who you are.

[Hababi]

Being dead frightens me not a jot, but the process of becoming dead does sometimes scare me, because there are a lot of ways to go and 99% of them are nasty. Not too many people get the nice "died in their sleep" treatment. If I can't have that, I want a MASSIVE, sudden heart attack that takes me unawares and quickly.

What about dying in your sleep? That's what I'd prefer. I don't think I want to live to the point where living is difficult, so I have no desire to reach 100.

I'm not really afraid of dying, though I'm not anxious for it, either:smash: :p

[Lupus]

I wouldn't say I fear death. It bothers me sometimes, irrational as that may be.

[Volumnius Flush]

What are your thoughts on the matter of dying? I want to know wether you are scared of the fact you will be dead, the way you will die, both or neither.

Everyone knows you can't be scared of dying, but anyone can be afraid.

I know where I will be when I pass on; and, that is in Paradise. I have nothing to fear. When I live my life, I will be so tired and exhausted my spirit will simply fade to black painlessly, effortlessly, and peacefully.

[Mr. Ron]

Everyone knows you can't be scared of dying, but anyone can be afraid.

I know where I will be when I pass on; and, that is in Paradise. I have nothing to fear. When I live my life, I will be so tired and exhausted my spirit will simply fade to black painlessly, effortlessly, and peacefully.

Thanatophobia or Thantophobia- Fear of death or dying.







Unless you get ripped apart by lions. Just sayin'.

[Reaganista]

of course it's the worst thing that could possibly happen

[Apollyon]

Everyone is afraid of dying in some way, and they are lying if they tell you they're not

Completely untrue. You've obviously never had multiple near death experiences.

[Reaganista]

lol what an asshat

[dei]

I'm not afraid of death, but I'm afraid of dying. Like if I'm going to stop not living, I want it to be in the quickest or most peaceful way possible. I don't care when it comes or why, but I don't want to bleed to death or anything.

[Auberge le Mouton Noir]

Not afraid, but i'd be pissed off; there's plenty of stuff i want to do before i die.

[anticipatious_phoenix]

I think I am scared of not knowing what happens afterward and I don't like knowing that one day it's going to be black nothingness for me. And I don't want to go through a horrible way of dying. I think that scares me more.

[Rico from Puerto Rico]

I'm interested in finding out what it's like to "not exist" so dieing doesn't scar me much but really I don't want to die in extreme pain that would suck that's the only thing I'm afraid of. I would like to die later rather than earlier, the more time on earth I get the better, I don't believe I'll be coming back here once I do die :)

[AlienEater]

not existing won't be very interesting

[Rico from Puerto Rico]

depends on what you consider not existing, or existing differently

[Tillius]

I'm not scared of death, but scared that it will come before I've done something important in life.
Also, it's just weird to think that one day I won't be here...and thinking too deeply into it is just straining.
Part of me would like to die in my sleep, but I also think that would suck, because you go to bed, you expect to wake up and see the next day, so to die and not even know you've died is weird to me. And, while I believe in eternal life, I still think it wouldn't be right to just all of a sudden be in Heaven or Hell.
I would like to know how I'm going to die.
But at the same time, I don't want some painful death, either.
It's a very confusing subject to me, because I have so many different views on it.

[Auberge le Mouton Noir]

I wouldn't like to die in ym sleep. I'd like to actually, like, be there. So i can have a moment of thinking to myself "I hope you're, right, you arrogant sonofabitch..."

[Hedgedive]

Not really, not to the point where it affects my life or anything. But if I think about it too much (which reading this thread has made me do), it starts to scare the hell out of me.

I know it's inevitable, but I don't want to die young.

I either want to:

A) die old after living a fulfilled life

B) die saving someone else's life

[greyghost]

i shall never die, this post will make me immortal

as long as we remain in the memories of others we havent truly died.

[Syncratic]

I personally can't wait to see what happens after death.....not that I don't want to enjoy my life as fully as possible, which is what I strive to do.

I just don't want a painful death.

[Knight_Stalker]

I'm not scared by death. One of my main thoughts about life is that it will eventually end and that you should live your life as best you can until the time comes, without being scared of death.

[Janeway]

I'm terrified.

Death is something we have absolutely no control over. Most people die when it's completely unexpected. They wake up, start their day, and all of a sudden it's all slipping away and then you're nonexistant. Everything you've ever said, done and achieved will eventually be wiped away right along with you.
Other's peoples thoughts and memories of you die when they do.
You're gone. You never mattered.


The only hope is what lies after, and you have no clue what, if anything, does.

[Eliminator]

well i'm glad i saw this thread so i can worry about this again

[Mr. Ron]

I'm terrified.

Death is something we have absolutely no control over. Most people die when it's completely unexpected. They wake up, start their day, and all of a sudden it's all slipping away and then you're nonexistant. Everything you've ever said, done and achieved will eventually be wiped away right along with you.
Other's peoples thoughts and memories of you die when they do.
You're gone. You never mattered.


The only hope is what lies after, and you have no clue what, if anything, does.

You will live on in the minds of people you knew/effected. You're never really gone, especially family members. You have a very dark view on this. :p

[bleep_bloop]

death is a release

[ihatemybass]

not unless I see it coming

[bleep_bloop]

i just dont want to die in my sleep that would be stupid.

[Chrysostom]

What about dying in your sleep? That's what I'd prefer.

So would I, that's why I said if I can't have that, I want to go suddenly.

[The0zzfanCometh]

I'm just afraid of dying before I can accomplish anything. I don't want to die thinking, I wish I could've done that.... or I could've done so much more. However, I am slightly afraid of how it will happen. I don't want to die by being tortured, or drowning, or burning to death, but if I did it to save someone's life, then I guess it would be ok. It wouldn't be any less scary, but it would be... honorable, or something.
It would really suck to die pointlessly, like by having a pop machine fall on you or something...

[PECOAE]

I would want to have done something in life - something I've always dreamed of or something.

And I'd like a death in my sleep at 130 years old.

[Kif]

I'm more scared of how I'm going to die than actually dying. Will it be painful, will it be quick, will I even have time to feel it?

[WhoDidTheElf]

I'm more scared of how I'm going to die than actually dying. Will it be painful, will it be quick, will I even have time to feel it?

I'm in the same boat, I don't want to die having hydrochloric acid dripped on my head till it kills me, or feet first into a wood chipper.

[Syncratic]

As much as it's a cliche, and a really bad Metallica line, I like the sentiment in the phrase "**** it all, and no regrets." I was feeling really bad not too long ago and a good friend said that, and I quit being upset.

What I mean is that, even though I, too, wish not to die before accomplishing things, I believe that there are no, were no, and will not be, any regrets for me.

[silicon71]

no.

[Tillius]

I'm just afraid of dying before I can accomplish anything. I don't want to die thinking, I wish I could've done that.... or I could've done so much more. However, I am slightly afraid of how it will happen. I don't want to die by being tortured, or drowning, or burning to death, but if I did it to save someone's life, then I guess it would be ok. It wouldn't be any less scary, but it would be... honorable, or something.
It would really suck to die pointlessly, like by having a pop machine fall on you or something...

I've always had this weird feeling that I'm gonna die being tortured.
Or in a plane crash.
Or in some way unpleasant.
And not just a fear, but a really bad feeling.

[bradc1988]

I'm not scared of dying at all, dying as a virgin on the other hand...

*looks up Tillius' address and sharpens tools*

[CarnageFairy]

I suppose it would suck to die in a painful way, but then again, after it's over you're not gonna remember it.

Someday you and everyone you know will be dead, it's almost comforting in it's certainty.

I don't care how long I live, as long as I don't get so old that my mind starts to go. But you also have to come to terms with the fact that you could die at any moment.

[Rimbaudian]

Well, a wise man once said, "You only get to die once, why not try to make it as bad *** as possible?"

[iam2000pounds]

Well, a wise man once said, "You only get to die once, why not try to make it as bad *** as possible?"
Ya, I wanna die in a crazy explosion or motorbike accident or something.

Honestly, I am afraid of certain aspects of death.

[RockStar]

thinking about it now I do want to die while still being conscious. I want to know I'm about to do so I have one last chance to apologize/tell my family I love them/etc.

[dei]

You're gone when those people die.

[Tillius]

I'm not scared of dying at all, dying as a virgin on the other hand...

*looks up Tillius' address and sharpens tools*

:eek:
Stupid virgin.
:angry:

[innerdark]

I'm absolutely terrified.

I don't want to die slowly and painfully while i'm awake, that'd be really scary for me, personally, dying in my sleep would be the lesser of two evils for me, simply because when i'm asleep, i don't dream or anything, it's like i don't exist, i see nothing, feel nothing, hear nothing, effectively, comatose.

to be honest,, this is what i've based a lot of my life on, and it's why i also think that religion was something man decided to create so the trauma of dying would be lessened. after all, what's to worry about if you are going to go to a paradise when you die, just stick to a set of rules and you'll be fine. i might be an idiot, but that's nothing i've heard before.

Am I scared of dying?

I'm scared shi*less

"And it scares the hell out of me, that the end is all i can see"

Muse - Thoughts of a dying athiest

[Aklerc]

I'm not scared because I think a part of me still believes it'll never happen.

[bradc1988]

:eek:
Stupid virgin.
:angry:

:upset:
/takes ealier flight
:angry:

[peeted]

as ron said in the last thread im more scared of living an un-furfilled life than i am of dying, i think he had a very good point. Having said that i am scared of dying because the fact is that wenever i die there will be something i havnt done wich i would have wanted to do, its imposible to do everything.

[Auberge le Mouton Noir]

I'm not scared because I think a part of me still believes it'll never happen.

Hey Emily you'll live forever anyway so like no worries 4 u

[Tillius]

:upset:
/takes ealier flight
:angry:

Sowwy.
:-*

[Devil's Reject]

I think I am scared of not knowing what happens afterward and I don't like knowing that one day it's going to be black nothingness for me. And I don't want to go through a horrible way of dying. I think that scares me more.

I agree I have a healthy fear of death but do not fear it because when my time comes I will not look at the time that I had but what I did with that time.
Frank Herbert said.....
I must not fear.
Fear is the mind-killer.
Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration.
I will face my fear.
I will permit it to pass over me and through me.
And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path.
Where the fear has gone there will be nothing.
Only I will remain.
I say.....
"Death is a once in a lifetime experience"

[Jono9119X]

eh, i try not to think about it muchhhh, but yet its so "exciting" to think about, you can think about this for hours and hours and days and days...

here are some cool quotes i found somewhere....

"I dont care how or when i die, as long as i die with a smile on my face..."


"Death does not scare me, just the thought of never existing again is what scares the hell out of me"

cheers.

[Devil's Reject]

Live life to the fullest you only get one chance so make it count.

[stevensonmat2]

I'll either die and have no idea, so I wont care, or I'll go to some freaky deaky heaven place, and whos knows what the hell that would be like.

[Devil's Reject]

Think what you want it's all part of life.Actualy you start dying at the time you are born.Ironic isn't it?

[CrossTheBreeze]

^hmmm.... I never thought of it like that.

[Lupus]

It's a lot easier to accept you're gonna die when you realise how insignificant your life is.

[badtaste]

Think what you want it's all part of life.Actualy you start dying at the time you are born.Ironic isn't it?

Reminds me of chickens. We eat them before they're alive, and eat them after they're dead.

Death doesn't really concern me. As a matter of fact, when I do die, I want to be fed to a large animal (shark, whale, etc...). Basically, graves take up too much space, and in a few generations time, no one would visit the grave anyway. Cremation is fine with me, but I'd rather make an animal happy by providing it with nice protein.

What annoys me about death is when someone dies, and their family and friends bitch about it. While grieving is a normal process, the fact is, the person is dead. Nothing you can do can bring that dead person back. Regarding justice, you can bitch about someone's death, but essentially, the dead person is dead. No more, no less.

[Amit]

It's a lot easier to accept you're gonna die when you realise how insignificant your life is.

and it's a lot harder to accept you're going to die when you realize that isn't true to the people who love you :-o

[Lupus]

and it's a lot harder to accept you're going to die when you realize that isn't true to the people who love you :-o

Maybe I'm a heartless bastard, but I'm much more bothered by my own mortality than anyone else's, or whether they cry when I die. Realising that kind of puts it all in perspective for me.

[Amit]

oh ok

i dunno i have an awesome girlfriend who i'll probably marry and amazing friends and an awesome family

[griftadan]

just enough to prevent it from happening sooner than later.

[Thasis]

I'm not scared of death, I'm just not compliant into entering it at this point and time of my life. I accept it as part of the things I must go through eventualy. I believe that there is still things that I wish to accomplish before I enter that finality of state however.

[Mr. Ron]

Maybe I'm a heartless bastard, but I'm much more bothered by my own mortality than anyone else's, or whether they cry when I die. Realising that kind of puts it all in perspective for me.

Man, what happened in your life to have this outlook?

[Thasis]

Mainly because who cares, when your dead you won't be wondering about "who's crying over you"... you'll be dead...

[Lupus]

oh ok

i dunno i have an awesome girlfriend who i'll probably marry and amazing friends and an awesome family

Oh.

Should we, like, have a fight or something?

But seriously, to be honest, the only family member of mine that I actually respect is my brother. That probably sounds sad to you, but it really doesn't bother me.Man, what happened in your life to have this outlook?What's so strange about that?

[CarnageFairy]

Man, what happened in your life to have this outlook?

Eh, I'm inclined to agree with him.

When you die, your loved ones will undoubtedly be upset, but in the grand scheme of things that doesn't mean much.

After you die 99.9999999999999999999999% of the world is going to keep on moving like nothing ever happened.


"Life in itself. Picture a kazillion tiny tiny tiny little beads in an aquarium always moving, and shifting over each other. Life is an ocean and you're a drop of water."

[Auberge le Mouton Noir]

But it's ok because you just have to make the best of what you got and let it roll

for example by listeining to ELO - Mr blue sky very loud on a happy day

[CarnageFairy]

Oh yeah, I don't have a problem with it. I know I'm not the center of the universe, learned that a long time ago.

so anyway

MR BLUE SKY PLEASE TELL US WHY YOU HAD TO HIDE AWAY
FOR SO LONG WHERE DID WE GO WRONG

[Happy]

I used to be scared when I first started thinking about it a few years ago but now I'm not too bothered cos it's a long way off.

[CarnageFairy]

You don't know that; you could die at any time.

[Happy]

True, but I like to think I won't die for a while.

[CarnageFairy]

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[Auberge le Mouton Noir]

MR BLUE SKY PLEASE TELL US WHY YOU HAD TO HIDE AWAY
FOR SO LONG WHERE DID WE GO WRONG

: *

[PerpetualBurn]

I think I posted it earlier in the thread, but I love Sartre's The Wall.

Basically, I don't think people really comprehend the fact that they are going to die and that that will be the end. No one knows what it's like to truly not exist and as such no normally functioning person really appreciates their own mortality.

The illusion of mortality is a part of our ability to live as we do.

[eaton1012]

I don't fear death cause death is the gate way to the Spirit world, but i do fear the pain of it.

[Auberge le Mouton Noir]

I don't fear death cause death is the gate way to the Spirit world, but i do fear the pain of it.

which spirit world plz

[Dropsonde]

I'm not really scared but when I think about it, like I won't be able to do anything, even think, it feels weird.

[CrossTheBreeze]

^it's not so weird when you're dead.

[Buttloaves]

The thought of there being no life after death scares the absolute crap out of me to the point where I once thought I was having a nervous breakdown. I'll never forget it. I was in bed one night just laying there thinking, and I thought "if there is no life after death, I cease to exist for eternity". Kind of an obvious point but I had never really thought about it, and when I realized just how "long" eternity is and pictured myself lying in a coffin, 6 feet under forever, it literally scared me. I actually felt like I was going to vomit. Even nowadays, even though I'm a Christian, the thought of 'what if' still scares me.

[BassVirtuoso]

I thought about it and I realized that I wasn't scared of the portion of time in which I didn't exist from when time started to when I was born, so why should I be scared afterwards?

[-1up!-]

I don't understand how people can be scared of dying.

Death is what makes life actually enjoyable and fun. It gives sense to it, because you know the clock is always ticking.

[Dinosawesome]

I'm more afraid of the effect my death would have on loved ones. Death itself is going to happen either way.

[mullets suk]

I'm more afraid of the effect my death would have on loved ones. Death itself is going to happen either way.
^^^^this

i would do a lot more risky stuff if i knew people woudnt miss me.

the two things im really afraid of is growing old (which i will stop some day), or dying with out doing anything great. like working a 9-5 crap job for the rest of my life, or not getting married with kids and everything. that really scares me.

[Chrysostom]

I don't understand how people can be scared of dying.

Death is what makes life actually enjoyable and fun. It gives sense to it, because you know the clock is always ticking.

Well, I wouldn't say it gives life purpose, but it certainly gives it a sense of urgency and instills (in most) a desire not to waste it. At least not to totally waste it.

[CrossTheBreeze]

well, it definately motivates you.

[Swill_Merchant]

After reading the death thread it inspired me to make one similar although not as deep.

Are you scared of the fact that one day you will die? That everything will one day come to an end?

Personally I'm not scared of knowing that I will cease to exist on this planet anymore, I'm more concerned with how exactly I will die (i.e. burning in a house fire, getting stabbed, hit by a car). I have a feeling my death is gonna hurt for some reason, like an epic battle with cancer or something.

What are your thoughts on the matter of dying? I want to know wether you are scared of the fact you will be dead, the way you will die, both or neither.

It is a scary thought. But life is one big ****ed up vacation. We all have to go home sometime. It is the only thing you have in common with everybody. Death is just another step after life. We all are hear for some reason and we leave for another. If I were to die tommorrow, I wouldn't feel sad. It is just something that is inevitable, and to fear it is just a waste of time and emotion. Embrace your existence. All your love and hate and sadness boils down to nothing. Take it one day at a time, since tomorrow is never promised, today is called the present.

[PERFECTXDARK]

Im scared of not living life to the things I wanted to do.

I wonder if you know your gonna die when you die,like when you fall asleep you dont know excatly when but it happens.

[Auberge le Mouton Noir]

Ok so guys if your memories and personality could be downloaded onto a computer on your deathbed and so you lived forever inside this computer and chatted on the internet with other dead people and played CS:S and stuff

would you do it

[RockAndRoll]

I already did!

[Swill_Merchant]

I would download it into WWC. And then post on internet forums.

[Silly Beach Turtles]

No, I'm not afraid of dying

[Jono9119X]

^^^^this

i would do a lot more risky stuff if i knew people woudnt miss me.

the two things im really afraid of is growing old (which i will stop some day), or dying with out doing anything great. like working a 9-5 crap job for the rest of my life, or not getting married with kids and everything. that really scares me.

yeah but it could be worse, i mean, th ink about the people with disabilities and cant even walk their whole life, or talk, or do anything...or think about little kids that are 5 years old and die...i mean i dont care what im doing, but if i live to be 40, ill be really happy...but thats just me... :thumb:

[Love2Lust]

To be honest, I have come to terms with death...its a sappy story but I was in atlanta one day when it actually hit me, that me, everyone I love, and everything I've ever known will someday die...

I mean, there is NO stopping it.

So the only thing I know how to do is to just live each day with that thought in mind...I shoot for the stars each and every day of my life because, as far as I know, I could die within 5 minutes of typing this. Dont get me wrong, there are the off days, where I do nothing...but why would you live your life like that when everything is so beautiful. I think people take everything for granted...we are too busy and caught up in our own **** to realize that what we have here is an amazing thing. Hell, look at your loved ones, look at your boyfriend, girlfriend, husband, or wife. Look at your children, your brothers sisters, nephews, neices. We have so much to live for, why worry about dying? I think we need to realize that death is here...and its going to stay here. But use death as an instigator to live a better life, live a life that you can be proud of, live a life that, when your grandchildren ask to hear your life story...you can tell them wholeheartedly, the entire story.

Live a life thats worth living...and live it to its fullest.

So, in all, I'm not AFRAID of death...I accept it...only because I dont have a choice to, because its going to come after all of us one day...and there is nothing we can do about it...

[palepalepeach]

Am I scared to die? Scared to death!

[Rabbi]

I'm not as scared of death as I am curious.

[Shell]

There is no point in fearing death, but it's hard not to... simply because of the unknown factor of what is beyond death. The more experiences I have with dying persons, the more it makes me wonder about it... and that makes me uncomfortable, even though I know it's inevitable.

[Pop music sucks]

I completely accept dying one day. I would neither question it, fear it, or wish to live longer. I go by a 'it happens it happens' type of thinking, sort of indifference.

There's really no need to fear or try to avoid death, it happens to everything.

I'm sure my thoughts of death would be different had I not had a near-death experience.

[AA-12]

Me and you are in the same boat it seems. Near death really makes you kind of accept that "feeling" of nothing.

[Pop music sucks]

Yeah, I've been thinking like that since I was 5.

My brother and I were playing hide n seek. We decided to hide in the trunk of a car since no one would look there, but it wouldn't latch when we closed it. The trunk turned out to be heavy and it latched, but not fully close. So we yelled and screamed, but no one heard us. My brother was the first to pass out, as it was midsummer and the car was in the sun. I freaked out and started screaming until I passed out. I've got no clue how long this was until we were found.

Next thing I know is we're being carried into the house and tossed into the bathtub with freezing water.

[Tommi Hendrix]

I´m rather scared of living a boring life than to die.

[Kaleid]

Yeah, regretting that you hadn't taken enough risks, tried enough things out etc. I think maybe that accepting that you're gonna die someday, perhaps tomorrow, is the greatest hurdle you can face. Once you're over it, you can live life a little fuller and have a bit more courage/determination. It's probably only once you accept the inevitability of death that you can start living properly.

[RNR]

I'm afraid that there really is a heaven and if I get there i'll have to hang out with Christians for the rest of eternity.

[Farm girl]

I'm not as scared of death as I am curious.
yeah i kind of feel the same, just intrigued about it. I am, like everyone else, however, sort of scared that i will have lived a boring life or that i haven't made the most of it

[bowl of oranges]

I'm not scared of death but i'm a little scared of what comes after.

Or maybe more pertinant, if something comes after.

[FA]

i'm terrified of dying...but then there's times where you wonder what'd it'd be like...so you contemplate (knowing you won't) suicide....i've never thought about actually committing suicide, but thinking about it is just creepy...i'm scared of dying...

[lunchforthesky]

I'm not scared of death but i'm a little scared of what comes after.

Or maybe more pertinant, if something comes after.

Haha Brand New?

[bowl of oranges]

Haha Brand New?

You got it, it convieniently, is exactly how i feel, so why not steal the phrase? :naughty:

[the_green_bastard]

I've inherited some anxiety issues and can be quite the hypo/cyberchondriac... And many of the symptoms which I obsess over are caused by the very anxiety of which I speak... It's a fear I deal with fairly often. That being said, I will now address the broader issue: the fear of dying is what keeps us alive - I woulkd argue that it is something we all have, at least to some extent. Squirrels and birds run away from us at a glance, because their sole goal in life is to survive - it's what being a living creature is all about.

[gaslight]

I certainly don't want to die anytime soon, I'd much prefer to have a long and full life. I don't really have a great fear of dying, I'd just really, really like not to for a fair while if at all possible.

At the end of the day though, everyone dies and sooner or later the whole human race will be extinct so it's nothing to sweat over, everyone's in the same boat as you, its just how things go.

I'm not hung up on the afterlife or anything, when you die nothing happens, your consciousness ceases and you're put in the ground or are burnt and scattered and your component parts return to the earth. Not exactly a holiday package but nothing to be afraid of in itself either.

So I'm somewhat apprehensive towards dying, mainly the actual process of it and the timing (I don't think there could be a good time to die) but thats mortality for you. I'm not worried about any of the spiritual or religous crap to do with it, just the physical inevitability of it combined with the fact that I rather enjoy living.

[Kaleid]

I've inherited some anxiety issues and can be quite the hypo/cyberchondriac... And many of the symptoms which I obsess over are caused by the very anxiety of which I speak... It's a fear I deal with fairly often. That being said, I will now address the broader issue: the fear of dying is what keeps us alive - I woulkd argue that it is something we all have, at least to some extent. Squirrels and birds run away from us at a glance, because their sole goal in life is to survive - it's what being a living creature is all about.
I think it's even worse - we are more 'aware' than animals due to our greater intelligence. They have a survival instinct, as do we, but we actually brood over where we're going afterwards. I can't imagine a bird doing that.
I'm not scared of death. I AM scared of lying on my deathbed and being full of regret for things I did or didn't do

[NuclearRabbit]

I don't fear death. It is un-avoidable (is that even a word?)
And I don't care how I'll die, because the pain will last, all from instant to hours, and then nothing.
But I don't fear death as long as I live...

No wai-

[RNR]

I don't fear death. It is un-avoidable (is that even a word?)


It would be unavoidable. You use the hyphen between non and something.