Serious Anyone here suffers from Death Anxiety?

[Ond]

I sometimes think about the difference between dying and death itself. People say that dying is painful but death itself is like being slowly covered by a warm and comfy blanket.

sweet release

 

[Satirical]

There are two kinds of anxiety in people: the kind that is fleeting, and the kind that is debilitating.

If you have these thoughts and they pass you by (which I assume isn't happening due to the fact that you felt the need to make this thread), then accepting that they occur and letting them pass over on their own is the best approach to this.

If, however, they are causing you extreme distress and are persisting, there are some other coping mechanisms that could be employed.

For this particular kind of anxiety, a part of it is going to be a degree of acceptance: both of the fact that these thoughts occur, and that the concept behind your anxiety is an inevitable element of human existence.

Some might find it helpful to do something directly logic-oriented (essentially "negotiating themselves down" or "putting their mind on trial") in order to 'reality test' their thoughts. This might not be as beneficial unless your anxiety comes with cotard delusions (i.e, you are dying, already dead, or are missing blood or vital organs).

Others might recommend the grounding techniques. This anxiety is not something that can necessarily always be refuted with logic-oriented argumentation, so sometimes it's best to mitigate these things in the moment and let your mind phase them into the background/unconscious, empowering you to disseminate your distress. There are several methods to grounding, the most popular being the "5-4-3-2-1" model, which can be found here. It is often found helpful for many with anxiety to unwind their mind and stop racing thoughts by immersing themselves in a neutral environment with neutral stimuli. This method can be effective for anxiety attacks provoked by these intrusive thoughts.

Other methods might be more action-oriented, like thought re-frame exercises commonly found in dialectal behavioral therapy. Essentially, when you come across a negative thought in your mind, you turn it into a neutral one. For example:

The thought that I will die is causing me to panic.

Becomes:

Dying is something that is inevitable, but it's better to live in the present.

This is not the best example (but it's 2:43 am as I type this so cut me some slack).

Alternatively, other re-frame models follow the lines of flipping the situation in a small "role reversal" technique. So, for instance, supposing a friend comes to you with these qualms about having death anxiety. Think about how you might respond to their situation. Sometimes we are more generous with our voices of reason and compassion when it comes to those we love than we are with ourselves.

Anyways, I hope this helps.

I'm really sorry that you're coming across these feelings of dread and apprehension.

Get well soon!

 

[Powley]

the only thing i'd be anxious about is those ten minutes between being clinically dead and being biologically dead

like those ten minutes where your brain is still alive, and your body is slowly failing organ by organ - your heart stopping and all that shit

what does that feel like? does it hurt?

i am not worried about being dead, its dying that is cause for some thought, but nothing that keeps me awake at night

anyway, either there is something after we die or there is not - i am more persuaded that there isn't

as a guy who likes to learn shit (massive brain, btw) it's good to know that one day i'll know the answer to the question everybody wants to know

In those ten minutes between clinical and biological all you hear is me calling you a nonce

 

[Postal]

no

 

[Deleted member 61]

I worry more about not leaving behind children and a large oil portrait of myself more than I fear death.

I worry about dying without anyone there to comfort me.

I can't say I worry much about cancer or premature death though.

The best way to look at it is to make sure you have people who will remember you when you're dead and hope it has impact on their lives for the better.

 

[Frosty]

I just hope I don't die in some shit way and end up a mangled mess on live leak or something

 

[john]

it happens when it happens, best to just accept it than to live your life worrying about something you can't control

 

[Chromesthesia_]

personally death is just happening you know shit people die who you like a lot but they dead fuck you gonna do voodoo like honestly just accept and move on its what the person would want

as for yourself
just don't think about death like its gonna happen so just let it
do your day not your death

 

[Laura]

Death is only scary when you didn't leave a mark on the World and people around you. Its like fading away and forgotten by time.
Life is about creating memories, friends and moments you can tell about. And remember.
If you live your life with the same cycle, of sleep, work, eat, and watch TV.
I belive you have wasted the most precious thing in life.
Time.
Its something you can't ever get back.

Honestly. Live your life how you want to live it. Be the person you want to be. Make friends and stay close to them.
Spend time with them, and your family.
Do what you enjoy and love.
When you finally are on your death bed. Atleast you can think about the friends you made, and the moments you have made with them.
The times you spent playing, or joking around with them. The life you expirience is yours to make.
And i am an person who rambles way too much.
Good night.

 

[Satirical]

personally death is just happening you know shit people die who you like a lot but they dead fuck you gonna do voodoo like honestly just accept and move on its what the person would want

as for yourself
just don't think about death like its gonna happen so just let it
do your day not your death

Telling someone not to think/worry about what they are thinking/worrying about doesn't work.

If I tell you not to think about a white elephant - chances are you'll start to think about it in some capacity.

Don't wanna make this thread an argument but I just felt like that should be known. I'm sure the intentions are pure but it just isn't effective.

 

[Ond]

Telling someone not to think/worry about what they are thinking/worrying about doesn't work.

If I tell you not to think about a white elephant - chances are you'll start to think about it in some capacity.

Don't wanna make this thread an argument but I just felt like that should be known. I'm sure the intentions are pure but it just isn't effective.

how can death be real lmao just dont die looooool

 

[Chromesthesia_]

how can death be real lmao just dont die looooool

me

 

[mårten]

If I tell you not to think about a white elephant - chances are you'll start to think about it in some capacity.

hooolyy shiiiitt

 

[Satirical]

hooolyy shiiiitt

 

[All Adm*ns are Bastards]

I... can't... feel my legs

 

[Powley]

I... can't... feel my legs

That’s because you have no arms

 

[ddæ]

see u in heaven brothers