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Do you fear death? Why or why not?

If you're psychotic, you might wanna think twice about posting here.

i have faced death too many times to fear him. besides, i am now tired - death is a release from pain.

I am not deeply afraid of dying, though I would miss seeing my life, and family annd friends develop.

I too have died (and had my personal Finale Hallucination).

I am not afraid of dying. I've made my own peace with death and what comes along with it. I am more afraid for those left behind.

I am not afraid of it at all. I have held death once before, and faced it several times. It is a deep comfort, but one that I will not go towards until it is my time.

All humans that contain blood in their vein, are afraid of Death. All the mambo wambo, that were infiltrated into their little brain, will play a major role at the end get near. The ten commandment were created by a God of an Organized religion, if you violate any of them, then you will fry in the fire of hell. That is the main fear of dying, because nobody wants to go to hell, but, every body can not follow the ten commandments to the point.

I don't fear Death but the process of it, dying. I don't want to die with pain and/or get old and start getting ill and die slowly.

Me fear death? Nah. I been nearly killed so many time during my time in service its more like an old nemesis. lol

Like he said! We shared so many crossfire missions it aunt funny! Death isn't the end! Just the beginning to a new adventure!

I tried not to think of it, but scared of loosing my family and the ones i love. I almost did twice. First was almost drown to death at the age of 5, my dad was the only one who saved me. This happen at the beach in Ohio.. my second one was serve nerve shakes. Was very server I thought I was going to die because I could not control it. On top of it i had four of them two days straight plus two virtego attacks, and a panic attack.

"If you're psychotic, you might wanna think twice about posting here."

Too late.


Death is of no consequence to me, I have no fear of it and I barely even acknowledge it for myself. It is just a part of an almost eternal cycle. Everything and everyone dies eventually, its not a matter of how or why, just when. However, should you have a choice in how, you should die fighting for what you believe in...or if you're like me, then fight just for the fun of it. Why die in bed or hooked up to a machine when you can make your last moments memorable with a final act.

A part of me does, and a part of me doesn't...
I often wonder the correct theory of what truly happen once the soul leaves the body...
My true fear lies in not death but leaving those that love and depend on me behind, like a child...

Death is beautiful. Why fear it?

I don't fear death for one simple reason. Death is an inevitable part of our reality, so why fear it? Whether we die prematurely from illness, murder, accident or die of old age, it will happen. Nothing can truly be done to stop it so in my opinion, just enjoy life as the days come by and when it's your time have no fear or regrets about things done or not done.

Of course I fear death,I fear it cause I don't know what comes after,I'm afraid I might not like what's after death,if anything at all.

The only person who fears death is the one who believe that death is the end.

I accept death as the end, and as I already stated I don't fear it. I fully embrace the idea that this is it.

The post right before yours also demonstrates that there are people who contemplate life after death still fear death. I think religion has done a serious disservice to people, robbing them of a portion of their life, simply because they invest so much into an alleged after death.

I believe in Death as one of the forms of the Deity. I also believe in reincarnation so the process of death is only a doorway to a new existence. I have no fear of Death or dying.

I do not fear death, everything dies eventually. I have died at least 6 times and have come back. I will not go into the details though unless you want to message me.

I do not fear the event of death itself. What I fear is what will happen to my disabled child if it is before we overcome all of his issues. I also fear what my husbands mental state will become if I pass before him. Other than that there is nothing to fear except maybe my family will go against my wishes and have a memorial or viewing. Those I think are disturbing you want to celebrate my life I have told them go do something I would love to do not cry over me.

Kinda yes and no.I know everyone has to die and that it will be my time
To go one day.Think the only reason I fear death is ,is when I think
that I could be in great pain when I die and that scares me.
If I knew I would just peacefully fall asleep I would not be afraid at all.

The Pain is a threshold, it only factors in for a brief moment.. then you get a flood of endorphins that numb the bodies nerve system, and then there is a DMT dump and the brain goes into a massively Awesome Hallucination.

Do I fear Death? Not one little bit. I believe that death is simply another transition for our spiritual selves. The body is mortal, the soul is not.

I fear dying, not death

I fear falling, not heights

I fear what could be in the dark, not the dark it's self

I'm not sure what will happen after death and I'm not concerned about it because I still have so much life to live. I'll worry about death when I'm dying, until then, I'll worry about living.

I don't fear death, no. That is not stating that I wish to die, rather, I wouldn't be afraid if death were to come to me. I have learned enough, and spent enough time spiritually being in touch with myself and my nature to understand death is simply a part of life, but it isn't the end. Know that from death, new things arise. Empires fall, that give birth to civilisations, and so on and so forth.
If I am to die by another man's hand and not by natural causes, I wish it to be for a purpose, and not mindless violence. I would rather die to keep another alive, than die for pointless reason.

If I were to find out I was going to meet with death tomorrow, of course, I'd be saddened, but also rejoiced, excited for what comes after, and what will come from my leaving of this realm.
Life is infinite, as is energy, and we are all products of both.

Most living creatures have a natural aversion to death. Fear is our subconscious telling us "Stay the hell away from that whatever it is."

We generally tend to be afraid at least to a small degree when we are in a dangerous situation. one does not generally recoil in terror from rain, or a glass of water, but most of us will feel at least a brief moment of panic if we fall overboard in the middle of the ocean.

if we had no fear of death, we would all be walking into the road without looking, indulging in dangerous sports, smoking, drinking, driving too fast, having unprotected sex, living life on the edge. i think i've lost my thread.

I guess Im moderatly affraid of death and the idea of not being around anymore. I mean there are so many things I wanna see how turn out, my friends kids, my own life, how it all ends. It's like a halfassed movie, sometimes you kinda wanna walk out, but you know you never will, you just GOTTA know what happens, if the ending is happy or sad ^^,

If I'm on anti-psychotic meds, does that count? :)

"...we of all creatures have certain highly developed cognitive capacities, of which three in particular influence our view of life and death: a refined consciousness of self, an ability to conceive of an indefinite future, and the capacity to imagine possible threatening scenarious. Those three faculties allow us to picture all the endless ways in which our cherished selves could be done grievous harm-which...has considerable evolutionary advantages, as we can then plan to avoid such harms. But these three capacities also come at a high price. They lead directly to the Mortality Paradox: awareness of our mortality and an inability to conceive of ourselves as not existing, and thus to the fear of death." ~Immortality~

Having spoken and exchanged thoughts with someone who was dying (and he's in a better place now), I now know how to handle the frailties of life. I do not know how to handle or manage them, but I am prepared for them. It may not be in a material sense, but emotionally and mentally, there is some preparation.

The world will move on if and when something tragic happens. Life. It will move on. It's the cultivation of Gratitude and the "live in the now" attitude that matters. Yes, we worry about what might happen to our children, our families, our wealth... but there will always be solutions to those problems. Our lives are what we make of it.. We are constantly preparing for our deaths. Our deaths have been predetermined at the moment of birth. It's all a matter of how we get there. To the Other Side. Some may think death is the end of things. There is no Immortality. Some like myself, feel that the Soul is Immortal.

So do I fear death? I would be lying if I said no. But at least I have that at the back of my mind, and it is definitely influencing the way I live my life in the now.

I don't think I so much as fear death as I fear dying alone. Death happens to everyone and everything. To be afraid of something so natural would be kin to being afraid of having a bowel movement. It borders on ridiculous with some people. Do I want to die? No. But I know I'm going to. So why try to run from it and hide? My biggest hang up is just wanting to leave enough of a mark that my kids and grandkids can remember for a long time. I don't fear death. What I fear mostly is being forgotten when I'm dead.

No...just don't wanna die in pain though.

I am a religious person, and in the religion I follow it is taught that death and pain are not to be feared.
Not that caution should not be used if you like your life and wish to live, but caution because of your own wishes and caution out of fear are 2 different things...
And before you ask about said religion, let's just say that the worshiped God goes by many names.
Shiva, Kali, Anubis, Thanatos, Death, The Grim Reaper, Jashin, Etc...
You get the point.

me my self and not afaird of death i have died before and i am not afaird of doing it again if it happens it happens

I have a fear of death, it comes to me, but only at certain times. When every factor can be accounted for within ones mindset the fear of death can be subdued even eliminated, but when these factors become larger to the point of them being out of your own control then the fear can and will resurface...for me this happens on Tuesdays..or at least it used to:)

Yes...because I don't want to miss anything that goes on...

What exactly is death? The decay of cells in the body? The permanent cessation of all lively function?
Which kind of "death" is it, anyhow? Physical? Mental? Spiritual? Metaphysical?

Excluding all my own ambiant chatter, ths only way that I can say this is that death, in and of itself, I see mostly as illusion. At least, in my own case. Why should I fear something from which I've stepped right out of the blazing fire? I suppose I've become numb to death, for ths most part. But still, that's only caused by what I've dealt with, over the many ages.

Shot, stabbed, beaten/clubbed, drowned, hung, hit by virtually every kind of car one can think of, as well as trucks and buses - I've died so damn many times that thd word "death" no longer holds any personal meaning to me. My body has been through so much that I have literally become what those around the area wherein I currently reside call me the "Half-Dead Cowboy from Hell".

Mind you, I don't treat my past as a "badge of honor". I only take it in experience, knowing that it's part of what brought me to be who I am, today.

Case in point: "do I fear death?" No. I don't. Frankly, there is very little that I actually fear, in any way.

I don't fear death, but I fear what leads up to it. The pain, emotional turmoil, etc.

No I do not.. There is no point in fearing something is bound to happen rather we want to or not especially if you went through a near death experience.

Well said above poster. :)

I don't fear death because it is part of life. Without death, there is no life.

What I do fear is how I die. In pain, unable to walk or take care of myself, old age taking my mind. In a fire or a car wreck.

That is more what I fear, the "How" more then anything.

Everyone and I mean everyone had a fear of death, its human nature to fear it and the unknown. Even I fear it not knowing what might happen, even seeing the other side, I'm still unsure what might happen,so in a way yes i fear death and no I do not.

I think it is kinda easy to talk about death when we are healthy and feel it still is far away. But when we feel we get close i do think it will be a different story. I struggle from time to time with some fear of it. I guess part of that is because im not really sure what i belive and concider myself a seeker for the meaning with my life.

I'm not afraid of death...only dying in pain...and in hope death does not come too quickly for me

I am already seeing what I suspected I would see in this thread.. something that occurs in most of the other threads.
People that overstate their "lack of fear of death".

Especially when someone claims to have been near death multiple times. I think Shakespeare said it best.. "Me thinks thou protest to much."

To overstate is to compensate, or an evident attempt to impress, a shallow braggart is surely a Tall Tale Teller.

Death is not a fear of mine but living is have no idea why this is even now when don't have thoughts of killing myself still have the fear to live and enjoy being alive

I don't Fear death, because I paid for Guaranteed Salvation , and it came with a triple money back Guarantee.

Death is the only god that is real. I fear and hate this god. I do not, however, know that the power this 'god' has over us is absolute. It would appear to be so, as even our whole universe may be dying, along with all that is in it. We are in unchartered territory here, so I use the word "appear."


"It's a damned shame," he said, "that just livin' is dyin', that the dice are rigged against us." "Well," I answered, "you can bet the psychopaths that run the world know it's a rigged game, and that justifies them in their own minds. And that's why they keep spreading the lie of heaven, so the rest of us won't turn on them."


If science can figure out the genetic switches, if life extension becomes a reality, it will be world altering. It will present us with problems we cannot solve: overpopulation will run amok, resource depletion acceleraton, global warming issues magnified, economic turmoil and revolution, and so on. The scientists that figure it out will probably be in grave danger, and the government/s will clamp down on the labs and bury the technology until they figure out how to handle it. Who gets the treatment, and when? That's the first big issue, then comes the apocalyptic scenario.

In Heinlein's Lazarus Long novels, "The Family" had to flee earth because they had the secret of life extension.

Like so many have said Death is part of life and can not be avoided. Do i fear it not so much. What i fear is what i will be leaving behind, my children, family and friends.

I hope to not experience it for a long, long time. I also know and accept it is something that will happen to us all. Thus to fear it, no. But more so for the reason is when I sat by my Grandmothers side when she died. She told me, Sean I am not afraid. You should not be afraid either. She then gave my hand a squeeze, took her last breath and passed away. The peace that came to her face and her spirit left her body. She traveled on.

I sat there a few more moments and I looked at her face and then I saw it clear that what had made my grandmother an individual had left. In this experience then I am convinced there is more after this life. I am not afraid of dying. Now I might fear more so on how I might go. I want a peaceful death. Not a painful one.

The fountain is a good movie that deals with death and life, kind of how us as humans deal with it and with losing others

frozenVheart...

There is no such thing as a painless death... pain is part of the process. There are verring degrees of pain but in the end death is never pleasent.

Severus, what about those people who die in their sleep one night, or those people that fall asleep in a burning building and experts say they died before the fire got to them?

those deaths seem pretty painless

I would also include suicide by gun to the head, there is no time for a brain to register the pain before the person is extinguished.

When you fear something. You know what you are scared of. So how can we fear Death when we don't always know what will happen.

But to answer your question, both. I fear it for I will leave beloved friends and family behind. But also I would welcome it, the old must end for the new to thrive. It's nature. But we will never truely demise.

I have thought about an experience I had once where I did almost die. I just remember feeling like I was in this black void. A noting. It was very strange. It was not painful. It was an experience of a fire.

Since then I have thought about death and dying now and then and I look at it as acceptance in its going to happen to me. One day I am going to die. That is just a fact. I hope it is when I am very old. I look at it as just like the sun that rises every day and I have no power over he sun/ I have no power over death. With that I have come to terms with death.

I won't say I fear it in that I know it is coming. I won't say either that I fear because I do not know what happens after we die. I have my certain beliefs in what happens that I take comfort in. For me coming to terms that it will happen has actually made my life more meaningful. I want to get as much life in that I can before death comes for me.

I welcome the next stage of my eternal life's evolution.

I would say most fear death. Maybe the posters are exceptions? Do I fear it? I don't know.

Part of me wants it over with. The other part still holds to a glimmer of desire to continue

Do you think heaven exists as it is commonly described or is it just a ploy to make death more pleasant?

I only fear death because I couldn't talk to my loved ones. I'm not scared of death only because I can't feel anything as it is, I don't expect death to be any diffrent

I think in one way everyone fears death, that is the death on a loved one, this is why people with religious beliefs are compelled to convert those closest to them.

I feel part of religion's job is to help people cope with death with whatever afterlife it preaches about.

They tell I think it's Muslim Suicide Bombers that they get 72 virgins in their afterlife for sacrificing their life for their country.

I mean, you don't just willingly strap explosives to yourself and set them off without a pretty damn good motivation.

The Athiest idea of death just being death and you either get cremated or rot in the ground just doesn't set well with some people and they want something pleasant for their loved ones and themselves to go to.

The idea of someone looking down from above and meeting up with those who passed away or that bad people are spending an eternity suffering for what they did brings comfort to some people and makes death easier.

No, I've never feared death at all! To me that's when the party of real existence begins!!! I think that a lot of us feel that way but fear instead the way we will die not the act itself!

all death really is.
is another form of sleep.
you should only fear it if you have no control over your nightmares!
as for me.all dreams of any kind are welcomed.
its a learning experince!

im not afraid of death, im more afraid of when it will happen and how my kids will be if i did go while they were young, i have to protect and guide them, mind you if they were bad id come back and haunt them

To be honest I am in some ways afraid of death, but in others I am unafraid...however, my feelings are this: I want to go like my great grandfather did...after living a long full life and in my sleep without pain or knowledge that death has come for me...

I want a tree planted on my ashes and for my grandchildren to build a tree house in the tree

Death is just part of the journey. Nothing to be afraid of really. Stages. Simple as that.

No, I view it as it happens to me it happens no big deal, but I am not the one who will be taking my own life, thats just stupid! I wish to live it out to my fullest! And well, if I die on the behalf of some idiot driver or something then well, its my time to pass on. If I die of old age then so be it! Baby I dont care!

I don't know if I fear death even though I was extremely close to death. I just see it as a written part of your life

ok i don't know if some one earsed my last post but insteand of fearing death live life to the fullest and i stand by my comments

Not necessarily death itself just the process.

Death got his hand on my shoulder.......I stopped fearing him years ago

I dont fear death, it is just another step into evolving our selves into a high state of oneness with the universe

You only truley fear death if you allow it to.

Your statement makes no sense to me, Dragonbonez.

There are many different 'kinds' of death, anyhow, so to fear one manner is to fear life, itself. At least, that is the way I see it. But then, I have already been through death and back so many times, I've lost count.

I do not fear death as much as I fear suffering before I die. I would not like to be in pain and watch myself slip away.

I don't fear death, but it does keep me on my toes. I live every day like it's my last because it may very well be. I'm not rushing toward it, but I'm not spending my life running away from it either. I guess you could say death and I have an understanding. LOL!

No. I don't remeber my birth and I am certain I won't remeber my death either.

I am Afraid of death so i drink smoke and do all the stuff lol

I do not fear death..it is but a release from our human skin

I don't fear death but I do fear being in more pain or it being painful and I would feel bad for all the stuff left undone and words unsaid that needed to be said. otherwise it is only another adventure for me to flip the bird to and give a war call cuz look out lol

I fear death because I still have things to do. Death is like a stalker. You don't know when it's actually coming for you.

I've died 3 times in the last 12 years. I am not afraid of it anymore. After a stick through my skull, a fractured skull, and another serious injury and coming back I am not afraid of it. It is inevitable so why worry about it.

Contrary to some of the comments I have never feared death as I always wanted to go to Hell because I felt like it was the right place for me..being all bad lol. However, as I would have to still serve in Hell and not reign, that changed.

I don't believe in either place and haven't for a very long time, so it doesn't really matter...Death is final, there is nothing else and if there is, then it's a bonus!

all I fear about death is leaving unkind words last spoken in a rash moment to loved one
not being able to say good bye to those loved ones
dying in pain and no matter what meds there is on the market that day none stopping the pain flowing through me

Death is a temporary state of being, a release of Corporeal form. Imho, the decay of a physical body only makes it easier to roam the non-physical realm, and create tangible manifestations. If I'm not too lazy, I might temporarily possess someone to carry out some unfinished business in the way of collecting and maintaining data.

To be completely objective, the greatest fear one should have is of oneself.

I dont fear death, but I do fear what happens to those I leave behind.

People will always have questions about dearg. Do I really have a soul? If so what happens afterward/ Do I travel to a certain place? Will I reincarnate? What if nothing happens? will I become a ghost or spirit/ All these things lead to uncertainty and perhaps fear

Deaths door is always open, to fear it is only giving yourself up to The devils destruction

I personally could have died several times in my life.Living with a rare blood disorder makes you think a lot about death.AS youu Age the chances of death increase.So I am not afraid of it.It is merely a Change,a natural Progression.That does not mean that I am suicidal and that does not mean that I`m an idiot.I take precautions to protect myself.I won`t ever drive drunk,I`ll never go out looking for some Psycho to kill me and I`ll never try to commit suicide.But if I was to die now and know this,I wouldn`t be so afraid.Accept death as you accept life,is my philosophy.If it Comes,it Comes and there is Little Chance of stopping it.If it doesn`t live every day as though it is your last

We come from spirit,so shall we return to spirit,we live forever,the body which is flesh dies.and stays on the earth plane,which is the illusion.spirit is the true reality.ashes to ashes.YOU ARE SPIRIT,THE SOUL.YOU CANNOT DIE,so whats to fear,the only fear HEAVEN OR HELL,if your a good person,no fear,bad,then yes.but thats up to you,choose wisely?you choose,this realm yourself,Peace Elviscat

Well yes i fear death" as some do and some dont, to each there own

Someone said, "Death is beautiful. Why fear it?" Well, I do disagree with you. There is nothing cute about death. Death is the ultimate slap to our so called life. to think that death is cute, WOW..You are going for a major surprise at your expiration day.

When I was younger, I practically welcomed it -- probably because of that untouchable feeling most of us embrace in our youth... "Death? Bring it -- I got something for you, right here!"

Now? I can't say that I've gone 180 and feel the other way, but my lack of fear still remains. Obviously , having had more experiences and learning of the many more I'd still like to add to the list, does make for a less speedy need for departure from this life... But, in my heart of hearts -- I'm still that kid yelling "Bring it"!

Besides, what is death, truly? Who is the absolute authority to say that it isn't merely another transition we experience?

I myself used to be afraid of death. It was more a fear of the unknown. However, now knowing more of what it entails having experienced the paranormal, and also having only had a brief encounter with it...

It is a relief.. so not afraid anymore.

~Niffy

The thought that I will definitely die someday disturbs me. I don't like thinking about it.

Fear death? I do and I don't. I mean, certainly I fear what will actually happen when I die. Its only natural to feel some fear (albeit I'm sure that amount varies between folks) about the unknown, and I truly do not know what will happen to me when I pass on.

Will I become an etheral entity? Some sort of ghost? Will I be reborn as another living thing, or do I just rot in the ground, my electrical activity in my brain fizzled out forever?

What frightens me more than the unknown part of that, is that I haven't left my mark on this world yet. It sounds selfish, absolutely. I'll admit that. However, I want to live on, at least for a few decades, in peoples memories.

Now, whether that be "Hey, I'm going down to the local Kanadian-Mart to pick up some odds and ends" or "There was once a very rich man who started this business..."

Even something as simple as "I knew a man once."

They say you die twice. Once when you pass on, and again the last time your name is ever spoken. I fear that second death.

And above all, of course, I fear the moment when death separates me and my better half. She's everything I've got, and when that happens, I've got nothing.

So yeah. I'm not afraid to admit that I am.

I do not exactly fear death, because it happens to everyone. Many believe a death isn't the end for a person's soul, but I don't know how I feel about that.

I see no point in fearing something that is inevitable. Death is very misunderstood. Death is everywhere and hard to avoid

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