Is anyone here afraid of

[moosmom]

dying?

No, I'm not about to bump myself off. I was just curious if anyone here feels like I do.

I AM afraid to die. I don't know why. I don't WANT to die. I want to live forever and I KNOW that's not going to happen.

Alot of people feel that dying is a peaceful, wonderful experience, like when cats go to the Rainbow Bridge. Your spirit drifts away from your body to a better, peaceful place.

But the fact that I wouldn't be able to be with my family and friends every again really scares me.

[Twisterdog]

No, I'm not afraid of dying. I certainly am not looking forward to it happening any time soon, though!

My brother died when he was quite young, and many things were left undone and unsaid in our family. I try to remember that, and to live for the present. I try to say what needs to be said and do what needs to be done ... write a will, say I'm sorry, whatever the case may be.

I hope to live to a ripe old age .. but not so old that I'm trying to walk to the mailbox in my underwear or wearing diapers, though! And I hope that when it is near my time to go that I will be at peace with the process, and ready to take the next step. I think (and hope) that dying is not an end, but simply a change.

[MariaM]

I'm not afraid of dying at all. Sometimes I look forward to it.

[moosmom]

I hope that when it is near my time to go that I will be at peace with the process, and ready to take the next step. I think (and hope) that dying is not an end, but simply a change

Very good point.

If I ever get to the point where I become a burden to my family, lose my bodily functions and my mind, I'll definitely cruise on outta there on my own. That is IF I can remember where I put the pills!!

[krazyaboutkatz]

No, I'm not afraid of dying. I know I don't want to live forever and it's just a natural part of life. I just hope that when it happens that I go quickly so that I'm not in a lot of pain. I think that the best way to go would be to die in your sleep. That is how my grandmother passed away.

[CountryWolf07]

I am the same way. I am terrified of dying, but I know it is part of life. I am just living the life right now, and having fun - because LIFE IS TOO SHORT!

[Aspen and Misty]

I'm not afried of dieing, I'm afred of HOW I'm going to die.....

Ash

[aly]

Its funny you brought this up. Its been on my mind a lot lately. I want to live forever too. I love life so much. I've been afraid of dying (I can barely even say or type that word) my whole life. Even when I was pretty young, I remember being terrified even thinking of it. As a teenager, I felt pretty invincible. But now I'm 25 and feel like the oldest person ever and can't get the fear of dying out of my head. I know its crazy of me and I'm trying really hard to push it out so I don't ironically miss out on life because I'm scared of losing it!

I'm also very scared of losing my family and loved ones. I believe in my heart that we will be reunited, but there is a small unsure part of me. I just wish we all could stay on this world forever.

[popcornbird]

No, I'm not afraid to die. I see this life as a *phase*, or a transit. The real ever-lasting life, from my beliefs, is the life to come in the hereafter. This life is just temporary. We are all going to die one day.......all of us. There was a time when we were all in our mother's womb, with no clue of what the world we would end up in would be like. Just as that was a *phase* in life, our life in this world is what I see as another phase. When we die, we are just going to the next phase in life. From our beliefs, death is not the end. It is the start of the eternal life, which will be Heaven or Hell, depending on how you lived your life on earth. Now, although death does not scare me, there is something that scares me. I'm afraid of living my life the wrong way and God forbid, ending up in the fires of Hell. While I try my best to be a good person, and always repent for my mistakes, a part of me still worries that I may not be living my life completely as God wants me to. So while death in itself does not scare me, that issue does. I want to go to Heaven after death, and I want to make sure I don't fail the *test* of life. Other than that issue, *death*, in itself, does not scare me. Its something that's going to come to all of us, whether we like it, or not.

[davidpizzica]

Donna, I don't think I'm afraid to die,but I'd like to live to be my dad's age when he passed away! He lived to be 96. Also to be as active as he was up until then. He quit driving at the age of 93!

[binka_nugget]

Yes! I've been thinking about it a lot lately. Just the thought of it one day ending scares me.

[Kfamr]

I'm not so much afraid of dying... i'm just afraid of leaving behind what I have to take care of... my things, my pets, my friends. What will happen when I'm gone....

[RobiLee]

Yes, I am. Only because I am so afraid of what I might miss. I just don't wanna miss a thing!

When I was told I had cancer, I was soooo scared! Even though my situation was not that bad... when I first heard the word cancer I immediately thought the worse and all I could think about was that I did not want to leave my family.

Robin

[micki76]

Originally posted by RobiLee
Yes, I am. Only because I am so afraid of what I might miss. I just don't wanna miss a thing!

When I was told I had cancer, I was soooo scared! Even though my situation was not that bad... when I first heard the word cancer I immediately thought the worse and all I could think about was that I did not want to leave my family.

Robin

I have to ditto this. I felt the same way when I was diagnosed. I wondered if my husband would remember that Chester gets cold very easily and put a sweater on him at the slightest temperature change. I wondered if he would remember to take him to get his allergy shots on time each month.

Now I'm just so grateful to be ALIVE! And anytime I dont feel well, or quite "right" I make a doctor appointment and get right in to see her.

[slleipnir]

I have major death 'issues'. I am very afraid of death and not knowing what it exactly is. I get very sad just hearing about someone dying even if I don't know them.