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Posted on 2/19/15 at 11:30 pm to Scruffy
Got you. I think it's the first time I've seen a first person Scruffy post. 
Posted on 2/19/15 at 11:31 pm to Tigerbait357
From an intellectual standpoint, I'm not really afraid. I accept it as a neccesary part of life that gives value and context. From a visceral standpoint, I am terrified of it. Every once in a while it seems particularly real, and I can feel a fear or maybe just a hard depression in my bones about the thought of it. Then I get back to living.
Posted on 2/19/15 at 11:33 pm to Tigerbait357
For whatever reason it always seems like the boogeyman to me. Not real, like it'll never happen to me.
I used to lay in bed terrified of dying. Was in my early 20's. At some point that changed. Now I'm more worried about the family. Got life insurance out the arse so I know they're all taken care of. Work out 4x's a week, try to eat decent and not killed by a woman on the phone in an SUV.
I used to lay in bed terrified of dying. Was in my early 20's. At some point that changed. Now I'm more worried about the family. Got life insurance out the arse so I know they're all taken care of. Work out 4x's a week, try to eat decent and not killed by a woman on the phone in an SUV.
Posted on 2/19/15 at 11:39 pm to Tigerbait357
No, never have been
Posted on 2/19/15 at 11:43 pm to Tigerbait357
Depends on the day. I'm scared of dying young for sure...young being before retirement. Usually I don't really think about it in depth so it doesn't bother me. If I contemplate it there are times it can bother me. My biggest fear would be to drop dead suddenly at a "young" age. I would like the opportunity to settle a lot of things...this is preferable no matter the age but more important the younger I am. I would love to knock 1 or 2 more things off the bucket list. But most importantly get some closure with loved ones.
Not believing in an afterlife makes dying young and quickly a fear. I'm about to hit 40 so I think about this more. What's really important? I've been focused mostly on making and banking money for a great retirement.
My company just restructured and I got let go. Not a problem financially as I am being paid for the next 8 Months plus considerable stock options. I also have a pretty fair certainty of getting a similar job with either a competitor or similar work but I'm not sure I even want that anymore. I have some time to think about what direction I want to take. Same path of working hard or take it easier and "smell more roses?" I don't have an answer but mortality and my thoughts in this thread are weighing heavily. Plus the Whisky tonight!
Not believing in an afterlife makes dying young and quickly a fear. I'm about to hit 40 so I think about this more. What's really important? I've been focused mostly on making and banking money for a great retirement.
My company just restructured and I got let go. Not a problem financially as I am being paid for the next 8 Months plus considerable stock options. I also have a pretty fair certainty of getting a similar job with either a competitor or similar work but I'm not sure I even want that anymore. I have some time to think about what direction I want to take. Same path of working hard or take it easier and "smell more roses?" I don't have an answer but mortality and my thoughts in this thread are weighing heavily. Plus the Whisky tonight!
Posted on 2/19/15 at 11:44 pm to Tigerbait357
quote:
What is your perspective on death?
I've had some life and limb threatening experiences that scared me half to death.....
Posted on 2/19/15 at 11:47 pm to Tigerbait357
Not scared of being dead, only of the process in which i will die. I hope it's quick and unexpected.
Posted on 2/19/15 at 11:53 pm to Tigerbait357
No. I would take a bullet for any of you.
Posted on 2/19/15 at 11:57 pm to onelochevy
My great grandpa said when he was dying of cancer that he wasn't afraid to die at all. Said he was ready to be called. He said the thing that really hurt was having to leave my great grandma, kids and grand kids behind.
It's one of the few things that every single person that has ever lived has/will experience.
It's one of the few things that every single person that has ever lived has/will experience.
Posted on 2/20/15 at 12:03 am to Tigerbait357
I don't want to die, but I don't live in fear of it. I just hope that when I go it's fast.
Posted on 2/20/15 at 12:04 am to Tigerbait357
No. I sometimes find myself looking forward to its sweet release.
Posted on 2/20/15 at 12:05 am to Tigerbait357
I think about it a lot unfortunately. Its not death that scares me, its the thinking about the moment or two before I die when I'll know things are coming to an end. Just envisioning myself lying in a bed, seeing the world fade away, and knowing that its all over. I know that no matter how prepared I might be for that moment, I'll still be wanting to live.
That's the part that sometimes haunts me and even keeps me awake at night; but it also at times makes me want to drop what pointless crap I'm doing and go live life.
That's the part that sometimes haunts me and even keeps me awake at night; but it also at times makes me want to drop what pointless crap I'm doing and go live life.
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Posted on 2/20/15 at 12:23 am to FairhopeTider
It never really bothered me until I got married and had a family. Its not dying that scares me, its what I will leave behind. I want to be there to walk my daughter down the aisle at her wedding. Thats probably the biggest thing for me, my mom, my wife, and my sister in law all walked downt he aisle without their father there.
Posted on 2/20/15 at 12:23 am to Tigerbait357
quote:Death is unimportant. Eternity is important, and eternity is now.
Are you afraid of death?
Posted on 2/20/15 at 12:25 am to FairhopeTider
Not afraid of death itself. I'm afraid of not knowing what's after it. I'm not a religious man so I don't have the comfort that Christians and those with faith have. Its why I admire those with faith. They have something they absolutely believe in that comforts them in things like death.
I've always believed that when a person dies they just die and there's nothing after it. What scares me about it is, what if I'm wrong? What if there truly is a heaven and hell, afterlife or something out there? That's what scares me.
In my mind a person only has one life and it scares me that it will end before I'm ready for it to. The actual death is nothing to fear because it is inevitable for everyone. Fearing what comes afterwards is natural to me as well. Most faithful people won't admit it but I think they wonder and fear the same thing I do. What if I'm wrong about what's after death? Millions, maybe billions of people are gonna be wrong and IMO its only natural to fear that you are one of them.
I've always believed that when a person dies they just die and there's nothing after it. What scares me about it is, what if I'm wrong? What if there truly is a heaven and hell, afterlife or something out there? That's what scares me.
In my mind a person only has one life and it scares me that it will end before I'm ready for it to. The actual death is nothing to fear because it is inevitable for everyone. Fearing what comes afterwards is natural to me as well. Most faithful people won't admit it but I think they wonder and fear the same thing I do. What if I'm wrong about what's after death? Millions, maybe billions of people are gonna be wrong and IMO its only natural to fear that you are one of them.
Posted on 2/20/15 at 12:28 am to Tigerbait357
Has PJ answered yet?
Posted on 2/20/15 at 12:30 am to Rebel
quote:No, the denham springs public library closed a few hours ago .
Has PJ answered yet?
Posted on 2/20/15 at 12:33 am to LSUSkip
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Its not dying that scares me, its what I will leave behind. I want to be there to walk my daughter down the aisle at her wedding. Thats probably the biggest thing for me, my mom, my wife, and my sister in law all walked downt he aisle without their father there.
I'm not picking on you, because this is a very standard response. But why is it so uncool to say that death is scary. It should go without saying that being dead doesn't scare you. It doesn't scare anyone really. All those fears you mention that are tangential to death are actually defined by death, so that is a fear of death. It's not negative to admit a fear of death.
My dead body does not fear death, but my living self is terrified of dying early. That's the definition of fear of death for anyone reading this, and it's OK.
Posted on 2/20/15 at 1:02 am to FairhopeTider
quote:After a few times when that happens to you, you'll just develop a "frick it" mentality. The way I think about it now is that if it is gonna happen, it's gonna happen. Nothing I can do about it, so why worry. For me, it was a scary feeling at first to think you'll die sitting in your living room by yourself within a couple of minutes, but after a few times, I just stopped worrying.
Just envisioning myself lying in a bed, seeing the world fade away, and knowing that its all over
I'm not scared of dying at all, but extremely scared of people close to me dying and me not being able to help.
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