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Death
are you afraid of death?
I'm not because if you see death as something logical and the real thing that it is, its only a natural process like life itself. So why is people so scared? sooner or later it will come to you, I'm not saying it in the "emo" way, i'm saying it in the scientific way. Sure, it hurts because of the loss we suffer when love ones die but why not taking death as something common and natural instead of something horrible and scary. I'm ready to die everyday, but that doesnt mean i stay home all day, i go out and have fun and have dreams and all that, im just not scared of death at all. |
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Not really afraid of it, have no real attachments to this world.
People won't care if I die anyway. So it isn't scary to me at all. |
Death is nothing but a new adventure to indulge in.
Personally, it would be pretty sweet to jump into a spiritual realm where I can haunt the living for the fun of it. :D |
I'm nervous about the path leading to that point, and the event itself. Guess I'll miss people, too. But it's not something that weighs often nor heavily on my mind. Not worried about what happens after because I have no freakin' clue.
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I am, because you don't know what comes after it, the most frightening thing is not knowing something you're about to experience.
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death is a natural process, no matter what you do death is inevitable
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I am not afraid of death because we are at risk of death everyday really, whats the point in been afraid, you should live life to the max.
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I believe that death is a part of life. I'm not scared of death, but I do not want to die any time soon.
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I'm not scared of it, but I want to avoid it as long as I can.
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I do am scared of Death, though I used not to fear it much in the past.
But the thing I am the most scared of is how am I going to die ? This I don't know but I want to die peacefully >n< |
I'm not afraid of death, but sometimes when I really think about it I try to imagine dying and just not going on. That for me is extremely hard to comprehend and I think I'll end up confusing everyone if I try to explain it so I'll keep it to myself! :D
I've accepted death as just another part of life. I know it's going to happen one day and there is literally nothing I can do to stop it so you just have to accept it. My dad always says, "Don't worry about things you can't control." and I think that saying goes really well with worrying about death. You con't control it so don't worry about it! Why waste moments of your life worrying about it when you can instead think about something that you can actually do something about? |
Just because something is natural doesn't mean it isn't frightening.
Death means saying good bye to every friend I've ever had, every member of my family, all the things I had planned to do, all my favorite things, the opportunity to learn and grow. Death is having everything you've ever owned taken away from you. |
I fear death. I fear death so much that whenever I thought of what would happen after I die, I pass out. Just because its natural doesn't mean its not frightening. Death is the worse thing that would happen to everyone.
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I am not in particulary scared of it, but I try to live as long as possible anyway. Because there are so many things to do in a life. And I have a dream I'd love to fullfil.
At the moment of my death, I'd like to be sure I made my mark by (for example) mending a broken heart, helping a bunch of people well...By having done a lot of good things around me. Life is a battle, living means battling. Giving up means dying. I won't give up until my dream's fullfiled. |
Death is a pretty scary thing. You know it's going to come to you, but you don't know how. Will it be painful? Will it be soon? Will you die young? Will you die with things left undone or unsaid? There's an infinite amount of possibilities regarding death, all of which can happen at anytime, and I think that's what scares a lot of people. It's a silent hunter that can pounce at any time.
But I agree that you shouldn't live in fear of death your whole life. Life is precious. You can't let death pull the strings around in your life. Because if you do, you basically already are living in death. And I, personally, am less afraid of my own death and more concerned over the possible deaths of loved ones. :c |
Death is just something that everyone must experience anyhow, so why be afraid of it? I'd be far more afraid of living forever than knowing that some day I will die. Focusing on life will ensure that no matter what happens at death, you'll still have something that you were able to exist for. Even if souls or anything like that don't exist, you'll still exist because you did something within time - if you focus on death ("oh no! There will be a day where I won't exist!") or become pessemistic about it ("Since I'm going to die anyway, why does it matter what I do now?"), you won't have that, or at least to a lesser extent.
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Death is no scarier to me than life itself.
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I thought about death once. It triggered cognitive dissonance between my rational and irrational portions of my mind. I solved it by ignoring it. Immortality is a better idea. ;D
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Death is inevitable...
Therefore, I do admitt I am scared of what will happen when that day arrives. But until then I'll do my best to avoid it as long as I can, and enjoy the day's of being alive. Even though death would end one's life, it would also end the stress in life but in exchange of course you loose the most precious thing's you ever had. You could say, it's like starting over in a game. |
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Everyone is afraid of death, even the bravest person is, so there's no point in denying it. Though the only thing to do is to live your life to the fullest while you still can.
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I have no problem with a natural death because well, it's just part of life.
What bothers me is having my life cut short any other way. Not so much for myself, but mainly for the impact my passing may have on people I know. I had close calls like none other, both in normal life like almost getting hit by a car, or in my job, almost getting blown up sky high. Am I ready for my time? Yes. But I hope it's a long ways off. |
I'm not afraid of death. Although I detest the concept of it. I'm more afraid of the way I'm going to die- I don't want to be drowned or hung. If I had a choice, I'd choose to die peacefully.
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Just because something's natural doesn't mean it's good or even tolerable. Thinking such is a naturalistic fallacy.
I don't fear death. I just don't want it to happen, to me or to others who don't wish it. Personally, I would honestly love to live forever. Some people might disagree for various reasons, but I enjoy living too much to want it to stop. |
I myself do not fear death.
Richard Bach once said: "Here is the test to find out whether your mission on Earth is finished: If you are alive, it isn't." Shakespeare too: here I agree with both, we all have our reasons for being on the Earth, I do not fear death because then I know that my job here is done. Socrates too: Quote:
That's just my views anyway. |
To be honest, I think life is scarier than death, since death is a certainty, but life isn't. I could go on and on about this, but I'm not that type of person...
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Death happens, you shouldn't be afraid of it. Most people have peaceful deaths; they die in their sleep. Just live your life and when you get close to dying, you can reflect on your life happily.
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Fear of Death is really a fear or the unknown, which is a primal human fear. Those with powerful convictions, such as the belief in the afterlife, probably look at death in a different manner, seeing as to them it really isn't the end of the road. Death is just another path, one which we all must take.
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No matter what we do in life to avoid it, death is still going to happen eventually since they are both two sides of the same coin. Nature doesn't care if you die in a month, a year, or even a century because everything that begins has an ending. I am not scared of it and if my time is up, then my time is up. To me, the meaning of life is to try to live it the best you can and be an all around good person before death rolls around.
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I'm not so much as scared of death as I am of actually dying. It's interesting to think of what it would be like to be dead, which brings up an entirely different psychological topic. As stated before, we fear the unknown instinctively as humans.
But generally, yes, I have a mild form of thanatophobia. |
I've said before that I have a very loose grip on reality... which does include death. I'm not like a daredevil or anything, but I'm so unafraid of death that I almost feel like it isn't even real. That's what my instincts tell me anyway. Luckily, my mind is strong enough to realize that it isn't the case.
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I'm not too worried about the concept of death. I think my mind just goes poof and I completely cease to exist anymore. I can't really imagine what that'd be like, but that's fine since I've never died before.
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At funerals I weep for for the pain and loss of the living.
The thought of my death makes me sad for my friends and family but when I'm done I'm done. Hopefully it's quick and in my sleep. Also, hopefully my student loan is paid off. That doesn't die. Sorry family! |
I am one who is afraid of death. I fear what I do not know. I fear the uncertainty. I'll be the first to say that I like living, also I'm not the religious type.
So by that logic the only logical thing to believe is that once you die your mind completely stops and you have no conscious thought. What this means to me is that inevitably one day I will forget everything and not be able to think. Simply, death means the end of everything to me. Because of this I am torn. On one side, I am in the belief that because nothing happens after death, nothing matters. This is that stereotypical depressed 10-year-old mentality. The state of mind that states that because you won't remember anything, and nobody else around you will remember anything, and that eventually the entire human race will perish and nobody will remember anything, that nothing matters. |
Death is just a joke. It's just like sleeping in a comfy bed. The only thing that is painful is that when your loved ones crying on you. If I die today I'd rather have an instant death.
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To be honest, yes and no.
I am kind of afraid of death. I'm more afraid of "what now?" No one is absolutley certain about what happens in the afterlife. Is it like heaven? Is it nothing? Is it something else not covered? Personally, I think that the idea of heaven is to make people less afraid of death. If they know they're going to someplace awesome after they die, why should they be disappointed and afraid of going there? |
I want to say that death is a part of life, that it's natural, that I accept this and don't worry about it and live my life... but then I see things like the violence in the Mideast or the earthquakes that have been hitting major cities. All those people who died or came so close to dying - it makes me a little scared that I might die suddenly before I'm ready for it. I'm afraid that I won't get to finish what I've started. I'm not quite sure what that is - I guess you could call it my life - but I want to be at peace when I die and not full of worries.
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Yes and no. I feel like death isn't the end - but still, it is kinda scary that your beloved ones aren't able to see you any more.
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I am not afraid of death, I find it to be a terrible inconvenience. Once you die, that's it. You won't be able to have achieved all your goals, and 60-100 years is not near enough for me to do that. I am planning on saving money to have my body frozen after death, so that I can be resurrected into a cyborg when the technology is advanced enough. After that, once I have finished everything I need to do, I'll just end my life with a feeling of completeness.
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I use death as a motivator. If you know there's an end it spurs you on to live. It's what's made me into the headstrong risk-taker who has written before you. It's what pushed me to get involved with projects that have changed my life, It's what's pushed me to admit to my guy friend I was attracted to him... albeit distantly, "you only live once" and all that.
But... I fear death. Not it happening to me, but more the idea that I just go and thats it; That the world lives on without me. Nonetheless, it's going to happen whether I like it or not, so I may as well just accept it. As for how I die, I want it to be impressive, not crossing the road or with a freak accident with a toaster. As long as I do good with my life, then fine. |
I'm not afraid as much as I am curious. I wonder what will happen to me after I die? I believe in Heaven and all that but you can never be to sure.
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I am afraid of dieing by murder or car crash or something like that. But, if I am old I won't be because I am a Christain and I will be going to heaven.
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Death is part of human life.
When we are born on this earth our death is fixed. So dont wory about death. Its totally in the hands of Jesus. |
Yeah, Death isn't scary for me at the moment.
But I'll probably fear it when I get really close to dying. But, if it happens, it happens. I hope I die with no regrets, though. |
Afraid of dying? No.
Afraid of HOW i'll die? Now that's a little different. Ya know, a guy in my class is joining our military, and he said he's not afraid of dying or getting shot. But if he were to die in combat, he'd want to see it coming. He'd want to know whatever it was that killed him. And I agree. I mean anyone at least deserves that much, right? So no, not afraid of death. ... I just don't want to be brutally murdered. -_- |
I still get scared of the idea of death. But I'm a strong believer in that there's something after death. You've got to have some faith if you're afraid of death. I also believe in the quote "The trick is to live your life so you will be prepared for death when it comes."
Most of us on this forum are fairly young so its natural that we would be afraid to die now. But if we live to be 80 or 90 and/or were suffering from an illness, death would seem almost welcoming. In the words of J.K. Rowling "Dying would almost be like going to bed at the end of a very long day." |
Why yes, yes I am. 10 times close to death :(
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a tl;dr post from another forum:
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adding on to it, I'd like to think that Death is just a part of everyday life, effecting some more than others. |
I don't fear death, not by a long shot. There is nothing exactly for me to be afraid of. Rather I'm afraid of what I would die by, or afraid that I wouldn't get to accomplish my goals in life. Not.. afraid of death.
I may not be afraid of it, but that doesn't mean I'm ready for it. I won't ever be ready, not even close. I'd live forever if the choice was mine. It isn't like I go seeking and hunting out death. I'll let it come to me on it's own terms. |
I don't fear death, but it actually fascinates me. Now, I'm not saying that I think it's good or amazing... it's not. It can be very painful to lose someone. Rather, death fascinates me because it's so unknown. Nobody knows for sure exactly what happens to you after you die. Sometimes I go to cemeteries just to ponder, and read the tombstones (my friends think I'm crazy for that, but I don't really see why). A particular tombstone that caught my attention was from 1906. It belonged to a baby girl who died on the same day she was born. It was tragic, but it made me remember that death is a mysterious thing and can happen to anyone when you least expect it. That's why life should be embraced and lived to the fullest, because you never know when you'll be gone.
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Yes, but I am preparing myself unto it, since we can't predict when will we die.
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