It's not surprising to me that religious people have a much higher level of death anxiety, than atheists. I guess everyone to an extent has thantophobia as we are all searching for a form of immortality whether it be academic, genetic or otherwise
thantophobia is fear of death?
well tbh I had a massive fear of death back when I was a child. and I was terrorized by the idea of hell. but all I wanted was to so badly be good. because I feared the loss of heaven and feared the pain of hell
but now I'm ok with it.
now I have massive academic anxiety its ridiculous
I'm not afraid of dying myself, I'm afraid of others dying or being anywhere near death-related things. I can NOT stand going inside any hospital or funeral house. It's terrifying to me.
I pray that the only funeral I'll have to go is mine.
No. I think of death a lot, and I find it comforting that I will die one day. It makes me appreciate life and not to take it for granted. Because of the realisation that nothing will matter in the end, I don't worry about all the stuff that society think is important. I live my life in such a way that if I die in the next minute, I will leave without regrets. Life for me is living by being free and happy. Death for me is continuing to exist in this universe in another form. I am just a particle in this vastness, whether I am human or any other thing.
Me too. Although I won't call it a fear. It just makes me uncomfortable. Things with little holes or small bubbles together and stuff like that. I always cringe
No. I think of death a lot, and I find it comforting that I will die one day. It makes me appreciate life and not to take it for granted. Because of the realisation that nothing will matter in the end, I don't worry about all the stuff that society think is important. I live my life in such a way that if I die in the next minute, I will leave without regrets. Life for me is living by being free and happy. Death for me is continuing to exist in this universe in another form. I am just a particle in this vastness, whether I am human or any other thing.
Wow, that was pretty eye-opening. Thanks for that.
I used to be scared of it because of my Catholic beliefs. I was afraid of dying and going to Hell because I watched **** frequently, and that was a mortal sin. I don't believe in it anymore now. I'm very ready to die most of the time. Even though there's stuff I'd like to do, I've done pretty much everything.
the lets give it a name thing is destroying people.
you know what? i have asdfghjklphobia and i don't wanna talk about it!
Some people have real fears? I mean, I can speak first hand to thanatophobia because everytime I think of my death, I get this feeling like everything has disappeared from under me and I'm going to lose myself in this chasm of darkness. It's just pure panic at the thought that one day I won't exist and that there's nothing after this, that everything I do is for nothing and that there's no meaning to anything I've done so far.
Like just to think all I get is 80 years if I'm lucky and yeah that's a lot but after that, I just STOP. I'm forgotten forever and that's it and there's nothing left after this.
