Do you fear death?Follow

I have a job interview at a Mortuary on Saturday, oddly enough I have a funeral on Saturday as well. (Different location though)

5 days ago my D.M got murdered by her brother, strangled, so she suffered. I have been thinking about that alot plus with the hopefully "job offer" I can begin the field that fascinates me, which is Mortuary Sciences.

However, these past few days have been hellish for me. I am having nightmares, I am constantly thinking about dying and i am beginning to think that maybe working at the mortuary isn't such a good idea. Why is this? Is it because I am finally getting into the field I want and then someone I have known for years dies?

I don't know if it is true, some say that Morticians are one of the jobs that has a high suicide rate. I have wanted to do this forever. I watch T.V shows about it, read about it. I am a pretty morbid person so I can fit in but why the heck am I fearing death all the sudden?

I swear, I think about it nonstop! Knowing that one day I am not going to exist freaks the hell outta me. And why now, of all times, do I have to lay in bed and wonder how it is that I am going to die and when?

I have recently gotten over a serious illness, still in the recoupe stage but in the "clear". (At least that is what the docs say.)

How do you deal/perceive death? I'm not asking religously wise, whether you believe in heaven/hell. I mean when it comes down to the day you die, how do you feel about it?

In Spanish there is a saying, “Nadie tiene la vida comprada.” No one has bought and paid for their life. Anyone could go at any time, and health is no guarantee. I’m a basically positive person, so while I know death can’t be avoided, I don’t dwell on it, either. I hope when I die that any children I leave have a good opinion of me, and that I can say I did my best and left people behind that will remember and miss me.

"Live fast, die horribly, leave an unidentifiable corpse" is my motto.

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Edited, Fri Feb 11 13:41:14 2005 by Kronig

Death is natures way of telling you to slow down.

Fearing Death is like fearing meeting a new person, or fearing hieghts. Fear keeps you on your toes.
No, I dont' fear death.

Health is merely the slowest possible rate at which you can die. WOuldn't it suck to be one of those 99 year old guys in a Nursing home, dying of nothing?

I fear death to a reasonable degree - that is, I seek to avoid it where practical (don't take unnecessary risks, stay alert and aware of my surroundings, the usual stuff). But yeah, I don't obsess about it.

However, the traumatic death of someone close to you, especially in such a way (and at the hands, no pun intended, of someone so close to HER) is going to have an effect on you. I'm not surprised you're having nightmares.

I assume you're talking to someone better able to help you cope than any of us yucksters here? If not, you might want to look into it. You've had a lot to deal with recently as it is; maybe it's time for a tune-up.

And Flea, I like that saying.

I look at death as the time when I finally dont have to pay any more bills.

I fear not fulfilling my life, more than death.

I am more conserned that people would regard my life as a worthwhile venture and not a total waste of oxygen, and i don't mean in a charitable sence, what people who don't know me think is not a burning issue.

My family and close friends are very important to me and i would hate to feel i had let them down in some way.

All i ask is i die without regretting something i have done or failed to do.

Death itself holds nothing over me, and i often took risks that would be considered stupid with my own safety before i had a wife and son.

I'd rather die peacefully and quietly in my sleep like my grandfather, not screaming in terror like the passengers in his car.

Lets put it this way do you fear getting out of the car once you have arrived at your destination?? If you answered no than why fear death? I think what most people truly fear (beside pain) is not being done with life when they die. I've lived a hella of a life for only being 27 and I have new adventures(if you can call them that, I drive in NJ) everyday, Will I be pissed when I can't have adventures any more probally but maybe there will be other things to do at that time. Any way life is a ride your body simply a place to store stuff till time runs out, deal with it get used to it and than see what you can do with it.

Wow, that jokes so old, the first time I heard it I fell off my dinosaur I laughed so hard. ( /sarcasm bot, off)

..as much as I'm afraid of the dark.

The body is just a glove, gloves get worn out..it's just how it is.

One thing that helped me to deal with death wehn I was young was to think about how everyone has to deal with it. Everyone around you must face it. It makes me respect elderly people and soldiers all whole lot more.

I have a bit of fear of death. Not enough to stop me from decding to experience it eventually, but enough to make me take steps to avoid it, like quitting smoking, watching my cholesterol, etc. Those are things I wouldn't consider if I wasn't worried at all about eventually dying from them, most likely in an unpleasant manner.

On a more philosophical level, I view the state of death as more of an endless sleep. If any part of of survives the experience, I'm sure it's nothing more than a mindless shade with no memory of how it came to be. No pearly gates, no burning fires of damnation, sorry for all the hype in church.