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shouldn’t afraid of death, we can’t be treated death as pain. “but, sustained and soothed. By an unfaltering trust, approach thy grave” (Thanatopsis by William Cullen Bryant )

The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.” (Mark Twain). This quote from the famous American writer is the basis for what became one of the hardest ideas to comprehend, death. Death has always been a complex term, causing one to struggle with what the true definition is. It is also hard to wrap your mind around what does it truly mean to die. These are the questions we long for the answer. Whether we acknowledge it or not, death has always been feared by many. Death remains an impossible question, one that has been unexplained since beginning of time. Even though dying is a natural, we as a human race still fear it. What can be done to defeat this never-ending battle? According to Montaigne’s “To Philosophize is to Learn to Die” and Cory Taylor’s “Questions for Me About Dying” we can overcome this by living to the fullest, living with no regrets, living a legacy, and lastly not fearing the inevitable. If you want to conquer the question of life, live in the moment.

Death is an unknown place that people tend to avoid because of the fear that surrounds it. But, there should be fear or anxiety that has built up because being in a strange place will definitely add anxiety and fear to a person. Ron Scranton confirms this idea by saying. “learning how to die isn’t easy… I was terrified by the idea”. From the time when he was in the army, he had no choice but to face the idea of death. What seems to scare individuals the most is the thought and process

Many people seem to fear death, but philosophers such as Socrates and Epicurus would argue that one has no reason to fear it. Socrates sees death as a blessing to be wished for if death is either nothingness or a relocation of the soul, whereas Epicurus argues that one shouldn't worry themselves about death since, once we are gone, death is annihilation which is neither good nor bad. Epicurus believes that death itself is a total lack of perception, wherein there is no pleasure or pain. I agree with Epicurus because Socrates doesn't give a sound argument for death as a blessing, whereas Epicurus' argument is cogent. I would also argue personally that death is not something to be feared because, like Epicurus, I see no sufficient evidence

The way I percieve death is that it is absoulute and no living thing can ever escape it. Nor should we be afraid of death it is simply a

Some of us come to term with the reality that everything in life is temporary, and that one day we will all die. But sometimes people face hard time facing the reality of death because is never easy to accept not breathing one day. Some people fear for a good reason because once someone dies there is no coming back and not knowing what happens in the afterlife makes dying even more painful. The sad thing about dying is that one never knows when they will die, which is why someone people hate thinking about dying because it makes them overthink when they will die. Everyone face the reality of death differently

Death is an inevitable fate for all living beings. It’s an aspect of life that can be hard to deal with, and the ability to overcome the fear of this unavoidable event can be difficult when it comes to knowing the reality of your fate in an

We know something about every rational fear that makes us fear it. For example, we know dogs can bite and ovens are hot so it is logical to fear being bitten by a dog or burned by an oven. There is no way for us to know what death holds, so assuming it to be evil and fearing it is jumping to a radical conclusion. This fear is as irrational as the common fear of a murderer waiting on the outside of a closed shower curtain.

At this point in my life I am not really afraid of dying. Of course I would like to live and be able to experience those life transitions but for the act itself, I am not scared. I have this view because I am so young and I have not yet faced a life or death situation. I think when I reach an old age I may be more scared of it because I will knowingly be close to facing it. Speaking on this subject matter one important thing that I need to do is fill out an advanced directive form. Even being young, you never know when something may happen and you need someone else to make your medical decisions. An advanced directive is a legal document that allows someone to specifically write out their decisions about what they want in terms of end-of-life care. This allows your family, health

Everyone will soon have to face death; however, that does not mean you have to live your life in fear. You should always live your life to the fullest, regardless of your situation. In the popular known epic called, The Epic of Gilgamesh, it elucidates his significant fear of death because of the passing of his best fellow friend, Enkidu. He goes on a lengthy journey to find immortality. For example, when Gilgamesh gets his first drive to wander off, he states, “Because I am afraid of death, I will go as best I can to find Utnapishtim whom they call the Faraway, for he has entered the assembly of the gods.”

Thanatophobia Everyone has at least one phobia, be it clowns, public speaking, or spiders. One common phobia is thanatophobia, or the fear of death. This is the second most common fear in the United States, with 68% of the population having thanatophobia (Fear / Phobia Statistics). But is the fear of death actually about death, or is it actually the fear of when you die?

We are fearful of death and dying in some point and time in our lives, even if it watching a love one pass or witnessing someone dying in a hospital, nursing home or in the comfort of their own home. Are we most afraid of death or dying in its entirety? Even though, we are well aware that we don’t live an immortal life or is it the fact of not knowing how or when we are going to die. For instance; is it going to be by a chronic illness, old age, drowning, being burn in a fire or even a gunshot wound?

I feel that when it is your time to go, you are going. That’s really the only belief that I have about death. Explain how level of death anxiety may be impacted by gender, age and mental health. Death anxiety in gender, women tend to have higher death anxiety scores than men on self-report scales. This does not mean that women get excited over everything it’s just that men usually tend not to show any emotional feelings about an emotional situation. Death anxiety in age, death anxiety is higher in adolescents and early adulthood. Then it decreases as we settle in life and by the time we get old anxiety gets higher again, by the time you reach seventy your anxiety will go back down. By this time in life you start looking forward to death. Most of your friends maybe dead already, your parents, siblings, and spouse by this time may already be deceased so in a way you have embraced death at this point. Death anxiety in mental health and illness, death anxiety is higher in people with diagnosed psychiatric conditions. Selective attention is when you have so much going on and you get distracted. You are not trying to avoid anything your mind is just on somewhere else. Selective response is when a person has thoughts about death but they choose who they want to talk to about it. Compartmentalizing is when you realize and understand that he is in a life-threatening situation and choose to respond to some aspects of the illness. Deception is when someone

Fear of the unknown can be a fear of the dark or fear of what happens after we die. Children often experience fear of the dark typically because they imagined a danger like a monster that may be in the room but they cannot see inside to assure them that their perceived danger is absent. This fear of the unknown could result in the child hiding under his/her blankets or running to another family member’s room for safety. Similarly, people fear what happens when they die because there is no certainty other than someone’s faith or belief. Even being a person who experienced near death, I could not relieve someone’s fear by explaining that my experience was mind-blowing and amazing. Not only could their experience be different, but I do not know anything about what would have happened next.

Death is a familiar thing to most of us, whether you’ve had a loved one pass or have seen a lot of pain. The reason I picked this topic is because of all the ways and things that can happen, in our lifetime, what is the most scariest thing people have trouble with and death popped into my head. I asked the question, ‘Are you afraid of dying?’ My belief was that the youth would be less likely to be fearful of dying compared to the older populations I interview and researched. I believed that the youth would see it as a long time away and would be more focused with living rather than focusing on something they can’t control. I believe that the elderly would have a bigger problem with death because of all the problems that come with old age. As you age everything becomes closer and is more realistic.