Everybody dies, but not everybody lives 
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I'm facinated by stories about near death experiences, out of body experiences, past life memories, people going into comas and waking up speaking fluent in another language, young children that are able to play an instrument expertly without undergoing much training. It's led me to believe that our soul doesn't die when our body does. I think that's why when a loved one dies, they never really feel "gone", it's because they're not really. It's their physical life that's gone. I also think that's why when you meet some people, you have an instant attraction and feel like you've known them before, it's because you probably have in a different lifetime.
There's a good documentry on Netflix called Surving Death which goes into some of this stuff. I'm more wary about the mediums and psychics, I think a lot of them are bogus, as it's so easy to fake, but with near death experiences and past lives the evidence is very convincing that we have a soul/consciousness that survives after death and reincarnates.
There's a good documentry on Netflix called Surving Death which goes into some of this stuff. I'm more wary about the mediums and psychics, I think a lot of them are bogus, as it's so easy to fake, but with near death experiences and past lives the evidence is very convincing that we have a soul/consciousness that survives after death and reincarnates.
Every day, after i wake up, 7 or 8 hours are simply missing from my life: I'm not aware of those hours; my consciousness didn’t exist at all, and my brain didn’t perceive anything. I think death will be similar, just oblivion. The transition can be peaceful or painful. I worry about being seen naked in the mortuary, or not being fully dead when they put me in the coffin though.
It's not worth worrying too much about anything. No matter what we achieve, we will all just cease to exist one day.
It's not worth worrying too much about anything. No matter what we achieve, we will all just cease to exist one day.
I spent 12 hours in A and E having ECG, blood tests and chest X-rays. There was nothing physically wrong with me. I’m going to have a telemetry box for 24 hours to see if I have got AF. My heart was absolutely racing during the episode and sim scared it will happen again.
Thank you for your king thoughts x
Absolutely, completely and utterly terrified. Since being a very young child I have vivid memories of lying in bed having panic attacks because I just could not comprehend how we go from being alive, to eternal, dark, nothingness. I don't know what happened to me to give me those thoughts so early on, but it was horrific. It's so hard to describe but I'd be lying there and out of nowhere suddenly picture it in my mind and just descend into an almost choking panic and start hyperventilating, like, nothing, forever? Not even 1000 or 10000 years, for ever and ever and ever. Anyway, I lived most of my life like that and only had more significant episodes of fear with specific and generally passing events like pandemics etc. But that all changed when my Dad died of cancer aged 53. A few years later my Grandma met the same fate and I also lost my Grandad, beloved dog and both my partners grandparents within a very short space of time. It was so much death, loss, misery and honestly suffering. None of them died 'peacefully' as we are led to believe/dream of. It honestly has irreparably ducked me and I didn't really have time or the tools to process or deal with it all.
Since then my general anxiety has turned into health anxiety which has literally ruined my life. I spend every single day endlessly worrying about illness (usually cancer and always jumping to worse case scenario and imagining all that comes with that), checking symptoms, googling, looking at photos, reading the same articles over and over and over. I am completely consumed and obsessed over the fear of death and if not mine, losing my partner or now my baby which either would be the end of me if I'm honest. I know people say you cope, but not everyone does and I couldn't, nor would want to live without them. It's also made my own fear of death 1000 times worse because the thought of leaving them without me makes me physically ill, or missing out on my babies life, I can't bare it.
I wish I could say I've found a way to navigate living like this but I'm 30 and still haven't. There's an old quote about "do not let the fear of dying keep you from living" or something along those lines and it resonates so deeply with me because that is completely what I do. I am so scared of dying, I don't live. And I don't know what to do about it. I try and distract myself as much as possible but it only gets so far y'know?
I honestly truly envy people who have religion. My OH doesn't worry because while he doesn't believe in a God as such, he does believe in something because the world is so complex and amazing, it seems too hard to believe it's just chance and all for nothing. But I just don't have the same faith, I do believe we just return to the dirt and honestly, how do any of us process that?
Humans have evolved far past what we should have IMO, we weren't ever meant to consider our own mortality or unhappiness and I think that's the route of alot of evils.
Since then my general anxiety has turned into health anxiety which has literally ruined my life. I spend every single day endlessly worrying about illness (usually cancer and always jumping to worse case scenario and imagining all that comes with that), checking symptoms, googling, looking at photos, reading the same articles over and over and over. I am completely consumed and obsessed over the fear of death and if not mine, losing my partner or now my baby which either would be the end of me if I'm honest. I know people say you cope, but not everyone does and I couldn't, nor would want to live without them. It's also made my own fear of death 1000 times worse because the thought of leaving them without me makes me physically ill, or missing out on my babies life, I can't bare it.
I wish I could say I've found a way to navigate living like this but I'm 30 and still haven't. There's an old quote about "do not let the fear of dying keep you from living" or something along those lines and it resonates so deeply with me because that is completely what I do. I am so scared of dying, I don't live. And I don't know what to do about it. I try and distract myself as much as possible but it only gets so far y'know?
I honestly truly envy people who have religion. My OH doesn't worry because while he doesn't believe in a God as such, he does believe in something because the world is so complex and amazing, it seems too hard to believe it's just chance and all for nothing. But I just don't have the same faith, I do believe we just return to the dirt and honestly, how do any of us process that?
Humans have evolved far past what we should have IMO, we weren't ever meant to consider our own mortality or unhappiness and I think that's the route of alot of evils.
It is scary and a strange sensation and you have my sympathy. When I first had these episodes I was just breathless and after sitting down for a while the sensation passed. Now it just feels odd and frightening. I am being treated with beta blockers but they slow my heart rate down and I have a slow heart rate already! I have been waiting for months to see the consultant as it may now be time for a pacemaker or an ablation of the heart. I feel tired all the time and when the episodes kick in, like you I feel scared that I am going to pass out and not wake up. It took them a while to diagnose my AF as every time I wore a monitor it wouldn’t happen. I wore one for a week eventually and that picked it up. I have a phone app now too so that means I can check it myself 24/7. If you had a very serious condition I’m sure they would have picked it up straight away. Although an abnormal heart beat is concerning it is usually managed with meds and I have lived with it for over 10 years and am still here! Be kind to yourself. When it kicks in, take it easy and tell yourself it will pass. I am sure you are in good hands and will be given the treatment you need to help deal with the condition. Hang in there. You will get through this x
The one thing that helps ease my mind when it comes to death is thinking about the harsh times my ancestors lived through, and how all the great minds and people of the past are now dead. We currently live in better times than we ever have.
Even 100 years ago the majority of people in this country and around the world wouldn't have travelled on a plane or abroad, yet nowadays flights to Europe are affordable to many and so many people have experienced places, food and cultures that our ancestors would never have.
With a click of a button and some typing we can search anything online and learn new stuff. We live in amazing times, and even though I'm 34, I feel very fortunate to have been born and lived through these times. There are some things I would like to experience from ancient times, but overall I feel fortunate to live through this era.
Even 100 years ago the majority of people in this country and around the world wouldn't have travelled on a plane or abroad, yet nowadays flights to Europe are affordable to many and so many people have experienced places, food and cultures that our ancestors would never have.
With a click of a button and some typing we can search anything online and learn new stuff. We live in amazing times, and even though I'm 34, I feel very fortunate to have been born and lived through these times. There are some things I would like to experience from ancient times, but overall I feel fortunate to live through this era.