Is it normal that i simply cannot pinpoint how i feel about dying?

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I'm not really talking about death by old age here. I'm talking about dying by terminal illness or a sudden accident (Ex. car accident).
I have been trying, but have NEVER been able to pinpoint/decide how I feel about death. I feel terrified, depressed, angry, confused, anxious, nervous, (somehow jealous?), numb, horrified, paranoid, hopeless ALL at once. Whenever I happen to come across any mention of dying, I feel all this. Is it normal to have this many confusing feelings about the subject? I'm not saying I need to be able to pinpoint it, but still...

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  • college
    10 years ago

    I find that I'm more afraid of dying than death itself. I think we go to the same place we were before we were born when we die, which isn't really that scary, it's actually much easier than being alive. My main concern is not dying a painful, lonely, and depressing death.

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  • Darkoil
    10 years ago

    The thought of simply not existing any more is hard for a lot of people to deal with.

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  • CozmoWank
    10 years ago

    If you spend all your time thinking about dying, you will forget to live.

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  • kingofcarrotflowers
    10 years ago

    I had a sudden realisation regarding death.
    I knew that at some point I'd die, we'd all die, and I had accepted that but I guess I hadn't really thought too much about it,

    Then one day it was as if I had fully grasped the concept, and it terrified me, I just imagined my self looking over my life knowing that I would never experience anything else. It's strange, I don't know how to describe it but since then I've dreaded the moment of being aware that I'm dying.........that's. That's a normal thought for a 21 year old right? Right?! Haha

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  • [Old Memory]
    10 years ago

    Have you read the poem Thanatopsis? It is my favorite poem and has quite a few beautiful sections about death.

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  • azaleahi
    10 years ago

    Really, its normal to have a multitude or even conflicting feelings about everything.

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  • [Old Memory]
    10 years ago

    I just fear not having a clue of what happens after death.

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    • thegypsysailor
      10 years ago

      Nothing happens after death.

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  • vigorousjammer
    10 years ago

    It's completely normal to wonder about stuff like this. It's simply the sign of an imaginative mind.

    If you simply accept death, you're obviously not the type of person who wonders about what it would actually be like.

    If you fear it, you're likely the kind of person who can picture stuff in your mind more clearly than others.

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