Is it normal to be afraid of..

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Is it normal to be afraid of dying? I'm not religious and have no desire to be. But I am petrified of dying. The thought of not living anymore and dying someday scares me. I work ad a caregiver for elderly people with memory loss issues, and I'm so scared to get old and eventually die. I know it's gonna happen someday anyways, but I think about this a lot. I'm only 21, and afraid of death. Anyone else think this?

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  • Ldizzy1234
    13 years ago

    You can't live life worrying about death. It's a part of the cycle of life. Someone needs to die to let another being in. It's the facts of life. You can't live in fear. It's not worth it to live your life thinking about death. Right at this moment, you have so much precious time that you could be wasting. Focus more on the present. And when you think about the future, don't think about dieing, think about growing and having fun, LIVING!

    I've gotten lost in thought about death many times before, and honestly, it's enough to make someone sick. I came to the realization how lonely I really felt. You don't want to feel miserable, do you? I think not. So get out there and live. You probably won't die until a very long time from now anyway. Don't worry.

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  • j.50300501
    13 years ago

    If you are right and you are saved then you have nothin to fear. if you call on the name of the Lord for forgiveness and to be saved he will help you. i am 17 and i don't want to get old but i know that i am saved so i don't fear death.

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  • ToriahnaChristine695
    13 years ago

    U should be religious. It fulfills alot if emptiness. If u were u would look forward to dying. But I can also say that it is pretty human to be scared of dying

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    • [Old Memory]
      13 years ago

      "Now when they beheld the outspokenness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were men unlettered and ordinary, they got to wondering. And they began to recognize about them that they used to be with Jesus." (Acts 4:13)

      Indeed...

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  • [Old Memory]
    13 years ago

    Plenty of 21 year olds die every year, so it is perfectly rational.

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  • Memehoney
    13 years ago

    Death freaks me out to. I'm just scared about it being painful or dying and going to hell. That fact I'll no longer be living gives me the chills. And I'm only 20... That shouldn't even be on my mind.

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  • chezycheze
    13 years ago

    I personally don't worry much about death for lots of reasons but I personally liked the previous response that "You can't live life worrying about death".

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  • ilovematt
    13 years ago

    I am soo scared to die.
    Like 2012 reallyy freaks me out !

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