Is it normal to think about death a lot?

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I'm not scared of death. At all. I half want to enlist in the armed forces just so I can die for something. I think that to a well organized mind death is just the next great adventure. Now, I know all of you are picturing some skinny white emo kid, but I'm pretty popular and about 5'8" and 150 lbs. with very little body fat (okay, I AM pretty pale). However, uncharacteristically, I am fascinated with death, I don't want to kill myself, or anyone else, for that matter. It's a very complicated feeling. You'd never know any of this if you met me. It seems the more I think about it, the happier I act. I told this to 1 person and they got freaked out, so I'm asking you. is it normal to be fascinated with death?

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  • zchristian
    12 years ago

    Thinking about death nearly made me depressed once becourse i could not think on anything else i dont think its normal to be more happy when thinking about it but it is normal to think about it a lot...

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  • peterr
    10 years ago

    I think about it a lot too. Makes me happy to be alive I guess. I love sex.

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  • pondford
    12 years ago

    I think most of us are fascinated with death; at least some point in our lives. I suppose it's normal to contemplate the nature of it. I suppose it's good that you understand that mortality does happen but I don't know if it's 'normal' to be happy about it.

    I'm, too, a healthy person so when I think of my own death, it would either be of a ripe old age or while I'm still young. I would hope that if I die young it would be doing something worth dying for if not due to an unexpected event.

    At the moment, my mind is nowhere near organised. I have a whole life to sort out, and things to do and achieve before I could even consider it a next adventure. Perhaps when I've gone through heaps of stuff, lived long, and feel satisfied with my run, I'd be happy to welcome the prospect of death.

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