Is it normal to think about dieing, then getting so scared you cry?

not really true, im not scared of death like teh OP.

of course not the act of 'dying', im sure if you point a gun to my head i'll still pee my pants ;)

there's this one quote i really like:
"i am not afraid to die but i just don't want to be there when it happens"

but as to the OP i think you just have to accept death. are you religious? perhaps finding a religion to believe in can help.

if not i would recommend meditating or talking to a shrink about this. both serve the purpose of taking subconscious fears and accepting them imho. if you want more info on meditating ask me, i've posted some info about it on some other threads but im not goina do that everytime i think someone should meditate for mental health because I don't know if they will actually try it.