Is it normal to be afraid of death?

Okay, recently i had a dream about me being dead, when i woke up i thought about death for a long time. I was really afraid of what death really is... Do i go to like heaven or hell? Do i just stare into darkness for the rest of my life? What happens? Will i see flash backs of my life? Will i ever be reborn in some sort of after life expirience?

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  • dom180

    If you are not afraid of death then you must be crazy. It is the most basic natural instinct that we have to want to stay alive.

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  • I'm not even going to tell you about how many stories are exactly like youre. I'm sure you have read stories exactly like this one, do you honestly expect someone to give you a different response from the other people that posted this exact same story?

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  • gamingXpoison

    I am personally not afraid of death. Why? Think about it. You've been "dead" for billions of years, then you were born with the gift of life. Do you remember what it was like before you were born? No. Same thing with sleeping. You don't know that you are sleeping and you are not aware, you don't even know you are there, it is like oblivion. That is what I think death is like. And remember, you only live once, so why live it fearing death. We are all born to die. Every second is a second closer to your death. No one promises tomorrow. You are not reincarnated because when YOUR brain dies and you die, it can't go to another body. Death is good in a way. If you don't die, you wouldn't have anything to live for and eventually, you will get tired of living. No one can harm you when you are dead. It's not like staring at black forever. It's just oblivion forever. I know it sounds scary, but when we are all dead, we don't know it because your soul isn't there. Basically, live your life. Because before you know it, you will be laying in your death bed. People aren't afraid of dying, but they are afraid of the unknown. The only thing you might be afraid of is the way you die. Imagine when you are old and you are very sick, you will not want to live anymore. Accept death. It is peaceful, so don't be afraid of it. Hope this helped :)

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  • Chameleon

    I've been scared of death since I was born, I know I'm like paranoid about that, but it's normal that other people thinks to death and are scared about it

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  • emilydoll

    I think it will be the ultimate peace

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  • joybird

    It happens to us all at sometime.

    When I was a teenage I used to dream that they put the lid on my coffin, it was dark and I lay there in peace perfect peace. Heaven!

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  • We all fear the unknown. It's normal.

    Try not to think about it though. Worrying about it won't accomplish anything.

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  • zchristian

    If you turn into nothing you wont know it and since your alive now theres a chance for it to happen again and if you go to heaven or hell well i dont have to explain that do i thats how i come to better accept death...

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  • mateo

    death isnt scary,living with injury is

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  • amyxox23

    The only thing to fear is the unknown. People are scared because they dont know what will happen to them afterwards.

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