Overcoming Fear of Dying
Until science fiction turns into science fact, we're all going to die at some stage.
But it's that certainty that can cause people to have a fear of dying.
Probably because the precise time and date of our demise are unknown.
You could be struck down tomorrow or you could live for many more decades.
No-one really knows.
And it's this uncertainty that gives us a fear of death.
See whether these tips can help to reduce the anxiety you feel.
1.
Live in the present No-one knows for sure whether there's an after life or whether or not we come back, reincarnated.
It's not exactly an easy thing to prove and you'd have to have some long-lived scientists to do the necessary experiments.
What this means though is that you need to live in the present.
Whilst you can remember the past and possibly influence the future to an extent, the only time you have any real control over is the present moment.
When you begin to appreciate the beauty and complexity of this world, you can live more in the "here and now", which will have a pleasant knock on effect regarding your fear of your own mortality.
2.
You won't know the precise moment This is something that upsets the controlling side of our personalities.
The precise moment of your death won't be known by anyone until the coroner produces their report.
You might linger on, knowing your fate is due soon.
You might go suddenly.
Either way, you have absolutely no control over the precise moment that your current incarnation will no longer be.
Once you begin to accept this inevitability, you may well find that your fear of death begins to fade.
It's not likely that you'll meet the Grim Reaper himself and it's also unlikely that anyone else will have a hand in your death, despite the fact that it seems someone is dying in a television crime series almost every hour - that's fiction, you're in the real world.
3.
Let your memory live on This actually comes back to the first point we covered.
The more you live in the present, the more you'll be a better person who is more likely to be remembered by the people around you.
If you want a more permanent memory of you - one that's held by more people for longer - then you'll need to make the most of your time on this planet.
History doesn't really remember very much at all.
It covers the major events in your country and a few more from around the globe.
It's rare for someone to be remembered as long as Tutankhamun, who died over 3,000 years ago.
But pioneers in lots of areas of life are remembered, sometimes only in their own communities but still there's a memory.
So you can live on in other people's memories after your death.
But only if you do enough while you're alive to warrant them holding onto that thought in their memories.
So, go ahead, be memorable!
But it's that certainty that can cause people to have a fear of dying.
Probably because the precise time and date of our demise are unknown.
You could be struck down tomorrow or you could live for many more decades.
No-one really knows.
And it's this uncertainty that gives us a fear of death.
See whether these tips can help to reduce the anxiety you feel.
1.
Live in the present No-one knows for sure whether there's an after life or whether or not we come back, reincarnated.
It's not exactly an easy thing to prove and you'd have to have some long-lived scientists to do the necessary experiments.
What this means though is that you need to live in the present.
Whilst you can remember the past and possibly influence the future to an extent, the only time you have any real control over is the present moment.
When you begin to appreciate the beauty and complexity of this world, you can live more in the "here and now", which will have a pleasant knock on effect regarding your fear of your own mortality.
2.
You won't know the precise moment This is something that upsets the controlling side of our personalities.
The precise moment of your death won't be known by anyone until the coroner produces their report.
You might linger on, knowing your fate is due soon.
You might go suddenly.
Either way, you have absolutely no control over the precise moment that your current incarnation will no longer be.
Once you begin to accept this inevitability, you may well find that your fear of death begins to fade.
It's not likely that you'll meet the Grim Reaper himself and it's also unlikely that anyone else will have a hand in your death, despite the fact that it seems someone is dying in a television crime series almost every hour - that's fiction, you're in the real world.
3.
Let your memory live on This actually comes back to the first point we covered.
The more you live in the present, the more you'll be a better person who is more likely to be remembered by the people around you.
If you want a more permanent memory of you - one that's held by more people for longer - then you'll need to make the most of your time on this planet.
History doesn't really remember very much at all.
It covers the major events in your country and a few more from around the globe.
It's rare for someone to be remembered as long as Tutankhamun, who died over 3,000 years ago.
But pioneers in lots of areas of life are remembered, sometimes only in their own communities but still there's a memory.
So you can live on in other people's memories after your death.
But only if you do enough while you're alive to warrant them holding onto that thought in their memories.
So, go ahead, be memorable!
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