+ouija ouija Posted August 15 #26 Share Posted August 15 41 minutes ago, papageorge1 said: I've come to think diet and exercise are good of course, but they just slow down the inevitable so not that big of a deal. I like this ^ ^ 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piney Posted August 15 #27 Share Posted August 15 1 hour ago, papageorge1 said: And maybe I should avoid riling you to up reduce stressing your heart (LOL). Naw, Naw.. I'm never mad. Just entertained. 🤪 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Bench. Posted August 15 #28 Share Posted August 15 Absolutely not after the experience I had while in a coma. I had what I believe to be a NDE. I now believe there is something after death so much right up to the point before I can state it as a fact. When death does come knocking on my door I will mentally prepare for it and embrace it and hopefully die with a smile on my face. So no, I am not afraid. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piney Posted August 15 #29 Share Posted August 15 3 minutes ago, Bench. said: Absolutely not after the experience I had while in a coma. I had what I believe to be a NDE. I now believe there is something after death so much right up to the point before I can state it as a fact. When death does come knocking on my door I will mentally prepare for it and embrace it and hopefully die with a smile on my face. So no, I am not afraid. We found my grandfather with a smile. 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TashaMarie Posted August 15 #30 Share Posted August 15 When I was younger, I was very scared. But now, I am not. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TashaMarie Posted August 15 #31 Share Posted August 15 16 hours ago, noon said: Not afraid of dying just afraid of leaving my two babies behind 🧡 This! My death does not bother me. The pain it will cause my loved ones does. 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acute Posted August 15 #32 Share Posted August 15 (edited) There are only 2 possibilities after physical death. 1) You go on to an idyllic afterlife. 2) You cease to exist. Neither of these should worry you much. Edited August 15 by acute 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piney Posted August 15 #33 Share Posted August 15 16 minutes ago, acute said: There are only 2 possibilities after physical death. 1) You go on to an idyllic afterlife. 2) You cease to exist. Neither of these should worry you much. 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Desertrat56 Posted August 15 #34 Share Posted August 15 3 hours ago, ouija ouija said: I am puzzled as to why some posters here say they are not frightened of dying because it is inevitable. I don't see the logic in this. Surely that would make it even more terrifiying, the fact that it can't be avoided? Some of us are not afraid of dying because of other reasons. I know I am not afraid of dying because of how I reacted on two separate occassions when someone bigger and stronger than I was tried to attack me. They became afraid because I wasn't, instead of cowering I went for them. (in the first instance my thought was that he may kill me but I will have a peice of him to prove who did it). 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Desertrat56 Posted August 15 #35 Share Posted August 15 3 hours ago, Piney said: I'm fighting it tooth and nail with diet and exercise but I still might need a pacemaker. A fib sucks.... One of my Navajo brothers has a defibrilator type thing in his chest to restart his heart. For some reason his just stops suddenly and he has lived with this device for over 10 years, had to get it replaced last year. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piney Posted August 15 #36 Share Posted August 15 9 minutes ago, Desertrat56 said: One of my Navajo brothers has a defibrilator type thing in his chest to restart his heart. For some reason his just stops suddenly and he has lived with this device for over 10 years, had to get it replaced last year. My pulse usually runs about 55-60 even with the arrhythmia skip. It's now jumping up into the 90s for no reason. Dr. Rut says it’s broken heart syndrome. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander CMG Posted August 15 #37 Share Posted August 15 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tcgram Posted August 15 #38 Share Posted August 15 5 hours ago, ouija ouija said: I am puzzled as to why some posters here say they are not frightened of dying because it is inevitable. I don't see the logic in this. Surely that would make it even more terrifiying, the fact that it can't be avoided? I can only speak from my personal experience. To me, knowing it's going to happen and preparing myself for that has taken a lot of the sting out of it, so to speak. I am not thrilled with the pain that may be associated with it but I have peace that it will happen and I will face it with as much dignity as I can. 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grim Reaper 6 Posted August 15 #39 Share Posted August 15 On 8/15/2024 at 12:18 AM, Green Devil said: Asking the question if you are afraid of dying https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-savvy-psychologist/202009/why-we-fear-death-and-how-overcome-it I have flatlined twice, once for two minutes and I don’t remember anything from when it happened. I think since death is inevitable, no one should be afraid of death, I mean we have our entire lives to prepare for it. I see death as a natural part of being human, I also think it makes us strive to be the best we can be while we are alive. I also believe that death is not the end of the road, i think it’s only our next stage of existence. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grim Reaper 6 Posted August 15 #40 Share Posted August 15 9 hours ago, acute said: That can easily be arranged. Is next Thursday ok? Hedgehogs don’t have a natural death, they get eaten! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grim Reaper 6 Posted August 15 #41 Share Posted August 15 43 minutes ago, Commander CMG said: Hell, I remember that guy! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander CMG Posted August 15 #42 Share Posted August 15 21 minutes ago, Grim Reaper 6 said: Hell, I remember that guy! Yes, a few of us have seen him lol 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander CMG Posted August 15 #43 Share Posted August 15 I have been shot, stabbed, close to blown up, and tortured to the point I thought my time was over, I can’t go through an Airport scanner without it singing like a bird, COVID came nearer to killing me than anything I had encountered, I didn’t have a private pension or paid National Insurance because I never expected to live to benefit from it. There was a point in my life where mine or anyone's meant nothing to me. I am older now, with a new mindset and loving life, recovering from Long Covid, enjoying my early retirement, my family, my dogs, and all the wildlife I feed, and catching up on my National Insurance, my pension is covered by my investments and shares, I can draw my Civil Service one if I need it. I am enjoying life at a different level now, trying to fit in the best I can in society, although I do avoid people when I can, I am waiting for my new car to be released so I can buy it and start hitting the outdoors with my dogs wild camping and living off the what we forage or catch, (I will take food for my dogs lol). Am I afraid of death? No, I am afraid of how it affects my family and dogs. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grim Reaper 6 Posted August 15 #44 Share Posted August 15 5 minutes ago, Commander CMG said: Yes, a few of us have seen him lol Yea, that’s true unfortunately! 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DingoLingo Posted August 16 #45 Share Posted August 16 not at all I had a stroke at the begining of last year (one of the reasons why I have not been on as much), and now the heart is playing up, so the old mortality question comes up in conversations, and its a no from me, not afraid to die, dont want to, to many things to do, people to help, but should the reaper appear I wont beg to remain alive, I will go along without complaint. I always say, I love you, each time I end a converstion with friends and family, so in saying that, just in case Love you guys, you've have made me laugh, sigh in frustion, bang my head on the desk, have given me many things to think about, in all, I've loved the conversations on here 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BareDevil Posted August 17 #46 Share Posted August 17 On 8/14/2024 at 8:21 PM, tcgram said: I am not afraid of dying, it's inevitable. That's how I feel about it. No matter how I feel it's unstoppable so instead of fear why not...acceptance. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dejarma Posted August 17 #47 Share Posted August 17 i'm afraid of dying, though i'm not afraid of death 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
openozy Posted August 17 #48 Share Posted August 17 I have no fear of myself dying but I don't want to see any more loved ones pass. From about 5, when I sort of understood death having pets die, I thought well when I go it will be one less human ruining the planet. I was a strange child but luckily turned into a model citizen. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susanc241 Posted August 17 #49 Share Posted August 17 The thing that bothers me most about dying is what wonderful things I am going to miss in the future. Things like (hopefully benevolent) first contact with aliens, knowing and seeing what my descendents get to do, the next big things in human advancement (colonising Mars, maybe). As to dying itself, like a few on here, I would fear the manner of my going if it should be traumatic or excruciatingly painful. Death itself? I rather lean towards non- existence though would love to be proved wrong and find myself in some wonderful afterlife. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piney Posted August 17 #50 Share Posted August 17 On 8/15/2024 at 5:54 PM, Commander CMG said: I am waiting for my new car to be released so I can buy it and start hitting the outdoors with my dogs What the Hell did you do to the Ranger???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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