Does The Thought Of Death Frighten You?

[TWR]

A q often asked in our company.

[dannyk13]

In a word, no.

[gness]

Morning, Sweetie.......not dying....only how and how long it takes.....which will apply to many folk I think.....x

[sandyRoe]

It's not the destination but the journey there that could be frightening. I'd hope to retain what wits I have and if that journey became too painful I'd like to think I could expedite it.

[Buenchico]

To me, death is simply 'nothingness' and I can't see any reason for being scared of 'nothing'.

On the few occasions when I've thought that I've been about to die (as, for example, when I was a passenger on a bus which careered off the road when the driver fell asleep at the wheel), I've simply found myself feeling slightly irritated by the thought "Damn! I hadn't really planned on dying today!"

[ummmm]

Yes...terrifies me.

I've lost a lot of people and I worry all the time. Every time my phone rings in the evening my heart sinks.

[TWR]

Hi my Apple, I take what comes in life, if it's my time, it's my time, I've tried to do the best I can in every avenue.

[Peter Pedant]

I think Gness means - not being dead
but the length of time it takes to die ....

me too. One go on ITU is enough, thanks ....

oh and there is the slow downhill inevitable slide before death which is inescapable [ a journey we must all take, Catullus ] - but still humiliating and embarassing ....

[ummmm]

My own death doesn't frighten me. It's the death of people I love.

[NoMercy]

I had to have a general anaesthetic 31 days ago. I cried when they wheeled me in and the Anaesthetist asked what I was scared of (he initially thought it was the oxygen mask). I told him I was scared of being put under.

For some reason I was scared I was never going to wake up. A tad irrational perhaps but I was genuinely frightened.

[Old_Geezer]

Death of self I assume. Being dead or dying ?

On a day to day basis I don't think about dying as there are so many ways it could be awful prior to the moment. I'll have to cope when it comes however it is. We all have to face ours alone.

On being dead I don't believe in Hells so I'm either going to be no longer existing or, and I think this more likely given my experiences in life, even though it seems less obvious intellectually, I find myself elsewhere, where I have no reason to believe is any worse than here. So that tends not to worry me.

[gness]

Exactly, Peter......the thought of ten years plus in a home suffering from dementia just waiting to die is horrible......x

[vulcan42]

I agree with woody Allen," I'm not afraid of death, I just don't want to be there when it happens"

[1ozzy]

No!! coz I can't be accused of making a wrong choice....Well, I could, but I wouldn't hear the accusations.

[-Talbot-]

Why often?


note to self ... ignore any invites of a night out with TWR and his buddies.

[ummmm]

NoM...the last couple of times I've had anesthetic I've had a reaction. They should never have told me about it. All they've done is to instill fear.

[gness]

Not irrational at all, NoM.....I always feel that way when I'm having surgery. The last surgeon told me not to worry......he'd be the one with the faff of having to fill in all the "gone wrong" forms.......I'd be fine as I wouldn't know a thing....
I asked him for proof of no afterlife and that I wouldn't know what he'd done.....☺

[NoMercy]

The Anaesthetist didn't even want to do it, Ummmm, because I'd had tea with milk less than 5 hours earlier. He was told to go ahead because it was an emergency.

There was 250mls of blood in my peritoneal cavity.

I'd been out for a curry the night before and didn't even realise I had an internal bleed.

Apparently I wasn't "breathing well" when I had my previous GA in 2004.

[TWR]

Too late T, your invite has been sent.

[Tizzi24]

Not in the least, the only thing that scares me a bit is how I'm going to die.

[TWR]

That''s it Tilly, you will not.