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i dont fear it, but i dont want to die

I don't fear death itself, what I fear is a painful death. But I wouldn't mind dying peacefully of old age.

Why fear death when its the only way to be peaceful?

The truth behind life is death. Do not fear it. Expect it, it will happen, and be grateful when it does.

tl;dr means too long; didnt read

also, i fear death, i love life way too much not too

say your only going to live 24 more hours
psycologically i think it goes the way the giraffe does in that one robot chicken episode
Denial,Anger,something,something,Acceptance

if you had a strong fear of death you would be diagnosed w/ Necrophobia- Fear of death or dead things.

now death has very many different ways to be viewed
The grim reaper (also known as Death)
Seeing something die
and dieing yourself

it also depends on how one would die and the pain one would experience doing so
i am technically not afraid to die in my sleep i would rather have it that way
being tortured and shanked, all the pain it would bring, i would be afraid of it.

knowledge of death also brings on the 5 things (denial anger etc.)

Also it depends on your spiritual views
say your religion has heaven to offer when you die and you are comforted that it would be nice when/if you die soon
if your relgion has hell and the only way to avoid it is to live you would generally be afraid to die

Death is something that you cant think about as a constant looming threat. If you did then you wouldnt be able to function. I would fear to never see any of my family and friends again and the grief that my death could potentially cause, but death itself is inescapeable and so you have to get on with things.

I'm afraid of death.
Even if i know i am going to heaven, the thought of dieing scares me.

Death is surrounded by fear.
In how many horror movies has the big scare been when someone was killed?
Answer: Alot.

I mean there is so many scary ways to die, but not that many peaceful ways to die.
I want to stay on this earth as long as possible.

Just because thre are many horrible ways to die doesnt mean that it will happen. How many people do you know that have died in the same scenario as a horror film? probably none. You are far mire likely to die peacefully in your sleep than by some horrific method.

You are far mire likely to die peacefully in your sleep than by some horrific method.

I suppose accidents do happen, but i stand by my point that the number 1 cause of death in the developed world anyway is old age, not a tragic accident or medical condition.

heres something i have thoughtk you live your life,you reach 90 years and die.someday a baby may be born and it will maybe be you,but it wont be you!i mean that i could be pablo picaso or leonardo da vinci in the past but i dont know it.i cant explain it.im afraid of death,but if the thought of the above theory,im afraid of him,but less.

i dont fear death i just fear pain