EPTOn February 25 2011 22:38 Wordpad wrote:
That just gave me the shivers. Reminded me of a few horrible weeks I had at the age of 11 where I had the EXACT same thoughts. Worst part was I could not stop thinking about it - to the point of shaking, dizziness and being sick. To this day I don't know how else to cope with it, without simply forcing my mind not to think in that direction, such as OP. Is this unhealthy?
That just gave me the shivers. Reminded me of a few horrible weeks I had at the age of 11 where I had the EXACT same thoughts. Worst part was I could not stop thinking about it - to the point of shaking, dizziness and being sick. To this day I don't know how else to cope with it, without simply forcing my mind not to think in that direction, such as OP. Is this unhealthy?
It is not an easy matter for anyone to deal with. I was certainly not happy needing to write it to answer Qeet's question and I considered putting it in a spoilers tag so that everyone didn't need to read it. In my response to OP, I suggested a mindset that can help one feel more comfortable about their fear of death, but unfortunately it does not eliminate that fear altogether. I am able to manage those thoughts by thinking, "There is nothing I can do about it, so I shouldn't make myself unhappy by thinking about it," every time my mind starts veering in that direction. Unfortunately, I don't have a very good answer which will soothe your fear.
