thanatophobia…anyone suffer from it? has anyone gotten over it?
Written by admin on April 12, 2010 – 3:28 pm -I know i suffer from thanatophobia (fear of death) and it’s really devastating. You finally think your getting somewhere in overcoming it and then your whole world crashes down again.
It kind of stems from a fear of nothingness or non existence, whatever reasons people tell me for not worrying about it or fearing it just don’t seem to help. Currently i can’t stop thinking of loved ones dieing, i constantly work out peoples ages and how long they have left, and i can’t be around the very old, it messes with my head too much.
I want to resolve it, i’m 21 at christmas and don’t want to spend adulthood in fear and depression. I want to get married one day but freak out knowing we’ll be old, that my husband (hopefully if i get one) will die and i’ll have to say goodbye then wait for my own death. I want children but sometimes can’t bear the thought that i’d be giving them life only for it to be snuffed out.
I am going to go and talk to my doctor or a uni councilor but I’ve read so many internet posts by other sufferers who say it didn’t help! I’m looking into religion as well but i don’t think my beliefs will ever be strong enough to conquer this!
Has anyone got through it? Learned to live with it? Got any advice?
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