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I have these same exact feeling. In 2003 I lost my 20 yr old son. In 2006 I lost my mom. Both unexpectedly. But I have always been afraid of death. I am a Christian and I believe and am so thankful that God has "carried" me thru these time when I was a walking nut case. But I have always been afraid of death. How I will die? Will I suffer? But in truth its just not knowing what is on the other side. No matter what, its just the not really knowing what to expect. Its kinda like someone whos going to inflict pain on you but you really dont know what degree of pain youll feel until it happens. Its just the not knowing.

i am not afraid of dying, just of living

yes, im afraid of death. i could handle the pain of dieing with force. but the emptiness of everything actually ending, is kind of scary.

only person id actually miss if they died, would be my mother. ive either already lost, or am not close to the rest. otherwise ill recover in time.

im not scared of the actual death process, just of the coffin..

..im clausterphobic
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i'm not afraid of dying....i'm not afraid of a lot of things...because i know that i am a child of God, and whatever happens or doesn't happen when i die...i will live eternally with him....

i have experienced a lot of death in my lifetime...my grandpa, my dad, my uncle, my cousin, my other uncle...all before I got to HS....believe me I quickly learned that death is something we just cant avoid...it will come...i understood from a very early age that everyone dies...but it's not really that bad...they are just in a very deep sleep...they are not suffering...and they are only a little closer to God than I am....

I am not afraid of death. The death's of others hurts me terribly...but for myself? nope. No fear whatsoever.

.....and I am not a believer in heaven or hell either.

I don't think that death, as we know it, is the end. I do think it is a transition to another level of something or other - just not sure of what it is.

i was with my husband when he died - as he was dying and I watched him be in awe of something that I could not see or hear - in his last moments. There was a light in that room that was so exquisite it was hardly tolerable and at the same time it was peacefu beyond words. He was on his way to somewhere - I know that down to my toes.

He's there waiting for me too - of that I also have no doubt. I had a near death experience 8 years after he died and he was there - waiting and telling me it was not my time yet.

I'm not religious - I do believe in a higher power that has a bigger plan than we know about.

I do not fear dying and I believe in God. Like so many others I have experienced a lot of physical and emotional pain. When my time comes to die, I cannot change it. So, why worry about it?

I believe in God because through all of the bad that has happened to me: a person, phone call or some type of hope has happened. In that hope I have found peace that has saved me.

I can say from experience that the physical pain I have suffered is NOTHING compared to the emotional pain of depression. Sometimes I wonder if we are getting a taste of hell here on earth. Just turn on CNN and look at all the evil exposed.

My prayer is that the people I love believe in God. He promises everlasting life and with that I am assured of seeing them again in heaven.

I really love the movie "Five People You'll Meet In Heaven". As in the movie, I believe in heaven we will learn why things have happened the way they have here on earth.

I don't expect everyone to have the same belief system that I have. This is my personal answer to the question. PEACE

I'm not really afraid of death itself. I'm a Christian and being in Heaven will be great. No more depression and anxiety or illnesses to deal with. What does bother me though, is the process of dying. Will it be painful? Sudden or slow, like an illness? That is what I sometimes dwell on.

not scared at all.