Are You Scared Of Dying?

[echnidna]

Lets face we all are or we wouldn't have lived long enough to be online here.

What I mean is are you really really scared of dying.

I've had a couple of friends get health problems and it terrifies them so much that unmitigated fear ruins the rest of their life.

[Barry_White]

Bob

I for many years never ever gave any thought of dying. I have had a goal of living longer than my father who died at 56 and my mother who died at the age of 68. This year I achieved that.

Two years ago when I had my heart operation I didn't know whether I was going to pull through but the most amazing thing was that I had no fear and felt very calm about it in fact every one else was more concerned than what I was.

I can understand how some people would feel but I suppose it depends on what our beliefs are than can help us. My greatest worry is how the ones you leave behind will fare.

[johnc]

I have no real fear of death, but hope the dying bit is fairly painless. It would be nice to see children married and established, and grandchildren well on their way. Can't see much point in getting overly concerned about one of lifes certainties, but don't want to go to early if possible.

[DavidG]

I reckon that every day I wake up is a good one.
One day I won't wake up and that will stuff up the rest of the days.

Death - Who cares.

Getting there... Dont wish to go out in agony or a long slow lingering.

[Skew ChiDAMN!!]

Ditto. Death doesn't worry me... It's not like I'll know about it, eh?

On the other hand, pain terrifies me. I can't think of anything worse than a long, protracted and agonising death because of some politician's agenda.

[Ashore]

I have no intention of dying and am willing to bet that I don't and will even give odds that I won't die,,,,,,,,,,,,,, as long as I hold all bets ,

[craigb]

Yeah, I was worried that my pants were going to turn out tie dyed instead of just plain chartreuse.

I almost died from the anxiety.

[Munga]

Livings pretty good and I guess being dead won't worry me its just that little bit in between them that cauld be a concern.

[Honorary Bloke]

I can't remember who said it, but my motto is (paraphrased):

"I know everyone has to die, but I am sure God will make an exception in my case."

[Sebastiaan56]

I dont know. If Im really honest its the thought of the prelude to dying that is more worrying. My father is going through demetia end a bone cancer, so there he cant wait to get off the bus. I also watched my ex FIL die of Mesothelioma. He ended up hanging himself in his shed the morning he was due to go in to hospital for experimental treatments. Dont blame him.

I just want to face the end with dignity and not end up like the old joke.

"how did your old man die?"
"he turned blue and then sh#t on the rug"

Sebastiaan

[jmk89]

Nope. But I will miss the wife and kids and I would like to be better at wood-stuff before I go. And I hope that the manner of going can be dignified.

[speedy]

I came close to death a few years ago in a motorcycle accident, I don't fear death but I'm not ready to go just yet. I'm like Barry my father died at 54 and I would like to out live him, my mother is still alive at 75 so I don't know if I'll make that.
I know a guy who recently died from cancer when he found out he only had 6 months, a friend of mine who is also a paramedic said to him you can take things easy and try to make your final days comfitable or you can have all the chemo etc the doctors want and be in misery. He chose to fight and lived his final months sick and in misery and still died after 6 months.

[Big Shed]

I had stents put in a couple of years ago, like Barry said the people around me were more afraid than I was. I remember driving down to Melbourne and looking at the beautiful country side and thinking: "I might not see this on the way back, I might be in a box".

An episode like that does wonders to focus the mind and puts a lot of life's little problems in perspective.

I think Allan at Wallan sums up dying very nicely:


I am not at all worried about dying
... but just hope I am not there at the time

[munruben]

Read my sig

[tameriska]

Ditto. Death doesn't worry me... It's not like I'll know about it, eh?

On the other hand, pain terrifies me. I can't think of anything worse than a long, protracted and agonising death because of some politician's agenda.

You said it Skew.