[Kazanne]

Originally Posted by smudgie

Oh hell Kaz, one of my biggest fears, that and coming round in the middle of an op and not being able to make the surgeon etc aware.
I told the anaesthetist that he better give me too much stuff rather than not enough my last op.
I should really be having a few ops but I am now so scared of coming round I won't have them done.

Oh Gosh,yes coming round in the middle of an op that's a fearful thought too and smudgie,get your ops done if you need them , they may be necessary to your well being.

[Niall]

Yes. I find it hard to believe when people say that they aren't. I think it's a fear that comes to haunt everyone at some point, be it now or when you're on your deathbed itself.

[kirklancaster]

Originally Posted by Niall

Yes. I find it hard to believe when people say that they aren't. I think it's a fear that comes to haunt everyone at some point, be it now or when you're on your deathbed itself.

I think that the older we get, the more 'acclimatised' that we get to the prospect of death, and therefore the less it genuinely 'scares' us.

I have no proof, but I do think though that on the deathbed is the pivotal point when lots of lifelong avowed atheists who do fear death, must suddenly re-examine their views and start to hope AND pray - whether they make such a 'sea change' public or not.

[Firewire]

Yeah I am

[RichardG]

I'm not scared of actually being dead because yeah it might suck to be dead but it's not something I'd be aware of, once you're dead you're dead/I'd just stop existing so I couldn't spend ages afterwards wishing I was still alive or being fearful of being in that state. I'm just scared of the way I die, I'd preferably go for something quick and painless in my sleep but I don't know if such an ideal way to go is really possible??? Or likely, I'd imagine it usually kind of hurts and that's what I'm not really looking forward too!!

[Jason.]

Originally Posted by Firewire

Yeah I am

Originally Posted by Firewire

No I'm perched

[Livia]

I'm not afraid of death, it's a natural part of life. I am afraid of an early, prolonged, agonising death.

[FaLaLaLand]

Originally Posted by Livia

I'm not afraid of death, it's a natural part of life. I am afraid of an early, prolonged, agonising death.

This pretty much sums up my feelings too.

[Lostie!]

Yep, the fact that it's inevitable doesn't change that.

[Babayaro.]

Yes

[ChristmasNeeve]

No, I think when you die you're just gone so I won't know anything about it

[kirklancaster]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

No, I think when you die you're just gone so I won't know anything about it

You are so right. This is exactly why I do not understand anyone's fear of death. Even IF death was final in the true atheist belief, you will not be alive to know anything about it. So how can you fear anything of which you'll be completly unaware of?

[Tarryn]

Originally Posted by kirklancaster

You are so right. This is exactly why I do not understand anyone's fear of death. Even IF death was final in the true atheist belief, you will not be alive to know anything about it. So how can you fear anything of which you'll be completly unaware of?

Burning in hell ?.

[kirklancaster]

Originally Posted by Tarryn

Burning in hell ?.

Oh - yes.

[Suze]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

No, I think when you die you're just gone so I won't know anything about it

That's exactly what I do fear, not death itself as I have been very close to death itself years ago and it brings a certain calmness that it seems the body is preparing for and makes you look at things a bit differently when you survive.
But that, that is it, it could be so final if the spirit does not live on in some form, your existance for you gone, just 'pfft', what a waste it seems and it is that that frightens me even though that's the way it could be.

[ChristmasNeeve]

Originally Posted by Suze

That's exactly what I do fear, not death itself as I have been very close to death itself years ago and it brings a certain calmness that it seems the body is preparing for and makes you look at things a bit differently when you survive.
But that, that is it, it could be so final if the spirit does not live on in some form, your existance for you gone, just 'pfft', what a waste it seems and it is that that frightens me even though that's the way it could be.

depends how you look at it I guess. Why is your life a waste just because it ends?

[Ashsleigh]

Originally Posted by Suze

That's exactly what I do fear, not death itself as I have been very close to death itself years ago and it brings a certain calmness that it seems the body is preparing for and makes you look at things a bit differently when you survive.
But that, that is it, it could be so final if the spirit does not live on in some form, your existance for you gone, just 'pfft', what a waste it seems and it is that that frightens me even though that's the way it could be.

I think this is what motivates me to enjoy my life. Do things you wouldn't normally do, be a daredevil!

I don't want my last thoughts to be "wow, what a boring life I've had." Instead I want to be content with what I've achieved.

[Ninastar]

Not at all, I look forward to it. But I am afraid of leaving behind my loved ones.

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Ninastar

Not at all, I look forward to it.

[Christmas Dynasnow]

being afraid of death is what keeps us alive, its Darwinian

[Kizzy]

I'm not scared of dying as such just leaving the brats, that's the worry.

[Braden]

I think about death sometimes, and it frightens me to the core. But I think the fear of death mostly comes from the state of where you are in life. Naturally, most of the people in this thread who have said yes are younger, which I think has part to play in that answer.

Death generally doesn't phase me, I don't think it would be healthy if it was something that worried me on a day to day basis. I think losing other people is what I fear most about death.

[Shaun]

No not really. Unavoidable so it seems alien to me to fear it.

[jennyjuniper]

It's the last? chapter in a great adventure.

[Natalie.]

Yes a bit, I don't mind not being here. I worry about how I'll die