What Is Your Biggest Fear?

~~Cuthbert~~ · 06-12-2018, 03:24 PM

I am less scared of death now than I was a few years ago.

Ol’ Qwerty Bastard · 06-12-2018, 03:25 PM

death

~~Cuthbert~~ · 06-12-2018, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Ol’ Qwerty Bastard

death

Anything in particular?

Ol’ Qwerty Bastard · 06-12-2018, 03:28 PM

nope. the idea that you, me, everyone we have ever met and will ever meet will someone day be nothing more than a very distant memory is absolutely terrifying to me.

would say i’m more scared of dying young than anything else though

~~Cuthbert~~ · 06-12-2018, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Ol’ Qwerty Bastard

nope. the idea that you, me, everyone we have ever met and will ever meet will someone day be nothing more than a very distant memory is absolutely terrifying to me.

would say i’m more scared of dying young than anything else though

I'm OK if I'm a distant memory tbh so I can't relate to that. What worries me the most is the experience of passing and what it is like, what do you feel as the lights switch off, how aware are you, is it peaceful and that sort of thing. I don't believe in an afterlife as such but then I think your last experience (death) could feel like one. It's a lot to think about.

Ol’ Qwerty Bastard · 06-12-2018, 03:46 PM

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I'm OK if I'm a distant memory tbh so I can't relate to that. What worries me the most is the experience of passing and what it is like, what do you feel as the lights switch off, how aware are you, is it peaceful and that sort of thing. I don't believe in an afterlife as such but then I think your last experience (death) could feel like one. It's a lot to think about.

this as well. i mean, i understand the necessity of death and that it is uncontrollable. but the mystery of it all is still something that i really struggle to cope with.

The Batlord · 06-12-2018, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Fluff

I'm OK if I'm a distant memory tbh so I can't relate to that. What worries me the most is the experience of passing and what it is like, what do you feel as the lights switch off, how aware are you, is it peaceful and that sort of thing. I don't believe in an afterlife as such but then I think your last experience (death) could feel like one. It's a lot to think about.

You're about to stop as a lifeform. I'm just going to say that no matter your belief if religion or the afterlife, I imagine every single person who faces death in that last instant is probably terrified beyond what any kind of torture a human can inflict on another human. It's simply the question everyone has ever asked about themselves... will I be gone?

~~Cuthbert~~ · 06-12-2018, 04:10 PM

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You're about to stop as a lifeform. I'm just going to say that no matter your belief if religion or the afterlife, I imagine every single person who faces death in that last instant is probably terrified beyond what any kind of torture a human can inflict on another human. It's simply the question everyone has ever asked about themselves... will I be gone?

You could die so quickly you wouldn't even be aware of it tbh.

Chula Vista · 06-12-2018, 04:10 PM

I think, in your last few cohesive moments before you die, heaven and hell truly come into focus in the whole "life flashing before your eyes" kinda way.

If you were basically a good person, who looked out for others, cherished those close to you, and flat out tried to be a nice human being = dying in a happy place.

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Like leaves we touch, we once knew the story, as as winter calls we will starve, all but to see the stone be life.

If you were a prick who thought mostly about yourself, and what you could gain or achieve, regardless of who you stepped on = dying very miserable.

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And when you lose control, you'll reap the harvest you have sown
And as the fear grows, the bad blood slows and turns to stone
And it's too late to lose the weight you used to need to throw around
So have a good drown, as you go down, all alone.

**Frownland** · 06-12-2018, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Fluff

I'm OK if I'm a distant memory tbh so I can't relate to that. What worries me the most is the experience of passing and what it is like, what do you feel as the lights switch off, how aware are you, is it peaceful and that sort of thing. I don't believe in an afterlife as such but then I think your last experience (death) could feel like one. It's a lot to think about.

I'm pretty sure that we've talked about this before, but that doesn't so much scare me as it does intrigue me.

EDIT: Didn't even see your post above.

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

You're about to stop as a lifeform. I'm just going to say that no matter your belief if religion or the afterlife, I imagine every single person who faces death in that last instant is probably terrified beyond what any kind of torture a human can inflict on another human. It's simply the question everyone has ever asked about themselves... will I be gone?

While this kind of goes against the curiosity that I mentioned above, what you describe is all I can think about when someone I know passes. Knowing that they had to experience that affects me more than knowing that I'll never see them again.

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