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I turned 25 this year, and I have realized my life is 33% over. I start thinking about death and panicking.
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I'm turning 36. You made me feel so much worse right now.
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Mama, we're all gonna die
Mama, we're all gonna die
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Scary shit TC, I agree
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How can you confidently say your life is 33% over? Maybe your projected life span is 33% over, or you're 33% of the way to 75, but you can't really say that. You might die tomorrow. You might die when you're 100.
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Vermander posted...

I turned 25 this year, and I have realized my life is 33% over. I start thinking about death and panicking.

to be fair, you could die much sooner. 33% is generous

Master Kazuya posted...

How can you confidently say your life is 33% over? Maybe your projected life span is 33% over, or you're 33% of the way to 75, but you can't really say that. You might die tomorrow. You might die when you're 100.

Im sure you just made him feel much better
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I think about this a lot. I'd like to come to the conclusion that your brain dies with your body, and you have no conscious awareness of your non-existence, but at the same time I feel like I am too awesome to not exist in the slightest.

I don't know where i'm at with it now tbh.
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My fear of death is matched only by my fear of life.
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I'm 35. Knowing my family history I'm probably over halfway to death. I don't think I'm scared of it. I've been with two people when they died. So I think that helped relieve any fear of the actual event.
I mean I had my hand on them as they breathed their last. It's weird. It's more fascinating than sad. I know that doesn't sound right but I'm not sure how to explain it. It doesn't happen like it does in movies. They don't simply stop breathing. The monitor doesn't immediately flatline. It's slower that that. Like a washing machine slowing down from it's spin cycle.
In both cases it was a relief. For the person dying and for everyone involved. It's peace. So maybe that's also why it's not that scary. But who can really say. I'll only know for sure when it's me on that bed.

Scared of what comes after? Hell yes. I'm pretty sure I'm going to hell.
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Zodd3224 posted...

Scary shit TC, I agree

Horrifying.

Master Kazuya posted...

How can you confidently say your life is 33% over? Maybe your projected life span is 33% over, or you're 33% of the way to 75, but you can't really say that. You might die tomorrow. You might die when you're 100.

Yeah thanks that makes me feel comfortable.

MabusIncarnate posted...

I think about this a lot. I'd like to come to the conclusion that your brain dies with your body, and you have no conscious awareness of your non-existence, but at the same time I feel like I am too awesome to not exist in the slightest.

I don't know where i'm at with it now tbh.

Exactly. What happens after the death? An entire void where no conscious thoughts exist?
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What a coincide. I'm 28, and i was just thinking about death as well yesterday. I was trying to take a nap and my mind just wandered over that thought and i couldn't think anything else. I'm 30 in couple of years, and times goes so fast. I'm way past my prime in no time, and then its going to be even bigger downhill, like starting to get all those old man problems, plus fear of Alzheimer, cancer, eye sight issues, hearing issues, memory issues etc.

I started seriously freaking out. Like i almost could see a fucking timer counting to my death, and then i started thinking how death is just eternal nothingness. When i closed my eyes while lying on my back and thought this is it for eternity, but without having consciousness...
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I don't really think about it too much. I used to think about it a lot when I wad a kid, but not so much anymore
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I've been getting thoughts like that too. I worked at a healthcare center for 6 years and saw people pass away, including some good friends of mine who were residents there. I remember seeing a woman that was very close to death, she was over 100 years old. I dunno what to say, I hold religious views so that's a bit more comforting for me but still.
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we are all going to die some day, stop caring about earthy ties and start living
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Sami1000 posted...

What a coincide. I'm 28, and i was just thinking about death as well yesterday. I was trying to take a nap and my mind just wandered over that thought and i couldn't think anything else. I'm 30 in couple of years, and times goes so fast. I'm way past my prime in no time, and then its going to be even bigger downhill, like starting to get all those old man problems, plus fear of Alzheimer, cancer, eye sight issues, hearing issues, memory issues etc.

I started seriously freaking out. Like i almost could see a fucking timer counting to my death, and then i started thinking how death is just eternal nothingness. When i closed my eyes while lying on my back and thought this is it for eternity, but without having consciousness...

The only comprehensible thought I can compare to the void is to imagine a time before I can remember.
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Squidkids posted...

we are all going to die some day, stop caring about earthy ties and start living

You are aware that people don't have a button that they can press and instantly switch of bad thoughts?
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It's not like you'll know you're dead

Vermander posted...

Zodd3224 posted...

Scary shit TC, I agree

Horrifying.

Master Kazuya posted...

How can you confidently say your life is 33% over? Maybe your projected life span is 33% over, or you're 33% of the way to 75, but you can't really say that. You might die tomorrow. You might die when you're 100.

Yeah thanks that makes me feel comfortable.

MabusIncarnate posted...

I think about this a lot. I'd like to come to the conclusion that your brain dies with your body, and you have no conscious awareness of your non-existence, but at the same time I feel like I am too awesome to not exist in the slightest.

I don't know where i'm at with it now tbh.

Exactly. What happens after the death? An entire void where no conscious thoughts exist?

I hate to say yes, I think so. In reality, it's truth. I think when we die, we die, entirely. Maybe not existing at all is the relief. Not knowing we are dead, or existed to begin with, is the peace. Ignorance is bliss?

It's tough.
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I'm more scared of going into my 60's. That's truly when people start being self aware that their body is turning useless
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yoshirulezz1 posted...

I'm more scared of going into my 60's. That's truly when people start being self aware that their body is turning useless

And start forgetting things.

MabusIncarnate posted...

Vermander posted...

Zodd3224 posted...

Scary shit TC, I agree

Horrifying.

Master Kazuya posted...

How can you confidently say your life is 33% over? Maybe your projected life span is 33% over, or you're 33% of the way to 75, but you can't really say that. You might die tomorrow. You might die when you're 100.

Yeah thanks that makes me feel comfortable.

MabusIncarnate posted...

I think about this a lot. I'd like to come to the conclusion that your brain dies with your body, and you have no conscious awareness of your non-existence, but at the same time I feel like I am too awesome to not exist in the slightest.

I don't know where i'm at with it now tbh.

Exactly. What happens after the death? An entire void where no conscious thoughts exist?

I hate to say yes, I think so. In reality, it's truth. I think when we die, we die, entirely. Maybe not existing at all is the relief. Not knowing we are dead, or existed to begin with, is the peace. Ignorance is bliss?

It's tough.

I wish to find a way for immortality.
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Immortality would be a fucking nightmare. Everyone you ever know or care for will die for all eternity until you're literally the only thing left until the Earth explodes. And then what? You're floating in space forever, unable to breath or eat. Let's not forget the possibility that you get trapped in rubble, water, lava, etc. You might not think the chances are likely, but you being around forever make those chances really high (if not guaranteed). Same thing with imprisonment. What if you serve a life sentence? What if you are just kept in a chamber forever? What if people discover your immortality and hold you captive forever, doing all sorts of experiments?

You have to understand that as a living thing, the only thing that's guaranteed is death. Obviously you should take practical measures to make sure that it happens later, like eating healthy and staying out of crazy danger, but there's no reason to fear it in an existential way. It's like fearing that your DVD player's lens will burn out so you just never watch any movies.
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Vermander posted...

Sami1000 posted...

What a coincide. I'm 28, and i was just thinking about death as well yesterday. I was trying to take a nap and my mind just wandered over that thought and i couldn't think anything else. I'm 30 in couple of years, and times goes so fast. I'm way past my prime in no time, and then its going to be even bigger downhill, like starting to get all those old man problems, plus fear of Alzheimer, cancer, eye sight issues, hearing issues, memory issues etc.

I started seriously freaking out. Like i almost could see a fucking timer counting to my death, and then i started thinking how death is just eternal nothingness. When i closed my eyes while lying on my back and thought this is it for eternity, but without having consciousness...

The only comprehensible thought I can compare to the void is to imagine a time before I can remember.

How does one imagine that though?

The earliest positive memory I have is being lulled to sleep by my mother singing along to songs on my Mother Goose lamp/cassette player combo. I'd be quite content if eternity was similar to that.
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HainoRocks posted...

Vermander posted...

Sami1000 posted...

What a coincide. I'm 28, and i was just thinking about death as well yesterday. I was trying to take a nap and my mind just wandered over that thought and i couldn't think anything else. I'm 30 in couple of years, and times goes so fast. I'm way past my prime in no time, and then its going to be even bigger downhill, like starting to get all those old man problems, plus fear of Alzheimer, cancer, eye sight issues, hearing issues, memory issues etc.

I started seriously freaking out. Like i almost could see a fucking timer counting to my death, and then i started thinking how death is just eternal nothingness. When i closed my eyes while lying on my back and thought this is it for eternity, but without having consciousness...

The only comprehensible thought I can compare to the void is to imagine a time before I can remember.

How does one imagine that though?

The earliest positive memory I have is being lulled to sleep by my mother singing along to songs on my Mother Goose lamp/cassette player combo. I'd be quite content if eternity was similar to that.

I vaguely can remember as an infant sleeping in a carseat under my dads weight lifting equipment.
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Master Kazuya posted...

Immortality would be a fucking nightmare. Everyone you ever know or care for will die for all eternity until you're literally the only thing left until the Earth explodes. And then what? You're floating in space forever, unable to breath or eat. Let's not forget the possibility that you get trapped in rubble, water, lava, etc. You might not think the chances are likely, but you being around forever make those chances really high (if not guaranteed). Same thing with imprisonment. What if you serve a life sentence? What if you are just kept in a chamber forever? What if people discover your immortality and hold you captive forever, doing all sorts of experiments?

You have to understand that as a living thing, the only thing that's guaranteed is death. Obviously you should take practical measures to make sure that it happens later, like eating healthy and staying out of crazy danger, but there's no reason to fear it in an existential way. It's like fearing that your DVD player's lens will burn out so you just never watch any movies.

Well ideally the immortality I speak of is only that which inhibits naturally cellular death. However if physical destruction can still cause death you're not really immortal anyways, you just might live to be 200 before something kills you.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPz9Fcvb1II

Well, if it makes you feel any better, it's not like you're facing it alone. All billions of us will face it equally.
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Sami1000 posted...

Squidkids posted...

we are all going to die some day, stop caring about earthy ties and start living

You are aware that people don't have a button that they can press and instantly switch of bad thoughts?

and i was trying to help with that, simply not care., then again i stopped caring about our species seeing how we treat each other and putting someone like trump in power as a leader.

I really do not care anymore, whatever happens, happens. Ill try my best to help people and be nice, but that is all i can do.
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Thunder_Armor posted...

Well, if it makes you feel any better, it's not like you're facing it alone. All billions of us will face it equally.

speak for yourself

Squidkids posted...

Sami1000 posted...

Squidkids posted...

we are all going to die some day, stop caring about earthy ties and start living

You are aware that people don't have a button that they can press and instantly switch of bad thoughts?

and i was trying to help with that, simply not care., then again i stopped caring about our species seeing how we treat each other and putting someone like trump in power as a leader.

Jesus, there's not liking Trump, there's hating Trump, and then there's this ridiculousness.
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I'm 36 and yesterday my dad said he thinks my health habits will cause me to not live as long as him. he's 68. Basically he thinks I have less than 32 years left. thanks to depression though, I haven't really found I care all that much, assuming it's true. I'll just enjoy tv, movies, games and comics until I die and worry when I'm dead

Squidkids posted...

and i was trying to help with that, simply not care., then again i stopped caring about our species seeing how we treat each other and putting someone like trump in power as a leader.

if your that outraged about Trump than you should be doing something about the Filipino leader who is basically letting The Purge happen in his country. he is way worse than Trump

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodrigo_Duterte

I turned 30 recently. I don't want to die but I don't fear death. I came to terms with my mortality years ago
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