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It's interesting that you feared dying. I'm afraid of others I know dying, but if I were to die then I wouldn't know it, so I'm not necessarily afraid of dying
by JCharante 7y ago
It's interesting that you feared dying. I'm afraid of others I know dying, but if I were to die then I wouldn't know it, so I'm not necessarily afraid of dying (because from my perspective there's no difference between dying and going to sleep every night). I am afraid of pain or being permanently maimed however. If I were to be heavily sedated and intubated I'd be experiencing the same series of events that would happen if I were to recover from the ailment the next week. It's possible to die in my sleep but
- klmadfejno 7y agoThat's more or less how I've always rationally felt, but thinking about permanently ever after being unable to even think triggers a sudden terror as if death were a looming predator. And the basic conclusion I have is that it's an unnecessary primal impulse that doesn't actually say anything about my views on death. It's just an introspective version of instinctively smelling something after someone tells you it smells bad. Just... don't and you'll be better off.