I run into this quite often as well. I always calm myself with the thought that once I do die, I won't know that I'm dead, so all will be well. It's only during

I run into this quite often as well. I always calm myself with the thought that once I do die, I won't know that I'm dead, so all will be well. It's only during life that we have to deal with the concept of death. All of the fear/pain/depression surrounding thoughts of death are only experienced while we're alive, and they are pointless to hold on to, because generally, we can't change the fact that we all die- so why worry about it. I much prefer this to the Christian idea of the afterlife, to which I used to adhere (due to my upbringing). That used to plague me mentally far more than the idea of "non-existence" does. Hell is a rough concept that can keep one awake at night. I'm glad I left that behind. Sounds a lot easier to disregard these thoughts than it is though, because I still think about it from time to time, but I feel like it's just a fact of life that we have to think about it ending sometimes. Maybe it's good, maybe for at least some of us, that thought keeps us pressing forward, making the most of the time we DO have and trying to extend it as much as possible (via health, enjoying experiences, being good to others, etc) I guess, what I'm saying, is that worrying about what is inevitable is mostly a waste of time.