Fear of death
There is not a single person who does not think about death. For many, such thoughts can even turn into black depression. This state is similar to a cycle: fear dies down, then reappears and can develop into pathology. Such a phobia is called thanatophobia, in honor of the ancient Greek god - Thanatos, death.
Any person cares about the thought - what will happen after? Is this good or bad? The concepts of higher powers in each religion are similar and, in part, diminishes the fear of death with the help of the promise of life after death, in one way or another.
How does fear appear?
1. Personal observations. When a person sees a disaster or an accident, the first thoughts of death come to mind.
2. Misfortunes in life. The loss of a loved one, work can give the necessary impetus for the occurrence of a phobia.
3. Reasoning about the futility of everything. The more life is filled with negativity, the more often thoughts of death come.
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4. Failure in life. Deprived of purpose and shattered hope for the best.
5. Suggestions of a religious nature. When a person commits an offense, which is considered a sin in religion, a person may begin to be tormented by pangs of conscience and think about the punishment that will overtake him after death.
6. "Prophetic dreams". A vivid and emotional dream of death can lead to fear.
7. Fear of torment. Death is not as frightening as how painful it can be. Thinking about loneliness, when there will be no one to "serve a glass of water", can also increase fear.
8. Fear of the unknown. After all, no one knows what is there, beyond the line.
9. The influence of the media. On television and on the Internet, all the news regarding death is actively circulated. There are even communities that call for suicide, which will solve all problems in life.
How does fear flow into a phobia?
1. First of all, phobia manifests itself as a prolonged depression, obsession with actions. A person ceases to see the meaning of his existence.
2. Excessive activity and apathy begin to alternate, attempts appear to have time to do everything that can be done before the end has come.
3. There is a fear of everything related to death: cemeteries, ghosts.
But there are people who completely overcome their fear of death. In a normal person, the fear of dying is caused by the work of the self-preservation instinct. In pathology, fear is absent, which entails a lack of pity, pain threshold. Communication ceases to be enjoyable and people are rejected. A striking example is those with criminal inclinations.
Perception of death at different ages
The fear and perception of death differs depending on age. Children's reactions depend on adults: how they behave when someone they know or a pet dies.
Thanks to age maximalism, adolescents find a solution to problems in suicide or escape into the virtual world, where they can feel much more significant, try on the desired role for themselves. Or they can go downhill: alcohol, drugs, provocative and conflicting behavior.
At the age of 35, a new understanding of death comes. The so-called midlife crisis, which people associate with the decline of life.
In old age, when death is no longer as far away as it once was, people accept it and think about it very often, especially with illness.
How to overcome the fear of death?
We must try to accept the fact that the process of life will always end in death sooner or later. Nobody managed to avoid this. Based on this fact, you need to try to do good deeds in order to leave a good memory of yourself in the souls of other people. It's never too late to learn to live life to the fullest: travel, find adventure and meet new and interesting people. You shouldn't focus on the negative, because it doesn't necessarily happen. It's more pleasant to think about good things, and bad things may never happen, so why waste time and nerves on something that may not be?
Love for life together with positive thinking will help to overcome not only the fear of death, but also many other diseases that may be far-fetched. When a person lives the fullest possible life with a variety of hobbies, he does not have time to think about what is there at the end.