A good friend of mine who is Buddhist went to a meditation retreat, and this is something they were to meditate on...the idea being that knowing how close death can be helps us to live more fully NOW. It made sense to me when she told me about it, but I feel like I've been too close to death in many ways to be comfortable with this right now.

I definitely think that assigning this kind of exercise in a therapy group requires a LOT of discussion. If it's too triggering, know that you are in charge and you don't *have* to do it.