Thanks for the support. I've guessed before that the only way to combat fear of dying are various distractions, a life as somebody may say. Brandon9 and ciderguy, I am so sorry to hear your misfortunes. Hope you can find peace within. Similarly to ciderguy, I'm afraid not of death per se, but of ceasing to be, a state of being or non-being that follows it. My mind cannot understand it and it totally breaks my mind if I dwell on it. But it's rather seldom occasion. But my parents on the other hand, I'm afraid for them all the time. Just can't look at how much older and weaker they have become.
Because of this fear reading anything philosophical or religious depresses me significantly, so I try to avoid it a. I've visited a therapist and he said this fear won't concern me after I find a girlfriend, marry her and have kids. Do you think this is a sound advice? How often do you think it is normal to think about death? Also therapist advised to remember pleasant moments from the path when the fear takes hold, maybe it'll help somebody.