[Userxx]

I'm terrified at the thought of dying and I'm constantly thinking about it at night. I have a hard time sleeping and always end up thinking about how I will never be alive again after I die and then I can't stop thinking about it. I hate this! What can this be? Why am I constantly thinking about death?

[*Laurie*]

I constantly think about death, too. It drives me crazy, makes me enjoy being ALIVE so much less. Are you on any meds and/or in therapy?

[Misssy2]

me to..since I was about 12...and I'm 52...Its a daily ruminating thought.
How old are you? When did this start..if this is something new for you maybe it can change.

What has recently happened around you that you think has made you start to ruminate about this?

Originally Posted by Userxx

I'm terrified at the thought of dying and I'm constantly thinking about it at night. I have a hard time sleeping and always end up thinking about how I will never be alive again after I die and then I can't stop thinking about it. I hate this! What can this be? Why am I constantly thinking about death?

welcome userXX to the forum, and I hope it helps

the fear of death.. well, I think everyone on this site (no, everyone in the world), at 1 stage has had a fear of death or dying.

I have wondered quite often if the fear of death even has a name?

anyway, that's besides the point

I use the lion king to help me- the whole, circle of life thing- for me it helps me cope a bit easier

I'm not as scared of death as I used to be (partly because of the circle of life, ) and partly, if i'm honest, because it's now all I really know.. i'm not truly living, I just want it over

[OneInBillions]

I think fear of death is my main anxiety trigger at least for now -- not my own death because I can accept that, but the deaths of my parents. They're all I have, the only people I'm really close to, but they're getting old and I know it's just a matter of time. I tell myself so often that it has to happen eventually, circle of life and all that, but nothing helps. The recent death of the family dog really made me realize how suddenly it could happen and now I worry about my parents 24/7. And I'm at a loss for how to cope.