Exhibition of your thoughts about death...

[Atlas]

Think about it -- one day you will die.

Now, for all you bastardized analyzing son of a bitches out there, this is not a thread regarding heaven... or hell... So please, don't bitch about this already being done.

Death, what is it to you? Do you think about it? Have you come to terms with the fact that you too will end up like your forefathers? I'm not talking about spirituality, despite death being very spiritual, but rather your physical death.

[Matron]

I figure it'll happen when it happens. When it's my time to go, that's it, there's no sense in wasting my time worrying or dwelling on it. I don't fear what's going to happen. Well, as long as serious pain isn't involved in the cause anyway.

[Jarrid]

I saw the title of the thread, and I was about to rant. :p

I am not worried about death at all. It has always been a stage in life that is bound to happen regarding everything. Even if we find the cure for aging, which I believe is possible, there will still be death all around us, and there still is a great possibility that even if I live to be 224 years old, I could die any day from something simple as an accident.

Edit: Hah! I like your avatar, Dire.

[Electric Banana]

I had an exboyfriend commit suicide, and ever since then I've had strange views on death. I actually stood at the top of a staircase at my old community college, and thought about why people hurt themselves, and what that release must feel like... Like to throw yourself down a staircase. I didn't think about doing it myself, but rather contemplated what gets people to that point to where they can't take it anymore, and see that there are no other options.

For the most part, since I found out about his suicide, it's been really hard for me to get close to other people, because my feelings on death have been so skewed. I constantly fear getting close to another person, and having them die unexpectedly or commit suicide. When my Grandfather finally lost his battle with Alzheimer's, I didn't cry until they played taps at his funeral (and I was a pallbearer...that's right, a female pallbearer)... That's the first death I've cried over since my ex's suicide. My friend Christina looks at me like some heartless bastard when I didn't shed a tear over my Mom's chihuahua dying... No, it's not that I didn't find it sad, I just didn't find it sad enough to cry over...

The only thing that makes me feel uncomfortable with thinking about my death, is I fear that I will have never amounted to anything in my life. That I'll die and have not accomplished anything...or never knew true love...that kind of stuff makes me uncomfortable with my one day inevitable demise. I'm not scared of death itself though.

[Matron]

I saw the title of the thread, and I was about to rant. :p

I am not worried about death at all. It has always been a stage in life that is bound to happen regarding everything. Even if we find the cure for aging, which I believe is possible, there will still be death all around us, and there still is a great possibility that even if I live to be 224 years old, I could die any day from something simple as an accident.

Edit: Hah! I like your avatar, Dire.


Yeah, maybe I won't get fussed at for it, lol.

[Polygon]

Being that I've been pretty close to death three, maybe four times, I think about it often. Does it bother me or scare me? Not at all. I don't see the point in fussing over something that is most likely out of my hands.

[Atlas]

Wow. Three times? I actually think I knew that, just forgot the details is all.

[Matron]

I've been lucky- as klutzy as I am, I have never been close to death, or even seriously injured. But I always have tons of bumps and bruises to show for me walking into walks, doors...trees, rocks, you name it.

[Hyde]

I'm now a year into my MS Diagnosis. It's not fatal...not at this stage, anyway. But I can't help but think about that.

After approximately 10 years, Relapsing/Remitting Multiple Sclerosis CAN(doesn't mean it will) but CAN become Secondary Progressive....which is nearly always fatal.

I'm scared of death. Not because I'm afraid to die, but....because I'm afraid that with the time I have, I won't have the time to do what I want to do.....and if I die unremembered, I'll never rest.

I intend to make history....make a lasting impression....one that doesn't involve a belltower and a gun.

[King Zeal]

I don't really care about dying unremembered or anything like that. Frankly, I don't see the point. If there's a heaven/hell, I'll either be too blissful or tortured to give a hoot about my legacy on Earth. If there isn't one . . . well.

What scares me about dying are all the things I'll never experience. I want to be there when mankind makes its first colony on Mars. I want to be there when we discover the cure for cancer/AIDS.

Oh, and you just know that Chrono Trigger 2 will be announced the day after my funeral.

[Polygon]

Wow. Three times? I actually think I knew that, just forgot the details is all.

Yep, once as a toddler I fell off the counter and nearly choked on my own tongue. Then my recent two trips to the hospital that pretty much all of you know about.

[Matron]

I'm now a year into my MS Diagnosis. It's not fatal...not at this stage, anyway. But I can't help but think about that.

After approximately 10 years, Relapsing/Remitting Multiple Sclerosis CAN(doesn't mean it will) but CAN become Secondary Progressive....which is nearly always fatal.

I'm scared of death. Not because I'm afraid to die, but....because I'm afraid that with the time I have, I won't have the time to do what I want to do.....and if I die unremembered, I'll never rest.

I intend to make history....make a lasting impression....one that doesn't involve a belltower and a gun.

I'm sorry you have to live like that. My brother in law has MS, but he's also a drug addict, so we can't really tell how much it's really affecting him, and how much is the pill popping. He does stumble around a lot, but he also talks about vision problems.

[Inari]

I'm an enormous catastrophist and frequently think about things going terribly wrong. Mostly with myself, sometimes with my friends and family. That said, I'm not especially afraid of my own death in any capacity beyond how much it'll hurt. I do worry about people close to me dying, though. Because it'll hurt.

I wonder what that makes me.

[Hyde]

He does stumble around a lot, but he also talks about vision problems.

I don't really lose my balance, but....the vision can be a problem. I can be sitting still, minding my own business and my vision goes blurry and I can't see anything. Or worse yet....I can't see anything. I know what it feels like to be blind because of this. It's only happened once. I hope it never happens again.

Although it's not as bad as the stress induced paralysis. Nothing like being upset or annoyed or pissed off(and I mean in a major way, not just mildy) and then not being able to move your legs for 15-90 minutes....or longer.

[Matron]

He's never had the movement thing, at least not that he's mentioned to me.

I want to feel bad for him, and sometimes I really do, but the drug addiction didn't happen after the MS, it happened before, and I've just lost my sympathy over the years for addicts.

My grandfather died from ALS, and that was one of the hardest things I've ever had to watch.

I really hope that you do as well as you possibly can with your illness.

[Hyde]

I really hope that you do as well as you possibly can with your illness.

Thanks. Lately things haven't been too bad. My hands have been hurting more than anything lately. And I lost hearing in one ear for most of a day, but it was back when I woke up the next morning......other than that, I'm managing...and I don't intend to let it limit me. With ANYTHING.

[Powerslave]

I don't really care about death. I'm scared of the pain and maybe the circumstances (Yeah, obviously I'd be shitting my pants if someone was gonna shoot me in a dark alley), but other than that 'meh'. The one thing about death I think about though, is that it'll be a shame that I won't be able to know what happens to the world after. I wish I could see what's going down on earth in 100, 500, 1000 years from now, and see what happened to everyone, or the technology that will come, the events, the way history goes forward. I'll always be really curious about that, and it sucks that we'll never know.

[moogle]

I posted this before in a thread about death and dying:

"I do not fear death. I had been dead for billions and billions of years before I was born, and had not suffered the slightest inconvenience from it." - Mark Twain

Now I can't say I don't fear death, but I find it kind of silly to assume conscious existence outside of life, whether it be eternal torment of eternal bliss (see afterlife thread). That, in a way, cheapens our actual experiences in life. It may be true that it's more comforting to believe we live forever. But when I die, I don't want anyone to say, "Well, at least he's in a better place."

[Indigo]

Death doesn't scare me. I've already explained my methods to achieve this on another thread, I don't see the need to repeat myself.

[Atlas]

Wow. You really know how to apply your uselessness.

[Indigo]

Wow. You really know how to apply your uselessness.

Um... What? Please Atlas spare your stupid comments for someone who cares. I'm not your play mate.

[Atlas]

I wish you were.

Anyways, my point was this: why post if you're just going to talk about your underlying disdain for the thread as well as to be superfluous to no end?

Which, if I may add, is the reason I made it very clear that this thread was not about the afterlife; but, rather, regarding death itself.

EDIT: Also, please... please... stop acting like you are three ****ing years old. I know how old you are, please start acting like it.

[Powerslave]

I posted this before in a thread about death and dying:

"I do not fear death. I had been dead for billions and billions of years before I was born, and had not suffered the slightest inconvenience from it." - Mark Twain

Now I can't say I don't fear death, but I find it kind of silly to assume conscious existence outside of life, whether it be eternal torment of eternal bliss (see afterlife thread). That, in a way, cheapens our actual experiences in life. It may be true that it's more comforting to believe we live forever. But when I die, I don't want anyone to say, "Well, at least he's in a better place."

Yeah, that's one of the bizarre things about religion, that it always basically comes down to a kind of Death Worship. You know, "oh it's fine if we all suffer now, there's no point in making anything better, life is torment and miserable but hey, this isn't the real thing, this is just some sort of virtual reality test!" It really takes away from the fact that we're here now, this is what counts, and this is the chance we get to really live.

[Indigo]

I wish you were.

Anyways, my point was this: why post if you're just going to talk about your underlying disdain for the thread as well as to be superfluous to no end?

Which, if I may add, is the reason I made it very clear that this thread was not about the afterlife; but, rather, regarding death itself.

EDIT: Also, please... please... stop acting like you are three ****ing years old. I know how old you are, please start acting like it.

Okay, fine since you asked so nicely. I don't fear death of others because treat it as if someone that person moved away and I would have no chance to seeing that person again, while the person still exists. Happy?


Also about the age comment, that is rich coming from you.

[Atlas]

Sigh...

You still are missing the point of the thread... This isn't about death of others, but it could be, I suppose.

Regardless, thank you for posting your precious thoughts regarding Death. Which wasn't my goal for you in the first place, but it shall have to suffice.

[Electric Banana]

EDIT: Also, please... please... stop acting like you are three ****ing years old. I know how old you are, please start acting like it.Seriously?

[Atlas]

Not you!

Anyways...

Death is a curious thing. It really can change people, or kill them. What I mean though is that an ex-girlfriend of mine was surrounded by death(or so she thought). She would always call me and tell me her plight about people around her dying, while other friends I had spoke to seemed to fine, despite their correlating circumstances. People have different perceptions on death, which I think is very interesting.

For me, dying is not a big deal considering my beliefs. Although, death itself is an interesting concept that has yet to be fully explored.

[Blackdragon]

I'm not really scared per-se, but more like depressed that once this life is over, that's it. It just makes it seem that much shorter. I think about (even though I don't want to) people in my family dying and it hurts on an extreme level already and it hasn't even happened yet. So I try not to think about it, even though I know it's just one of those things that can't be avoided.

[Indigo]

Sigh...

You still are missing the point of the thread... This isn't about death of others, but it could be, I suppose.

Regardless, thank you for posting your precious thoughts regarding Death. Which wasn't my goal for you in the first place, but it shall have to suffice.

In that case I can't ask for anymore than to be remembered after my death. I don't care about what it's going to be like, what happens after or what happened before.

[Electric Banana]

Not you!

Anyways...

Death is a curious thing. It really can change people, or kill them. What I mean though is that an ex-girlfriend of mine was surrounded by death(or so she thought). She would always call me and tell me her plight about people around her dying, while other friends I had spoke to seemed to fine, despite their correlating circumstances. People have different perceptions on death, which I think is very interesting.

For me, dying is not a big deal considering my beliefs. Although, death itself is an interesting concept that has yet to be fully explored.

Didn't think you were talking about me...

"being surrounded by death" makes me think of this: I had a hard time calling someone my best friend until I was 15 years old...because my first two best friends died. I thought I was jinxed or something.

[Indigo]

"being surrounded by death" makes me think of this: I had a hard time calling someone my best friend until I was 15 years old...because my first two best friends died. I thought I was jinxed or something.

That is harsh.

[Less Than Liz]

I don't dwell on death often. Of the darker things I do think about, I am much more concerned about what state I'll be in when I'm old. My Grandpa had Alzheimer's, my aunt (really close family friend, not actually an aunt) is 'demented', and her husband's mind is pretty far gone too (I suspected Alzheimer's but apparently it's just senility.) I don't want to become useless deadweight and I certainly don't have my mind go, especially if I am aware of it in the beginning stages. That's definitely my bigger fear, and my dad's side of the family does have a history of living long lives but also "going funny" (Mom was adopted so the Alzheimer's isn't actually part of the family medical history.)

That said, dying doesn't scare me. Yes, when I'm driving and I have a near-miss car accident or something along those lines, there is the "Shit, shit what if I die?" thought that accompanies it. But, sitting down thinking about it, I care more about dying as close to my own terms as possible. I'm not saying one day I'll walk outside and declare "This is it" and shoot myself, only that if I get something that is a prolonged illness that'll inevitably end in death, I'd be inclined to make some plans of my own once it gets to the worst point. Not to be morbid or anything...

[Inari]

I don't dwell on death often. Of the darker things I do think about, I am much more concerned about what state I'll be in when I'm old. My Grandpa had Alzheimer's, my aunt (really close family friend, not actually an aunt) is 'demented', and her husband's mind is pretty far gone too
This. I don't know if my grandma was diagnosed with Alzheimer's but she was pretty loopy in her last days. I worry about my mom, and to an extent I worry about myself. I was pretty close with my grandma growing up, but the fact that she was out of it towards the end of her life made me get a little bit detached. The idea of that happening with anyone else sucks. :<

[Cyrus the virus]

I don't care and will not care until I can see it approaching. No sense in wondering, I figure.