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i dont want to live, but at the same time i dont want to die either, i am afraid of death
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how are you certain what happens when you die? and what do you think happens after death? i don't believe in heaven, reincarnation , or an afterlife in general but i cant disprove of any of them either.For me it was a mix of a few things:
1 I have always been certain about what happens when I die. Whether that was with faith or without, I am confident I know what happens, which takes away the mystique of death and therefore the fear.
2 I have studied death. I know what happens physically and mentally when the body dies. Death is not a foreign activity to me anymore. I have also studied and practiced my method so I know what hto expect.
3 I have gotten to a point where the depression I suffer daily far outweighs any fear that I could have about anything that comes with dying or after death. Death will end my suffering. Why would I be afraid of that?
I believe in nothingness. The brain stops firing electrical impulses and we disappear. I have had many years to think it through and one day I just said to myself "yeah, this is right". Never questioned it after that. I guess if I believe it without proof, one could say I am taking it on faith though it is a far cry from any traditionally faith-based ideas.how are you certain what happens when you die? and what do you think happens after death? i don't believe in heaven, reincarnation , or an afterlife in general but i cant disprove of any of them either.
yeah im an athiest, but even i dont know what happens after death, nothingness is probably #1 on my hierarchy of beliefs of what happens after death. but i cant help but question how we got here in the first place. i do hope for nothingness thoughI believe in nothingness. The brain stops firing electrical impulses and we disappear. I have had many years to think it through and one day I just said to myself "yeah, this is right". Never questioned it after that. I guess if I believe it without proof, one could say I am taking it on faith though it is a far cry from any traditionally faith-based ideas.![]()
who says death exists? Nothing can be destroyed in the outer world not even a drop of water, what to say about the inner world?i dont want to live, but at the same time i dont want to die either, i am afraid of death
nonexistence imo is superior to existence, so death not existing sounds awful. i am afraid of it but i also think its goodwho says death exists? Nothing can be destroyed in the outer world not even a drop of water, what to say about the inner world?
why would death not existing be awful? that would mean that you are eternal and immortal, that you are not your mind/body/emotions. there would be nothing to fear if you knew this to be true.nonexistence imo is superior to existence, so death not existing sounds awful. i am afraid of it but i also think its good
yes i dont want immortality, that means you have to contend with the indifference of existence and the environment (physics of the universe and how people perceive you) forever. i genuinely dont want to be immortal, for 2.5 billion years of active evolution, most sentient beings were torn to shreds by other animal consumption, and there are still many hierarchies within all animal species that make them suffer, even apex predators like lions, so knowing that 99%+ of sentient life is undignified and meaningless deaths, why would i want to live forever?why would death not existing be awful? that would mean that you are eternal and immortal, that you are not your mind/body/emotions. there would be nothing to fear if you knew this to be true.
i appreciate your comment but im heavily athiestic so i dont believe in souls, and i dont know how a being can know nothing of suffering and only bliss.the point is that you are not the body or the so called self, the ego so whatever happens to you, you are separate from it, you are just a witness to all that is. you would want to live forever because your being(soul) knows nothing of suffering only bliss
It's good you don't believe in a soul because belief means you don't know. What the world needs is seekers of the truth not believers or disbelieversi appreciate your comment but im heavily athiestic so i dont believe in souls, and i dont know how a being can know nothing of suffering and only bliss.
i dont "want" to want anything, desire within of itself is born out of deprivation (you want a relationship to avoid being lonely, food to avoid hunger)I am afraid of reincarnation and karma. I am afraid that if I end it now, I will have to come back and relive a life similar to mine now. No thank you. In my next life, I want to be happy. I want a family. I want joy. I want a healthy body. I'd give anything to have this over money or material wealth.
With reincarnation they say you only get that which you deserve and your level of consciousness will remain the same as it is now that is the only thing which will go with you when you die.I am afraid of reincarnation and karma. I am afraid that if I end it now, I will have to come back and relive a life similar to mine now. No thank you. In my next life, I want to be happy. I want a family. I want joy. I want a healthy body. I'd give anything to have this over money or material wealth.
"they say" where? source?With reincarnation they say you only get that which you deserve and your level of consciousness will remain the same as it is now that is the only thing which will go with you when you die.
I find it hard to believe claims of psychedelics make you dissolve your ego fully for this reason,unless I am just that high-strung, LOL.the point is that you are not the body or the so called self, the ego so whatever happens to you, you are separate from it, you are just a witness to all that is. you would want to live forever because your being(soul) knows nothing of suffering only bliss
"they say" where? source?
I find it hard to believe claims of psychedelics make you dissolve your ego fully for this reason,unless I am just that high-strung, LOL.
To play devil's advocate, structures can be destroyed, and if consciousness is fundamentally a result of certain structures or a structure itself - if it arises due to the presence of certain mutable conditions - it too can be destroyed, at least insofar as its current form.who says death exists? Nothing can be destroyed in the outer world not even a drop of water, what to say about the inner world?