For as long as I can remember I have never been scared of dying and often welcome the thought.

I kept going while my kids were teens.

i was in an accident that left me in a wheelchair and in permanent pain.

now they’re grown I can live life at a slower pace and I actually have much more enjoyment and happiness in my life.

i’m not scared of dying (although I’d prefer the process to be as painless as possible) but I do now enjoy life.

Just think - we're only returning to where we were before we were born.

Wherever that is - afterlife, nothingness - we've already been there. That's how I feel, I find it comforting.

I'm actually terrified of dying. I have nightmares about it. I wake up in the night with a sense of dread that one day I'll die. I've had a traumatic life, and I'm actually amazed I made it to 40 because I didn't think I would. I have dark thoughts quite regularly and I have sort of given myself around 5 more years. But even so death scares the crap out of me.
I watch NDE's on YouTube to try and reassure myself. The vast majority of experiences are positive.

I quite look forward to dying. Just afraid of suffering or becoming a vegetable. I feel more dead than alive most of the time so it won't change much😅

I feel so different to this. I love the world and am really sad I only get one shortish lifetime and that I already have more behind me than ahead. My life has included trauma and big mistakes and many things I can't now change but the beauty of nature inspires me.

I've never had any fear of death - and I don't have children so I don't have anyone to worry about being left.

I have a really happy life, but oddly if I died tomorrow I'd be at peace with that!

Even with privilege, this is a tough old world to live in.

Yeah I don’t worry about dying, especially once I got my head into the space where I realised everything just ends. Like an infinite general anaesthetic. I was more apprehensive when I thought I’d have eternity ruminating on my fuck ups.
Im more concerned about growing old and living in a world of increasing inequality where only the incredibly wealthy have a chance at a ‘nice’ life. I don’t see there being much provision re health care/pensions etc once I’m in my 80’s so I’d rather not be in my 80’s.

I'm not scared of the idea of being dead, only the idea of dying from disease or in other painful, drawn-out ways.

I’m afraid of dying unless it’s instant or in my sleep. My 56yo sister died 2 months ago and the anger, loneliness, pain, that she faced at knowing she was dying unexpectedly was horrific

I’m far more scared of my dc dying before me than dying myself. Losing loved ones is so painful. Far worse than dying imo.

I also am done. But as my DC have experienced the trauma and devastation of losing their DF its the only reason I keep plodding on
Noone knows I feel this way I have a successful career and on the surface like I have it all together.
If I could just go and not leave heartache behind id happily do so.

I’d like to continue living because there’s a ton of places I’d like to see and things I’d like to do before I die. The world is full of amazing stuff. Aside from that, if I died it would devastate my parents, daughter, and hopefully husband.

The only health condition I’m afraid of is dementia. I’ve done a lot of reading about how to reduce my chances of it and thankfully no family history. However, I wouldn’t call it anxiety.

Exactly the same. I’m not arsed about death per se. But I am terrified of leaving my children before they are able to fend for themselves. I feel/hope that once my children are adults my HA will probably resolve.

When I lost my husband in 2012, I started to question my own mortality. Now, I want to live and enjoy my time. I was very scared of dying when younger. I still am but put things more into perspective, as each year goes by.

As the saying goes ''dying is easy, living is harder'.

I am not afraid of dying such, but I am concerned for those I would leave behind & the heartache that would be experienced. While people do adjust to the loss of a person, the impact is often life long.

Risk taking in youth is hardly uncommon, but with age usually comes maturity & responsibility.

Risk taking as an adult is possibly something that should be explored.

Because i have people I love that depend on me. Because i dont want to leave my children motherless and i want to see every moment i can with them. Because i want every second i can have with my dh who is my best friend.

I used to feel this way too until I had children, now I have health anxiety!