To ask about death?

[MissSBluebell]

If you could know the exact date of your death, would you want to find out?

(For background, I work around death every day, I’m kind of “immune” to the emotions of it - That is, until it happens to someone I know )

Thought it over for a few minutes OP. Nah, I'm paranoid enough as it is without adding to it.

Nope, want to enjoy it without worrying about something that will happen

No way!

No thanks. I'd spend my remaining time doing a countdown, or thinking, "Well, this is the last time I'll ever do that/see this or that person".

I have a fear of dying so I think on the one hand I’d like to know, but on the other hand if it was say..next week..I wouldn’t be able to enjoy ‘living life to the fullest’ for my remaining time as I would be freaking out!

No thanks

Bit of a double edged sword there. I'd gave to say no though and just accept my time is up when it's up

No, because you lose hope and dreams.My dream is of driving round the country is a (luxurious) camper van with my dog and maybe even tentatively sticking a toe in the OLD scene.

You also spend the time thinking things like, "I won't buy any new clothes because it's a waste of money spending on myself." and every little thing becomes the "I wonder if this is the last time I will see snow / drive a car / see my father..."

Not until about a year or 18 months before the dying date, but yes after that.

No

I have a life limiting Illness - I already know I’m going to die before old age. I don’t want to know it could be next week.

Also like a pp said I think there would be some people that would murder/rape/steal with impunity as they are dying.

I'd like to know.

DP actually asked me over the weekend "what would you do if you knew you had two years to live?" (based off some magazine article). I'd cash everything in and go travelling for two years.

Nope

No.
Life limiting illness also. I want to keep having a laugh with the grand kids without looking at a date ringed on a calendar.

I have a severely disabled, adult child, think of a toddler with with body of a rugby player. He does not, and will never know, what death is. He doesn't know what Christmas or birthdays are, for example. One day, DH and myself will die and the thought that my DS will think we've just left him, keeps me awake at night as it is.

@GingerbreadBlob

I can see both sides. Discussions like this do help with my job. I see it every day and you have to develop a flippant attitude as a sort of defence mechanism.

I think I would like to know mine. It would push me to do all the things I want to do in life.

However, I can’t even think about knowing my DM’s. I can’t cope with that thought.

I’d have loved to know how little time I had with my dad, but don’t want to think about my own end I don’t think.