Irrational fear of death?

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Does anyone else have this problem? I’m constantly mourning my own eventual death and I don’t know how to overcome this crippling fear. I get panic attacks about it. Night time is worse but it’s generally all day everyday even at least a passing thought. Has anyone else had this and overcome it. I’m scared all the time. I’ve seen a hypnotist. I’ve gone to therapy. I don’t want drugs, but weed is legal here and haven’t tried that. But I just want to deal with it without medicating. I’m 28 years old..

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Yes. I think it’s a new symptom of my anxiety, depression, and PTSD. I’ll just be sitting on the couch watching makeup videos on YouTube, and then all of a sudden I’m terrified of everyone and everything I care about dying. My boyfriend, my grandmother, my dog, my cat. No trigger or anything. I’ll start to panic, my breathing will get shallow, and sometimes I cry. I just try to tell myself “that’s life, and if you live life fearing death then you’re wasting it,” and try to ignore it. I will do some deep breathing, play a game, do the dishes, anything to help me take my mind off of it. After awhile it fades into the background, and it’ll eventually go away. These episodes haven’t lasted more than a couple hours for me. Normally it will be about an hour. I was getting them every day, but luckily they seem to be subsiding lately. Try this app called VirtualHopeBox, it might help distract you or help you with breathing techniques. My counselor had me download it back when I started seeing her. Hopefully you figure something out.

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It sounds like you’ve already tried dealing with it without medication and it didn’t work. There’s nothing wrong with trying medication.

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I don’t have it. If anything, with my mental health problems, I welcome it.

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I have the same and I would say maybe put your mind off it and get yourself busy

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Oh wow!! 
I’m not the only one that has the exact same thing going on! 
I Have exactly the same thing happen to me, I’m petrified! I’m sorry you are going through this! It’s horrendous!

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🙋‍♀️ me, me, me. 
I have a very irrational fear of death. I can relate a lot to this!!!

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I know you don't want to use medication, but I really would suggest using something like Xanax. Death is a terrifying thing, and while it's possible to ease the fear of death, it'd be impossible to get rid of unless you just stopped caring.

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Oh my god, I have this too. I’ll be minding my own business and suddenly think about how inevitable my death is and how it could happen at any moment. It freaks me out to the point where I have severe panic attacks. The only thing that helps me is becoming busy (chores, reading, videos, etc). Meditating, yoga or having ‘quiet time’ makes it worse. Personally, I think it’s something we have to come to terms with. It sucks but it’s better to just start doing things and living so your life can have more of an impact (if that’s what you want). I hope you find something that’ll eventually help :)

Irrational fear of death?

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