I have this fear of my loved ones dying. Whenever I go to a funeral, or I hear about one, I panic and think "omg, what if my loved ones died like that?!" I'm very scared of someone close dying and it consumes me. What can I do/think to make it better?
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Meg
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Honestly i would suggest going to counseling. This may come off as mean but eventually people will die. And if you think like this it is not going to help.
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Get to know the One who conquered death.
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... may I suggest that you read, "The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying" ...
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Not nessecarily in this order: 1) take deep breaths 2) think: what are the odds that, right now, a loved one will drop dead. 3) accept the fact that people die. And also, stop thinking of death as pain, loss, an ending. To me, death is simply releaving a person from whatever pain, stress, or fear that they were enduring, and welcomeing them into His kingdom!
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Plus, my mother doesn't help by telling me the detailed stories of how someone died (i.e. she just woke up one morning, went to the bathroom and her family heard a loud "thunk!", but it was too late. She had died of a brain aneurysm." She has told me stories like this all my life and I think this is the source of the problem.
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You are not alone in your thoughts Meg, but when you do experience death of someone close don't be scared to show your feelings. And think of the found memories say good bye, they will come to your thoughts now and again, so say hello share some fond memories then again say good bye. Well it works for me!
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