I don't know about you, but I am afraid to die. I know I will and I worry about it a lot. Probably to the point where it controls my life. The anxiety is so great that I have panic attacks. Is this happening to anyone else. Please help.
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Pseudonym at 29 April,2013
I am too. I also get anxiety attacks over it. My anxiety attacks feel like my throat is closing up, making me feel like I am having a hard time breathing. I get even more worried because I feel like I am going to die. But in the back of my mind I think to myself that this is very likely another anxiety attack. But then another part of me worries that maybe it is for real. It is awful. I take an antidepressant/anxiolytic. It has helped me tremendously. When I take it regularly, I don't get the panic attacks. I take 20mg of Lexapro. It's great. I have no side effects from it. When I haven't taken my Lexapro regularly, sometimes I'll get anxiety attacks. I found this weird technique that really does help. It's called "tapping for anxiety." You can watch a video about it on YouTube. I think it helps because when you follow along with what the person says to do in the video, it makes you not concentrate so much on what you're anxious about. It really helps me to calm down. Sometimes I have to repeat the video multiple times... But I've never actually died (obviously), even though it REALLY feels like I'm going to. I am also a Christian and believe in Jesus as the savior from my sins. ...But sometimes I am still doubtful that God will let me into heaven... =_= For some reason, I wonder if he really will let me into heaven. But I am nervous about that. That's a HUGE risk there. I could either burn forever or be in paradise forever. Hhhhh....... Then I just have to think to myself that the Lord said (through Peter) that all we have to do is repent and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins and we'll receive the gift of the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:38). I've done that. I guess I can't do much else... I just have to trust that God will really save me like he said he would... Hm. #=_=
Other Answers:
- Nope, the sooner I die. The better off the world would be without me in it.
- maybe you should talk to your doctor about prescribing anxiety medication.
Im not afraid dying ..im afraid of how i will die. - As a Christian, I don't have to worry about it, because my Lord has told me what will happen after death.
- I am not afraid to die. I know I will, I know I can't evade it. So why be afraid of it? I want to die. Not suicidal.
- I've actually died twice. Before my eyes closed I remembers seeing a flash of the ones I love, instead of my life before my eyes.
But yes I'm afraid to die, sometimes I think about it so much that I can't sleep, and cry. It's scary to think about, one day you will be no more. Asleep in the underground. It's scary to think about not being able to see your loved ones. - Not since I found out the truth about life and death. I doubt you'd believe what I believe though, or take enough time out of your day to watch/read enough to understand it and not judge it immediately. You tell us to help you but are you really willing to make a change? If so, maybe you should give this a try. Look up a dude named Drunvalo Melchizedek and go from there.
- I am too.
I also get anxiety attacks over it.
My anxiety attacks feel like my throat is closing up, making me feel like I am having a hard time breathing.
I get even more worried because I feel like I am going to die.
But in the back of my mind I think to myself that this is very likely another anxiety attack.
But then another part of me worries that maybe it is for real.
It is awful.
I take an antidepressant/anxiolytic. It has helped me tremendously.
When I take it regularly, I don't get the panic attacks.
I take 20mg of Lexapro.
It's great. I have no side effects from it.
When I haven't taken my Lexapro regularly, sometimes I'll get anxiety attacks.
I found this weird technique that really does help.
It's called "tapping for anxiety." You can watch a video about it on YouTube.
I think it helps because when you follow along with what the person says to do in the video, it makes you not concentrate so much on what you're anxious about.
It really helps me to calm down. Sometimes I have to repeat the video multiple times...
But I've never actually died (obviously), even though it REALLY feels like I'm going to.
I am also a Christian and believe in Jesus as the savior from my sins.
...But sometimes I am still doubtful that God will let me into heaven... =_=
For some reason, I wonder if he really will let me into heaven.
But I am nervous about that. That's a HUGE risk there.
I could either burn forever or be in paradise forever.
Hhhhh.......
Then I just have to think to myself that the Lord said (through Peter) that all we have to do is repent and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins and we'll receive the gift of the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:38).
I've done that. I guess I can't do much else...
I just have to trust that God will really save me like he said he would...
Hm. #=_=
