The inevitability of death paralyzes me.

One day I will simply cease to be, and then nothing. Nothing. No more tomorrows. No more thoughts. No more pain, or laughter, or anything. No more idle time spent worrying or planning or hoping. Nothing. I won't be anymore. None of this will have meant anything.

We all learned this as kids, but lately it's been sitting on me with the weight of the world. How do I get past it? How do I bury my head in the sand and pretend not to know? I am so completely afraid, and devastated, by the fact that I will become dust, and then less-than-dust, just like every other person and animal and thing that has ever been.

>>33307040 (OP)
Don't pretend not to know. That's living in denial. Like anything unpleasant, you must grieve and then accept it.

It's just like a failure, a breakup, a family death, again any kind of loss, inevitability or hard truth. Denial is only the first stage, and the most emotionally immature one. You move past that to acceptance. Yes, you will die. Being worried or afraid will not change that. It is inevitable. You will die whether you like it or not. This is a common experience. You know many parents also don't want their kids to grow up. But they will grow up. Pissing yourself in fear or anger does not change the inevitable. Accept what you cannot change and go ahead and live your life in peace. Divert your energies to what you can change.

And the other main strategy I will leave you with is gratitude. It's the whole "glass half full vs. glass half empty" adage. You can choose to seethe and piss yourself because your glass is only halfway full instead of full, or you can be grateful that you have a half glass. So, be thankful, grateful that you are even alive at all, and that you have lived this long.

Okay, be at peace anon.

>>33307040 (OP)
>hurr hurr nothing matters
Therefore death is irrelevant. Why worry about it? Just have fun and enjoy life. I doubt you worry about this when you're getting your dick sucked (if you get your dick sucked).

You need to do more than sit around thinking about pointless bullshit like this. It serves no purpose whatsoever.

>>33307165
People who think a lot are trying to figure out a solution to a problem. OP's brain thinks it can figure out how to get around the problem of eventually dying. The issue is that it can't, so that's why this is a waste of time. Unless he's going to dedicate his life to anti-aging scientific research or something.

>>33307040 (OP)
It is precisely the fact that life is so limited that makes it so important to make the most of each individual day. If you had an infinite number of days available you could waste as many as you wanted and it wouldn't matter. But we it is, each day is precious: once it's gone, you'll never have it again.

>>33307040 (OP)
>The inevitability of death
I won't read threads that start with a foregone conclusion.

There will always be more life to be lived!
There will always be experience! Life goes on man, with or without you.
Even if (you) are gone, there will be more lives to be lived.
Be grateful for what you got, that you’re human and not born a gay fish or something that’s on the bottom of the food chain. What’s important is to follow wherever the flow takes you and to live a just life. Enjoy it and live with peace.
I highly, highly recommend you take yourself to a nudist beach or camp if you’re privileged to have one near you. Those mother fuckers know how to live good and well.
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