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3Hotdogs

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2. I ain't worried about death. No more "me" makes me sad, but not scared. BUT

Reply to Celerity (Original post)

Thu Aug 3, 2023, 08:22 AM

Aug 2023

it is the process of dying that worries me. How much pain and discomfort will I experience? How much distress to my kids?

I recently concluded that having kids was a mistake. Creating someone who will have to go through the same experiences.

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How to get more comfortable with death [View all] Celerity Aug 2023 OP

I'm 66+ and have been musing about my eventual demise. no_hypocrisy Aug 2023 #1

I ain't worried about death. No more "me" makes me sad, but not scared. BUT 3Hotdogs Aug 2023 #2

Never much thought about my demise until I had to figure out my retirement planning .. mitch96 Aug 2023 #3

There are many near death videos on YouTube that are comforting. Of course, many here will Karadeniz Aug 2023 #4

I watched those experiences too. BigmanPigman Aug 2023 #9

You are truly a spirit enclosed by a temporary body. Karadeniz Aug 2023 #10

I'll keep trying to not die and accept it when it comes. twodogsbarking Aug 2023 #5

"There never was a time when you or I did not exist, anciano Aug 2023 #6

I will never be comfortable with it, and I don't want to be DavidDvorkin Aug 2023 #7

I don't fear mine but I fear it in my loved ones. BigmanPigman Aug 2023 #8

Yeah MorbidButterflyTat Aug 2023 #11

Give Me Flowers While I'm Living stuck in the middle Aug 2023 #12

Public Image Ltd. - Flowers Of Romance Celerity Aug 2023 #13

I have one foot in the grave already. stuck in the middle Aug 2023 #14

A quarter century ago... stuck in the middle Aug 2023 #15