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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am afraid of being infirm, losing my mind, and going through an agonizingly paintful death.

The thought of oblivion makes me incredibly sad. I like life too much, would love to see what happens in the world, see my children and grandchildren's lives and so on. I don't cherish the thought of not being anymore.

But once I am dead I won't feel anything, and my consciousness will be gone, so there's nothing to fear about that because I won't realize it since I won't exist any more. Just sadness at the prospect of it.  
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I feel similarly to this PP. I am a lot less saddened by my own death (assuming it's not tomorrow) than the death of those dear to me. I am terrified of losing someone I love - like DH, one of my kids, my sister - not so much my parents, who are older and I know their time with us is limited, so I have accepted that on some level. Of course, I will be sad when it happens, and I will miss them, but I will not be devastated, like I would be if someone of my generation or younger would unexpectedly pass away. [/quote]

Don't be too sure you wouldn't be devastated by your parents' deaths. My father had a lengthy illness and I knew he would die from it. I did a lot of anticipatory grieving. I was still devastated by his death. I took comfort that it was in the natural order of things and was able to move forward after 7 months. A week later, I found out my mother had terminal cancer. She died a month later. Let me tell you, losing my Mother (who I wasn't as close to as my Dad) felt and still feels like a piece of my heart was ripped from my body. 7 years later, I have fully grieved and accepted the losses, but I always miss them and wish they were here.[/quote]

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