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Powderedmonster
Student
- Mar 6, 2019
- 125
Today I heard that my neighbor's dad died. I used to hang out with this neighbor a lot during the first few summers I lived here, along with every morning on the bus in 8th grade (6.5 years ago.). The dad died of lung cancer. When I found out today I was very disturbed and depressed, and I also felt bad for him, like his smoking took years away of his life. Whenever anyone dies, I always contemplate death and find myself feeling very disturbed by it. But at the same time, I know logically, death isn't bad, except it takes away future life joy/pleasures. I feel like the fact that I was disturbed by my neighbor's death means I actually have some death anxiety myself, despite being suicidal. And this terrifies me, because it means that even if I'm totally sure I don't want to live anymore, I have to overcome my death anxiety in order to achieve suicide. My neighbor's recent death made me realize I still do have death anxiety and perhaps still do value life on a primitive, instinctual level. Is anyone here disturbed by death in other people, but not afraid of your own death?