Navy, I appreciate your letting me know that it wasn't my posts that were the problem. I've been feeling paranoid about maybe posting the wrong thing. Even so, I worry that this is a controversial...
Sorry I've been away for a while. Sometimes it's hard to get private computer time. A couple thoughts--there's that song from Sleepless in Seattle, called something like Wee Small Hours of the...
jamiee, Thanks, it did take more effort on my part, after being bumped from the other forum. Part of the problem is that I do enjoy life, usually, and so it would be sad to have to leave it. Frank...
Karen, I really appreciate your sharing your thoughts. I don't find it spooky at all, in fact it's sort of comforting. You're right, my problem is the way my mind works. Or when you get right down to...
Karen, Thanks for your thoughtful reply. To answer your first question, I myself wasn't banned, but the topic was. Below is the last entry, which gives you some idea. I am seeing a therapist, who...
Here's the thing. I was bumped off another forum of Healingwell. Actually, I don't think it was so much me, as the discussion I started. The forum moderators said that people were PTSD (post...
Julie, You were starting to help me and I appreciate your support. Hang in there. Frank...
Burli, Although your approach works for you, it just doesn't for me. Or people like me, and I have a feeling there are many of us. This is the Anxiety Forum, right? Is the advice "Don't worry, just...
Hmm. I appreciate all the messages with a lot of positive feeling and good intentions. Still, I guess I have to clarify some things. Please no one take anything personally. Some people advise that...
Cyrano, I guess you've pointed out that I'm not completely, totally rational. Specifically what I was thinking of was Brian Weiss's books. He is an MD who uses hypnosis to bring out memories of past...
Julian Barnes is the author of the book, Nothing to be Afraid of. In this fairly short book, he references many European philosophers, with an emphasis on French and British, I think, he being...
Cyrano, Sounds like you and I see this death thing pretty much the same. Rose, did Cyrano's post make sense to you? Cyrao, have you also read Julian Barnes? If not, you might find it interesting. He...
Hi, I've been spending a little time over in Anxiety where they also talk about having trouble sleeping. Some of us find it helpful to listen to music. I use earbuds; others use a pillow speaker. If...
Rose, I really appreciate your post; it seems like you understand where I'm coming from. To answer your question, what would I want death to be? I can think of a couple of answers. One is to not die,...
Rose, Your last post required some deeper thinking. There was a time when I recognized that after death, one's body decays, and becomes nutrients for other organisms, and so goes on. This used to...
Thank you all for your thoughtful comments. Kitt, your point is well taken. And in fact, somewhere I once heard someone say "Life is for the living", and that statement has helped me tremendously...
Rose, Thanks for your welcome and reply. You raise a good point, that after death there could be something that is worse than nothing, and now that you mention it, of course there must be many people...
Followup just to be clear--by no means am I recommending that book to anyone. This is not an advertisement. In fact, as far as relieving anxiety, it's not particularly useful. It just happens to...
I looked at some of the messages here. This looks like as good a place as any to discuss my problem. As you can see from the subject line, it's fear of death. I do sometimes have trouble with this...