u/emueck

I’m sure this has been asked many times. I am having some health issues and facing my own mortality. What is your take on death. For some reason the idea of complete nothingness absolutely terrifies me. Truly. I know I won’t be aware or feel any pain etc etc. The idea of a quick death bothers me the most. One second you’re there and then gone in an instant. I guess I’m searching for a philosophy or belief system that won’t make death seem so damn scary. Appreciate any comments.

Hey all. May sound weird but my biggest struggle is the compulsion to look up medical articles on the internet because I think it makes me healthier somehow. I am new to recovery and really really struggling. The biggest challenge I have had was looking up “will drinking a soda cause a stroke.” I didn’t need or want an answer. I fought the urge to look it up for 12 hours, after which I was completely exhausted and finally Googled it. Which opened the flood gates to more articles. I am scared because if I could resist something that long and still have it beat me, how will I ever win? So I am curious how long others have had to resist a thought before victory?