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Anxiety, Fear About Death. Having Symptoms Like Panic, Heart Racing, Chest Pains. Suggestions?
can i ask you something? my biggest fear is dying with what ever i do i think I'm going to die doing it. everybody tells me its just anxiety and yes it may well be and they say everything will get better and there is nothing wrong with you therefore there is no reason for you to die, but that's not the point anymore nobody knows when there goung to die as its unknown anybody can die at anytime! I'm frightened every second of the day, everyday because i dont no when I'm going to die and tell myself you could die Ina minute! and i have symptoms like dizziness always panicing, heart racing chest pains feeling unwell , feeling of going crazy all the symptoms! I am starting therapy and medication soon and everyone's saying that they will make it all go away and then everything will be back to normal but how will it that thought of dying and the unknown about it is still going to be there?
sorry for going on but this is how i really feel and no one understands this is my problem and I feel like i cant cope anymore!! did you feel like this i just need to speak to someone whos had anxiety and to see if its normal to feel/ think like this?
sorry for going on but this is how i really feel and no one understands this is my problem and I feel like i cant cope anymore!! did you feel like this i just need to speak to someone whos had anxiety and to see if its normal to feel/ think like this?
Mon, 28 Oct 2013
Hi,
Thanks for writing in.
Treating the fear of death is a bit tricky, because it's a fear that is generally healthy to have. You would never want your fear of death to go away completely. You simply want it to stop running your life.
You'll first have to find out if the fear of death is a symptom or a cause. If it's a phobia, you'll need to address it like any other phobia – see how your fear of death affects you and try to utilize desensitization techniques so that the fear isn't as powerful.
If it's a symptom, then you don't want to target the fear of death itself. Instead, you want to target the type of anxiety that is causing those death fears. Only then should you successfully be able to live a life where the fear of death has less of an impact.
Consulting a good psychologist and having regular sessions will help you to overcome your anxiety over fear of death.
Hope this helps
Thanks for writing in.
Treating the fear of death is a bit tricky, because it's a fear that is generally healthy to have. You would never want your fear of death to go away completely. You simply want it to stop running your life.
You'll first have to find out if the fear of death is a symptom or a cause. If it's a phobia, you'll need to address it like any other phobia – see how your fear of death affects you and try to utilize desensitization techniques so that the fear isn't as powerful.
If it's a symptom, then you don't want to target the fear of death itself. Instead, you want to target the type of anxiety that is causing those death fears. Only then should you successfully be able to live a life where the fear of death has less of an impact.
Consulting a good psychologist and having regular sessions will help you to overcome your anxiety over fear of death.
Hope this helps
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