What Is Your Biggest Fear?

Ol’ Qwerty Bastard · 06-12-2018, 03:28 PM

nope. the idea that you, me, everyone we have ever met and will ever meet will someone day be nothing more than a very distant memory is absolutely terrifying to me.

would say i’m more scared of dying young than anything else though

~~Cuthbert~~ · 06-12-2018, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Ol’ Qwerty Bastard

nope. the idea that you, me, everyone we have ever met and will ever meet will someone day be nothing more than a very distant memory is absolutely terrifying to me.

would say i’m more scared of dying young than anything else though

I'm OK if I'm a distant memory tbh so I can't relate to that. What worries me the most is the experience of passing and what it is like, what do you feel as the lights switch off, how aware are you, is it peaceful and that sort of thing. I don't believe in an afterlife as such but then I think your last experience (death) could feel like one. It's a lot to think about.

**Frownland** · 06-12-2018, 04:43 PM

The life flashing before your eyes idea is somewhat supported by the heightened level of brain activity that happens right before death as well.

~~Cuthbert~~ · 06-12-2018, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

The life flashing before your eyes idea is somewhat supported by the heightened level of brain activity that happens right before death as well.

Rush of chemicals to help with the trauma of passing?

Trollheart · 06-12-2018, 04:59 PM

Just going back to what Chula said about dying happy v dying miserable depending on how you've lived your life. I can't remember where I heard it but I do love the idea, even if I don't believe in it. Some religion or something believes that when we die we end up at the bottom of a mountain. Atop the mountain, at the summit, is heaven or paradise or whatever, so you have to climb the mountain.

BUT...

You have to do so carrying all the people who you ****ed over in your life. So if you're a real bad person who caused a lot of hurt, killed or otherwise wronged people, you're going to have a pretty heavy burden to carry. Makes the whole idea of paying for your sins in the afterlife really work.

~~Cuthbert~~ · 06-12-2018, 05:05 PM

Advice for everyone: Lift weights and take up rock climbing.

Trollheart · 06-12-2018, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Fluff

Advice for everyone: Lift weights and take up rock climbing.

And get that back problem seen to.

**Frownland** · 06-13-2018, 12:11 AM

You ever just walk 22 and a half miles? It's like that but straight down.

~~MicShazam~~ · 06-13-2018, 12:29 AM

That's 36km. Even if the water pressure wasn't an issue, I'd never want to go anywhere near deep waters like that in even the safest submarine ever built.

Also, I like illustrations like this:

Lucem Ferre · 06-13-2018, 01:33 AM

That long ass hallway from P.T. being haunted by guilt and regrets. It's one of the loneliest feelings ever. Unluckily, PTSD and Bipolar mood swings put me into some pretty dark and lonely places already and I tend to forget how afraid of guilt I am when hateful thoughts race through my mind.

06-12-2018, 04:43 PM	#3 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	The life flashing before your eyes idea is somewhat supported by the heightened level of brain activity that happens right before death as well. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

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Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	Just going back to what Chula said about dying happy v dying miserable depending on how you've lived your life. I can't remember where I heard it but I do love the idea, even if I don't believe in it. Some religion or something believes that when we die we end up at the bottom of a mountain. Atop the mountain, at the summit, is heaven or paradise or whatever, so you have to climb the mountain. BUT... You have to do so carrying all the people who you ***ed over in your life. So if you're a real bad person who caused a lot of hurt, killed or otherwise wronged people, you're going to have a pretty heavy burden to carry. Makes the whole idea of paying for your sins in the afterlife really work. __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018*

06-13-2018, 12:11 AM	#8 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	You ever just walk 22 and a half miles? It's like that but straight down. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

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~~Cuthbert~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Black Country Posts: 8,827	Advice for everyone: Lift weights and take up rock climbing.

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~~MicShazam~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Aalborg Posts: 7,634	That's 36km. Even if the water pressure wasn't an issue, I'd never want to go anywhere near deep waters like that in even the safest submarine ever built. Also, I like illustrations like this: