Discussion Does the idea of there being nothing after death scare or comfort you?

[imdone23]

From a realistic, completely logical POV, it would seem that death for humans would be the same as it is for any other species. We are gone, poof snap that is it. The same as it is before you were born, there is nothing, not even nothing. TRUE nothing, not even the feeling of nothingness. Does this bring you guys comfort or scare you?

 

[theguineapigking]

From that point of view,both. It scares me to cease to exist. It's hard to explain,but it is scary to think I'd never see my family again mostly,but also that fact that there's no me anymore. But at the same time,it makes me happy. I want in many ways to cease to exist. No more pain. No more stupidity or drama in society that i have to deal with. It seems kind of nice.



But the fact is that we don't know if there is anything or not after death. No matter what anyone says or claims,we have no proof. Maybe we come here to learn and our memories are wiped until we die. Maybe some form of reincarnation. Who knows. I respect your view. But even you can't truthfully promise there's nothing after. So I guess we just have to wait and either find out or not(if we cease to exist).


I wish you the best.

 

[valentine]

Comfort for the most part. It's scary to think of ceasing to exist completely. But at the same time I know I'd be at peace, rather than continuing to suffer in life. I really hope there isn't an afterlife, I want to be gone.

 

[voyager]

Tbh, I don't feel that is the logical and realistic pov. I'm not arguing in a spiritual sense, just saying that none of us can remember or feel nothingness, thus I feel when we die we pass into infinity immediately and that allows allows an unthinkable amount of possibilities, because we shouldn't habe been here in the first place, nor should the universe and existence itself.

So, no, doesn't scare me at all, because I feel it can only go on for so long before something happens again, but for argument's sake presuming it is eternal nothingness and that's all there is to it and our lives then that's fine, too, because it means we're devoid of feelings and considering where we are we're probably trying to escape something and thus it doesn't sound too bad. We've come full circle. So, comfort.

 

[S1mpleme]

Sometimes nothing is better than everything.

 

[Lucifer'sRight]

i had a lot of experiences in life that prooved to me that there is definitely something beyond physical life.
for that reason i am not scared of completely dissapearing.

i'm not religious or new age or anything like that so it makes it easier for me to know it definitely from my own experience.
and i wish every one of could.

i AM SCARED however that i will loose my identity.
that my desires will seem silly.
that i won't indentify myself as a female, that i will lose the drive to do what want to do.
i am TERRIFIED of that.

i have to overcome that fear.

 

[Scooby-Doo]

It does scare me being nothing after death but at the same time it also scares me to be a tortured spirit, with the same anxiety and depression that wants to die again but can't. I think I've watched too many horror movies! I just pray we are at peace when we die.

 

[Smashingairwaves]

very comforting. I'd rather not have to think anymore

 

[TheOA]

Comfort. Whatever will be, will be.

 

[xBrialesana]

Comfort. Only comfort.


Through the years since I was a child child this thought creeped up on me "what if I kill myself and hell ends up real". On a side note, the concept of going to hell for taking your own life is stupid.
Also FYI I don't seruoulsy think about this lol; it did used to come up as a hypothetical in my head. At this point i don't care.

Comfort IS nothingness, to me.

 

[TimeToBiteTheDust]

Comforts me. Imagine learn to walk again. Going to school again. No, no. Once is enough.

 

[CarefulWithThatAxe]

Absolute comfort I don't want to experience awareness ever again.

 

[Soul]

Nothingness is a good option.

@imdone23, can I ask what convinces you that other species don't have any afterlife other than "gone, poof snap that is it"? Just curious.

 

[Banquo501]

Someone once told me "you're a long time dead." Meaning that life is short compared to the eternity of death. I don't think there's anything waiting over that particular horizon, or as Hamlet put it, that "undiscovered country."

Once the lights go out, that's it. You just don't wake up.

 

[Green Destiny]

Yes. It does. I liked being in the void before being conceived and brought into this existence. And I'm more than happy going back into it.

 

[issyishere]

my biggest fear is actually coming back reincarnated with none of my memories. i pray and hope there's nothing.

 

[Soulless_Angel]

It used to scared me, but now it comforts me, I sit and look at my moment now, whats going on around me, I feel an outsider, I wonder how it would be if I had completed my mission before I was stopped last attempt, how would it be me not being here, as if I was gone.
I know some say they will miss others, but for me looking back and looking at the now, life will go on for others, whilst I would be in a deep slumber, that comforts me.
At the end of the day, we are nothing more then a memory for someone, alive or dead. Death is a comfort for that reason alone

 

[Deleted-User-0]

From a realistic, completely logical POV, it would seem that death for humans would be the same as it is for any other species. We are gone, poof snap that is it. The same as it is before you were born, there is nothing, not even nothing. TRUE nothing, not even the feeling of nothingness. Does this bring you guys comfort or scare you?

This gives me the most beautiful feeling I could ask for I just need to be in the state of "nothingness" where I was before I was disturbed by the curse of existence (something that some people refer to gift of life)

 

[Ghost2211]

Comfort for sure.

 

[Deleted-User-0]

Either way it just comforts me the state of nothingness is all I want no more thoughts, feelings, fears, needs, struggles etc etc and worst case scenario (even though I don't believe in after life) if I end up going to hell thats also a win win situation for me because I have been living in hell on earth for a long time

 

[voyager]

my biggest fear is actually coming back reincarnated with none of my memories. i pray and hope there's nothing.

Obviously we don't know, but if death is not linear and leading us to something else, possibly another life, and I'd have to wager on what was most likely to come next then I'd put my money on the premise you wrote. Maybe that's where the phrase "see you on the other side" originates?

 

[reapandsow918]

Unconsciousness. When you go to sleep without dreaming that is unconsciousness. Or when you go under anesthesia. The only difference between sleeping and death is that you're breathing. Therefore when you wake up, you become aware that you were asleep and acknowledge that time did pass. When death comes, however, you can't even process the nothingness that you are under. It's like being unconscious forever. You cease to exist, you are not conscious. When you are awake, everything you do is a synapses communication. Cutting an apple, that's brain communication going on. Drinking a soda, again brain communication. So consciousness is the result of brain activity. The synapses in your brain are not being active when you are unconscious, they are much slower therefore you are not awake.

Personally, I love the idea that we are capable of being unconscious. It's like life's safety pillow. Imagine if there was a different way where your brain could not go unconscious and you have to process all of death consciously.

 

[samsrt96]

It used to scare the hell out of me, I've always been so scared of every unfamiliar thing whether it be drinking, smoking, taking drugs, driving etc. So I was in the awful situation where I just wanted to go, but I knew I would never have the guts to do anything. Or so I thought.

Then last month in the spur of the moment I took an overdose of my antidepressants combined with a few other random tablets I could find. I prayed I wouldn't wake up the next morning but I think I knew deep down what I was taking was nowhere near effective enough to kill me unless there was a freak accident. So I feel like I was kinda subconsciously testing the waters, getting myself more comfortable so that when I attempt it properly - probably after I watch my soccer team win their league in May and experience the final happiness I have left - I'm hoping my body will be okay with the process.

The concept of no longer existing doesn't really scare me, again it used to a lot when I was younger. But now my thought process is that we all die...some young, most old, but every single person alive is going to die. It's not something I can avoid, the feeling of death is not going to be any different if I die in a few months compared to if I die in 30-50 years. And right now - for the past few years - I have been depressed I have hated my life. And the question I ask about myself which nobody can answer, is why the hell let myself carry on suffering when I can just speed up the inevitable process of death? Because I know for a fact when I'm asleep I am 10000 times happier than when I'm awake. So tell me how staying on earth is any better than eternal sleep..nobody can.

Obviously that is just how I feel and I don't want to affect anybody that makes them feel worse about their situation - if anybody needs to talk I am always open to my messages.

 

[Now_And_Then]

It comforts me

 

[faust]

Well, this may be a little bit hard to explain, but at least I will try.
Sometimes I experience the desire not to sleep and not to be unconscious. Although the world does not seem real to me, from time to time I feel that I need to be present. I think when I CTB I should not have the feeling like that, so possibly I will have to stay awake 2 days in a row. I selected the method which will be similar to anesthesia. If I am ready to have some sleep, I won't have any issues with doing my final step. So this is not about fear, but about readiness to go to bed(in my case CTB)

 

[Escape_Reality]

The only thing I look forward too is no longer having to feel

 

[Mizzmini45]

Comfort. I just want out

 

[Deleted-User-0]

Well, this may be a little bit hard to explain, but at least I will try.
Sometimes I experience the desire not to sleep and not to be unconscious. Although the world does not seem real to me, from time to time I feel that I need to be present. I think when I CTB I should not have the feeling like that, so possibly I will have to stay awake 2 days in a row. I selected the method which will be similar to anesthesia. If I am ready to have some sleep, I won't have any issues with doing my final step. So this is not about fear, but about readiness to go to bed(in my case CTB)

May I ask what method you have in mind? I'm asking because I have the same mind set.

 

[faust]

May I ask what method you have in mind? I'm asking because I have the same mind set.

I will try to use N. When I don't sleep too long, I am experiencing altered states, the best one is when your body is so weak and relaxed that you don't want to move. This state might be ideal for N

 

[Deleted-User-0]

I will try to use N. When I don't sleep too long, I am experiencing altered states, the best one is when your body is so weak and relaxed that you don't want to move. This state might be ideal for N

I'm going to use nitrogen too but I was going to take some Xanax first to make me sleepy and calm. Are you going to use a mask or exit bag?