How to get over the fear of death?

[needlesstosay]

Hi,

I hope everyone is well, I was wondering if anyone has any advice on getting over the fear of dying.

The 2 biggest things are obviously, the complete cessation of existence into nothingness, or the chance of going to hell for eternity?
I'm aware this question is probably asked a lot, I am sorry.

Obviously another issue is the process of dying, especially whilst hanging. All hanging videos I have seen are so incredibly disturbing, to the point that the multitude of times I have considered CTB, watching a couple of those videos instantly snap me out of it. Not because I feel better, but because I don't have the boldness to commit the same act.

If I didn't have that fear, then I would CTB tonight. My plan is to take some promethazine, write a letter then hang myself with my trouser belt wedged into my door.

Thanks.

 

[temporal_anchorite]

I highly empathize with your apprehension towards being claimed into the eternal void and not knowing what's on the other side. Sadly, I don't really have any suggestions to help ease your feelings—it's kinda just the roll of the dice that comes with this sort of thing, ya know? However, I've heard that if you still fear death, it means you're not entirely read to go yet and may want to give your situation some further deliberation.

If the disturbing nature of hanging is worrisome and off-putting to you, so much so that it's fully deterring you from CTB, then I would advise a change of method. Personally, I would never opt for hanging or any form of ligature asphyxiation, as my fears are actually quite similar to yours. But of course, the methods available to you will be largely dependent upon your location and the resources you have at your disposal. I believe the quickest and least painful methods would be firearm (shotgun to the head specifically) & inert gas asphyxiation, so look into those if you are able to.

 

[Cosmophobic]

Are you religious? I'm not but I was raised as a Catholic and I still have a vestigial fear of hell. Even though I don't believe in the Christian God I wonder if there's a universal emanation like some sort of blind idiot god that unknowingly sends negative thought patterns spiraling into an eternity of tortured existence after the body containing those patterns ceases.

I love my mind, man.

 

[Pale_Rider]

The zillion dollar question!

 

[22yearsbroken]

For me it was just about being honest to myself...why and for what reason. Once i asked that to myself and got the answer. ..it took some time but eventually it made sense to me .. tbats when i came to terms with it.