Discussion I have this fear that when I'm dead

[fkyou]

I have this fear that when I'm dead I'll still be able to feel myself and how rotten my body is.. I can't imagine myself just not existing aka dead.. help put some sense into me!

 

[Darkover]

once you're dead you will have no awareness nothing functions at all, once the brain stops functioning, there is no awareness or ability to experience anything, including feelings or thoughts you won't even know you are dead

 

[Jealous Blackheart]

You can always consider that there are people alive right now that can't feel their bodies. You can always look up how the body works or open an anatomy and physiology book to see what parts of you are responsible for sensations. Even if there was something like a spirit that remained, just to entertain your fear, it would be inhabiting a body without the ability to feel.

 

[Forever Sleep]

Obviously, we can't know for certain. Still, there was a time where all of us didn't exist and weren't aware of our bodies- because they hadn't been born yet. I tend to think consciousness requires a living body to register. So I lean towards awareness ending when we die. If we do happen to exist beyond though, it seems likely we won't be in the same format. A lot of bodies are destroyed- eg. cremated after dieing.

If you've ever seen a dead body, it's an odd experience. I've only seen my Grandma after death. But, it was odd to see someone so familiar with no one there anymore.