Resources for overcoming fear

[diseasedstreetcat]

Hello, i used to post on this forum two years ago, and since then i have overcome my depression. I'm back because i have realized that despite being autonomous and able now, there is nothing in life that will ever justify the suffering i go through. Nothing could happen to me that would make it worth it to stay living. Life at it's best does not even come close to matching itself at it's worse.

Back then, i used to post about religious trauma and being afraid of hell. That is true now, but i'm finally starting to breach through the idea that hell is simply something made up by people to control other people. Regardless, when i picture myself at the edge of a building's roof, i still feel afraid. thankfully less so than before, but i still feel afraid. I don't want to be tied to this fear anymore. i don't want to have to suffer in the name of fear.

if anyone has any resources about debunking the idea of afterlife and hell it'd be greatly appreciated. Suicide doesn't have to be a bad ending, it's just an ending. There is reason for most of us to stay alive, but not all of us. Thank you.

 

[Firefly.Forest]

Greetings! I do not have any resources for debunking the afterlife - I think many of us are focused with suicide being an ending but being challenged by fear and the desire for it to be peaceful among other things.

I did come across a thread about overcoming SI which might be useful to you.

I wish you peace.

Scientific Approach to Understanding SI and Discussion on Tools to Minimze SI Factors

This post aims to provide an educational/informational overview of the various scientific factors that contribute to survival instincts (SI), particularly the innate drive for self-preservation and the automatic responses that arise in the face of harm and danger. While it does not delve into...

sanctioned-suicide.net

 

[Sadbanana]

Hello. I have grappled with this idea for a long time. And I still can't get rid of fear. Death is simply an unknown. There is very high chance that there is nothing after we die, but after all we know nothing about conciousness, so we can't say wheter it dies too. It's clear that most of what we take to be us, like our memories, emotions and perceptions are result of brain activity and once brain dies there will be no more of that.

I would say hell is very unlikely. I sort of believe there will be no more suffering after we die, whether it is the final end or not.

I would say maybe to overcome the fear one needs to develop an acceptable belief about it.