So, as silly as this sounds, much like this morning, it is 03:05, and I find myself up wide awake, trying to sleep. However, I can't. Why? I constantly find myself pondering my fear of death. Not dying mind you, but the idea of just dying scares me. I know it's written and said to be a relatively normal problem, but I find it so scary to have this whole world, just to die. Even aging scares me, as in my minds eye, it just brings us that much closer to dying. How can I put this problem to the side? I mean, I'm 22, most people my age don't even have the slightest niggling of this come to mind, they're just having fun, yet here I am, fearful of my own mortality. Any advise on this? :/

Holy crap, you really are Mr. House.

I know exactly how you feel. You get that suffocating feeling and find yourself slightly gasping as you try to distract yourself, yes?

I was in that phase for several months until someone told me something that brought much comfort.

Before you were born, you were absolutely nothing. After you die, you are absolutely nothing. Who is to say there is no cycle?

Now get some food and something to drink and just watch http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaueHVkuEQ4 with me.

Lol, what?

Not so much restrictive, just makes me a bit on the 'anxiety' tier.

And I don't like to think that, I'm a Theist, so I like the idea of an afterlife. (For the love God, don't turn this into a theist/anti-theist debate people)