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fear of eternity
I am not sure where this idea came from, and why it consumes me so much and others fail to obsess over it like I do but I am terrified of eternity after death. I am not afraid of dying, but of eternity afterwards. Do we remain aware of things? This notion, even the idea of being in a happy place like heaven forever, terrifies me. Anything, no matter how good, that continues without end, is my worst fear, and thinking about it literally forms knots in my stomach and intense fear. I know that the answer to this can not be proven, and most would find relief in the idea of eternity, but it is my worst fear. Does anyone else share this fear? What can I do?
I am very happy I'm not the only one with this fear. Finally brave enough to look it up, and I'm not alone.
I'm a 16 year old guy in my Junior year of high school. I have the same fear. In fact, I've had it almost my entire life up until now.
I remember being a kid, crying on the floor because I was afraid of it. I was told by my mom that He has a plan, and that everything will be okay.
Time has passed, and its a rare occurrence, but some of the scariest. I will cry myself to sleep some nights. I'll writhe around, because its a physical pain. It makes me sick to my stomach. (In the restroom typing this in fact, just in case. Pity on me.)
I've always thought this was terrible of me. Especially since I've only one fear worse than eternal life.
And that is an official end to life.
Both scare me to death. I get sick. I get lost.
I have a girlfriend now who helps tremendously. I know I'm only almost 17, but just thinking of her is very calming. Only thing is, every time she mentions something about later in life, such as possible marriage or kids, I get scared again. I've been very Christian, don't want a divorce, and I get into his whole process of thinking I'm going to be with her forever, and then the thought comes back in.
I don't know. I just don't know.
This whole thing scares me. Life scares me. Time scares me.
I know there's no definite answer, but I don't know where to turn. Is there anything to calm this fear? Anything to stop me from worrying?
Probably not. OCD, anxiety, depression. I've already gone through it all. I just want some answer.
Thank you for reading. I just need to get my thoughts out.
I'm a 16 year old guy in my Junior year of high school. I have the same fear. In fact, I've had it almost my entire life up until now.
I remember being a kid, crying on the floor because I was afraid of it. I was told by my mom that He has a plan, and that everything will be okay.
Time has passed, and its a rare occurrence, but some of the scariest. I will cry myself to sleep some nights. I'll writhe around, because its a physical pain. It makes me sick to my stomach. (In the restroom typing this in fact, just in case. Pity on me.)
I've always thought this was terrible of me. Especially since I've only one fear worse than eternal life.
And that is an official end to life.
Both scare me to death. I get sick. I get lost.
I have a girlfriend now who helps tremendously. I know I'm only almost 17, but just thinking of her is very calming. Only thing is, every time she mentions something about later in life, such as possible marriage or kids, I get scared again. I've been very Christian, don't want a divorce, and I get into his whole process of thinking I'm going to be with her forever, and then the thought comes back in.
I don't know. I just don't know.
This whole thing scares me. Life scares me. Time scares me.
I know there's no definite answer, but I don't know where to turn. Is there anything to calm this fear? Anything to stop me from worrying?
Probably not. OCD, anxiety, depression. I've already gone through it all. I just want some answer.
Thank you for reading. I just need to get my thoughts out.
I find myself in the same situation. I've been having these thoughts as a kid but now it's become worse. I find myself crying and screaming in the shower wondering why me, why was I chosen to go through this thing we call life. The fear of living eternity after death is what gives me anxiety. It feels good to know you're not going through this alone. When i find myself having these thoughts i like to Google fear of eternity and see how many other people are going through the same thing as me.
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I'm 15 years old and I've been having these thoughts for several years and there are times wher I just can't sleep because the thought of eternity terrifies me but it is helpful to know that I'm not the only one who's going through this
Hi, I am 27.
I have the same symptom as you.
And I will screaming in bed four month once.
But I screaming with my whole power. So it's a little embarrassed I need to tell my roommates, I have this condition. And I was blamed for I screamed in the mid-night.
I found this only happened after 30 mins I felt asleep.
If I was lucky, my girl-friend will huge me when I scream, let me not feel along, and the fear will be less.
I found that will happened when the life won't go well or I drink coffee or something.
And now, I cannot focus on work or something, I guess it's my conscious want to let me not fall into the feeling again.
It's also the sad thing is, even psychologist cannot help me about this.
I see the best( famous ) doctor in my country, and he even didn't want me to discuss about this.
Anyway, I only can let my life better.
I have the same symptom as you.
And I will screaming in bed four month once.
But I screaming with my whole power. So it's a little embarrassed I need to tell my roommates, I have this condition. And I was blamed for I screamed in the mid-night.
I found this only happened after 30 mins I felt asleep.
If I was lucky, my girl-friend will huge me when I scream, let me not feel along, and the fear will be less.
I found that will happened when the life won't go well or I drink coffee or something.
And now, I cannot focus on work or something, I guess it's my conscious want to let me not fall into the feeling again.
It's also the sad thing is, even psychologist cannot help me about this.
I see the best( famous ) doctor in my country, and he even didn't want me to discuss about this.
Anyway, I only can let my life better.
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Hi there, how are you now? I have been going through the same situation for quite long. I am 35 and would like to know how to over come this feeling when I am asleep.
Hi, I am 27.
I have the same symptom as you.
And I will screaming in bed four month once.
But I screaming with my whole power. So it's a little embarrassed I need to tell my roommates, I have this condition. And I was blamed for I screamed in the mid-night.
I found this only happened after 30 mins I felt asleep.
If I was lucky, my girl-friend will huge me when I scream, let me not feel along, and the fear will be less.
I found that will happened when the life won't go well or I drink coffee or something.
And now, I cannot focus on work or something, I guess it's my conscious want to let me not fall into the feeling again.
It's also the sad thing is, even psychologist cannot help me about this.
I see the best( famous ) doctor in my country, and he even didn't want me to discuss about this.
Anyway, I only can let my life better.
I have the same symptom as you.
And I will screaming in bed four month once.
But I screaming with my whole power. So it's a little embarrassed I need to tell my roommates, I have this condition. And I was blamed for I screamed in the mid-night.
I found this only happened after 30 mins I felt asleep.
If I was lucky, my girl-friend will huge me when I scream, let me not feel along, and the fear will be less.
I found that will happened when the life won't go well or I drink coffee or something.
And now, I cannot focus on work or something, I guess it's my conscious want to let me not fall into the feeling again.
It's also the sad thing is, even psychologist cannot help me about this.
I see the best( famous ) doctor in my country, and he even didn't want me to discuss about this.
Anyway, I only can let my life better.
I am 31, I have had this all of my life,
Tried all the help pills and potions illicit and mainstream to no avail
You can't fix reality.
It is what it is.
I haven't slept properly in years this happens to me a lot and majority of the time I wake up screaming in bed.
They had me on a high dose of seriquil which dumbed it down, but everything else as well!
going to try get some help out of the public system
Tried all the help pills and potions illicit and mainstream to no avail
You can't fix reality.
It is what it is.
I haven't slept properly in years this happens to me a lot and majority of the time I wake up screaming in bed.
They had me on a high dose of seriquil which dumbed it down, but everything else as well!
going to try get some help out of the public system
The concept of nothing really bothers me. Why am I here and living this life. My consciousness hasn't been here for billions? or years and it won't be until the universe folds back up and re-creates itself?
If nothing were a thing -- isn't it then something? What does something is created for the first time where does it come from? If nothing becomes something then that something had to form in nothing or that nothing was never nothing.
Even if the Universe has been expanding and collapsing "forever" doesn't it have to have a beginning -- or is time something only creatures like us create because we exist in three dimensions and live in four.
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!
It makes me just want to scream. The infinite thought loop that always gets stuck on a question that cannot be answered bothers me so much. It is a very unique feeling that is indescribable.
If nothing were a thing -- isn't it then something? What does something is created for the first time where does it come from? If nothing becomes something then that something had to form in nothing or that nothing was never nothing.
Even if the Universe has been expanding and collapsing "forever" doesn't it have to have a beginning -- or is time something only creatures like us create because we exist in three dimensions and live in four.
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!
It makes me just want to scream. The infinite thought loop that always gets stuck on a question that cannot be answered bothers me so much. It is a very unique feeling that is indescribable.
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Sometimes I get these bad thoughts and feelings and the neighborhood dogs start barking. That scares the hell out of me. Classic music helps to calm me down.
I relate so much to what you said. Especially about the idea of where our consciousness has been all these billion of years and then I go further and start to think of how everything was created and what's the point of life?!
"It makes me just want to scream. The infinite thought loop that always gets stuck on a question that cannot be answered bothers me so much. It is a very unique feeling that is indescribable."
This you said exactly to how I feel. It truly is the worst feeling in the world! And I know every time I think about it that I'll never have an answer but I can't stop. It's like my mind is trying to comprehend eternity and can't see it. It takes my breath away, makes me start to scream and even bang my hand on my head. I just want it to stop!! It truly is the most incredible feeling I've ever had.
"It makes me just want to scream. The infinite thought loop that always gets stuck on a question that cannot be answered bothers me so much. It is a very unique feeling that is indescribable."
This you said exactly to how I feel. It truly is the worst feeling in the world! And I know every time I think about it that I'll never have an answer but I can't stop. It's like my mind is trying to comprehend eternity and can't see it. It takes my breath away, makes me start to scream and even bang my hand on my head. I just want it to stop!! It truly is the most incredible feeling I've ever had.
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