During these periods, as a result of the feelings I received from the people around me and in general, I observed a constantly developing thought about "death" in people and the feeling of fear that arose with it. And in this, I wanted to talk a little bit about this topic.
In our society, the thought of death can be interpreted as a cause of stress for some people or the beginning of an immortal life for some people. As a result of these different interpretations, the "idea of death" can make people anxious or happy. We understand that it has caused concern, but I can almost hear you saying, "How can anyone be happy about this?" Comments such as why some people are happy about this situation are because they do not enjoy life, they think they have nothing to lose and they see this as a salvation can be given as examples. In fact, based on this, we define death anxiety as "an emotion that makes its presence felt in every person, which is thought to be the basis of all the fears we experience, which develops after the awareness that a person will no longer exist, may lose himself and the world, and may become nothing", without forgetting that it is a multidimensional concept. It is possible.
We have come across that the feeling of death in our environment generally increases in old age. So, what could be the reason for this?
Old age is a period in which the individual's development continues and his physical, cognitive and social characteristics decline. The inferences that are emphasized by the society and also made by the person himself that death is approaching cause the person to face the anxiety of facing death more frequently.
Even so, dying in old age, due to natural causes, dying due to old age and without losing dignity is called "good death" by many people. Elderly individuals, who think that they have lived a productive life, welcome death as the "natural end" of a long life and accept death with the thought that they have lived a happy life. However, if they think that they have had an unhappy life, the feeling of regret for the past days may increase the feeling of death. .
What can be done to reduce the fear of death during this period?
According to the literature, what causes death anxiety is the fear of death rather than death itself. emotions associated with meaning and death. The feeling of ignorance and uncertainty about death can cause an increase in anxiety. As a result of intense death anxiety, depression accompanying anxiety may occur. If you feel like you are facing such a situation, it would be the best choice for you and those around you to seek expert support.
Hope you can experience all the beauties of life.
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