Question

How can I overcome my fear of dying one day?

I'm 16 and have this fear of death. I think about death every day and and every night. Thinking about dying one day is keeping me from getting a good nights sleep.

I know I can't stop myself from dying one day but I can't stop thinking about my own death and I fear what's gonna happen when I die.

I keep hoping that my death will just be in my sleep and not painful. But I still fear the death.

Answer 1

You have death anxiety and you're not alone in fearing dying. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_anxiety_(psychology)

It's not easy, but you have to try and live life and stop thinking about death all the time. I used to fear death all the time too when I was younger. But now I'm at peace with the fact that I'm gonna die someday.

Nobody really knows for sure what happens when you die. But I believe it will be like sleeping but you never wake up again.