Fear of death

[DropDead-]

Hi just looking for a bit of advice really. I don't know what brought it on but for the past 4/5 years I have had an extreme fear of death. The mere thought of it and I kind of snap out of reality and break down really. It's something that is starting to affect my every day life. My family know about this and I have tried to express my feelings on several occasions but I don't think they realise the severity of it. I understand that death is something that I assume most people are scared about but for me it is an extreme phobia and I'm struggling on what to do. I am only 24 so I don't want to go through my life feeling like this, I can't enjoy anything as it's always in the back of my mind. Just wondering if anyone understand how I felt as everyone seems I'm exaggerating. Any advice would be very grateful, thank you for reading sorry it's so long.

[HopeRises]

Mmm do you have any professional support for it? It sounds like these thoughts are very intrusive. I don't think you need to deal with it alone. I think everyone is scared of death to some extent but for it to be so extreme suggests to me that you need to talk to someone about this. Like a GP and maybe see if you can get some sort of talking therapy. Is there anything else you are scared off/have these thoughts about?

[Sooty]

When fears start affecting your everyday life it's something that needs professional help. Everyone is scared of dying and especially when they have a brush with death but the minute it starts holding you back day to day you need to speak to your GP about this. CBT can be quite good for phobias/fears and might prove quite beneficial.

Sophie.x