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The Fear of Death

Aperture | September 27, 2025



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Death can only be interpreted by people who are alive, yet since no one who is alive can simultaneously experience what it’s like to be dead, who then does death actually concern? This logic is oddly reassuring. Even so, if my doctor were to call me up right now and tell me that I would die in 12 hours, I would still likely spend all that time in a state of debilitating fear and anxiety. Just thinking about this possibility makes me realize that whether I like it or not, death terrifies me right now, even as a person who is fortunate enough to be in good health.

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  2. @ThomasStoof

    September 27, 2025 at 11:41 pm

    I truly enjoyed this video. I struggle with wrapping my mind around the fact that we suddenly just, stop. The fear of nothingness is scary. Knowing that ill never be here, on this earth, ever again. This really helps, and it gave me a better feeling knowing that im not alone. Nothing in life is promised, except death.

  3. @wahuwant4u

    September 27, 2025 at 11:41 pm

    Man I don’t even know how to explain this shit. I used to be really at peace with a lot of these ideas. But now I just keep coming up with; yeah but, yeah but, yeah but. Idk why no religion, no science makes me feel better about dying. I get there’s nothing I can do- but why if I get to live like this are there so many others that did not?

    Idk man- the survivors guilt of like all those who have died is stupid I know but I feel it?

  7. @Creepy_crawling

    September 27, 2025 at 11:41 pm

    I get something like little mini panic attacks everytime I remember I'm gonna die. It's just sad and scary. Specially since I do believe there's nothing else after we die. I know the times I've experienced stuff that could be considered near death experiences are just my brain trying to make sense of what was happening at the time and since it wasn't enough to kill me I woke up remembering this experience. Like waking up from a dream. That's why some people see something and others don't.

    Atkins was 70 and overweight. He lived a somehow long happy life with his unhealthy diet so i don't think he's a good example.

  8. @gioisgud

    September 27, 2025 at 11:41 pm

    I’m just super scared because life is temporary. What’s the point of all of this then? Why should a measly 80 or so years matter if what’s to come is the nothingness forever?

  9. @mial9648

    September 27, 2025 at 11:41 pm

    For me, I don’t fear the afterlife, I fear the act of dying. Between life and death, there’s this sort of unpredictable state of limbo where you’re still alive and capable of feeling, but death is near. 7 months ago today, one of my friends died in a motorcycle crash. Alive and well one moment, dead the next. That time in between, though, knowing the crash was imminent and feeling such intense fear and helplessness before it was over, is what I’m scared of.

  10. @misspillow3

    September 27, 2025 at 11:41 pm

    i've been scared of death since i was like 4-5. throughout my childhood, i was too scared to sleep and would get into deep thoughts about death. they'd go like "if i die, i'll experience nothing forever." it was too much for me to fathom and i'd end up having a panic attack. every night from the ages of 5 to 12, my mom had to reassure me that i wasnt going to die in my sleep. but now, at 18, i dont wanna live. i've suffered way too much, and i feel like i have no purpose or future. how is that possible

  12. @awtysmXD

    September 27, 2025 at 11:41 pm

    I’m only 14, I know I’m really young and shouldn’t really be thinking about death since I have so much more life left to live, but I always hated the idea of not having the experience I did here on earth, but hearing the stories on how they felt more alert, and hearing the fact that, I was in fact “dead” billions and billions of years before I experienced life really brought some comfort to the thought of death. Thank you for making this video.

  13. @NerdPlayingThings

    September 27, 2025 at 11:41 pm

    I believe that there is a soul in our bodies. every other animal in our world is composed of atoms and dna, but humans are the only organism capable of feeling complex emotions, while animals like dogs and dolphins get pretty dang close. There wouldn't be any reason behind that if we weren't special. we are capable of our own complex belief systems, we have societies, far more advanced than any sort of animal. we have multiple languages, we have ethical beliefs and movements that no animal is capable of having, who just operate off of instinct and genetic programing. we operate on a different level. we are capable of so much more than any sort of animal, because, as I have done, we create beliefs. animals cannot do this. we have an ever-changing society and a unified existence, despite everyone's differences. we all are humans and we all have a soul in our bodies. we all exist on this earth for a purpose. we wouldn't be here today if we didn't.

  20. @theuniverse2126

    September 27, 2025 at 11:41 pm

    I am being scared of not living. The fear of non-existence. The world would be continue on. I am not important at all. Every thought, every experience, feeling just stop. I can't find the reason to keep living on. It does't matter even if I die right now. I now know why people believe in religion. The feeling of non-existence should be very bad to everyone. Why not just believe in God? And die as a happy man. Because you can't control it anyway. But after thinking through, I know I can't do that stuff. Because I always need a prove. Curious boy in me can't just accept that I blindly believe in something I don't know for sure. When the time comes, I know I will have a doubt. The best way is maybe have a son/daughter, with a wife that I love. So even if I die, I know my legacy will continue on. Maybe it would be the best scenario that I can think of. God, please if you are exist, show me something.

  22. @Hornfsalvation

    September 27, 2025 at 11:41 pm

    Im scared that death will come for me when i haven't done anything or achieved anything because of how random it is. Im terrified that if that happens then my life would truly have had no meaning whatsoever because i haven't done anything to give it meaning or value.

  23. @LastRebel1978

    September 27, 2025 at 11:41 pm

    If you fear death and process it properly which means you will have to accept it, it should spur you to live your best life now, to not take things for granted or make big deals out of small potatoes.

  25. @xredrum41x

    September 27, 2025 at 11:41 pm

    Fear of death is a completely rational emotion, if you think about it. You spend every waking moment keeping yourself alive by eating, breathing, avoiding dangers, why would getting old be any different? Of course it going to happen and there’s no avoiding it, but if there was a choice to overcome it, why would you not want to? I would prefer dying at a point in time where I am satisfied with the length of my survival, not imposed on me by natures laws.

  30. @chrishuber3262

    September 27, 2025 at 11:41 pm

    I was raised in the Christian religion. That means that when I die I am either going to be tortured by flames for eternity or tortured by living with insufferable born again Christians for all eternity. Given that choice I would rather cease to exist and rest for eternity.

  34. @Wisdommotivation-01

    September 27, 2025 at 11:41 pm

    My brother death is not the end you're body will just be end but you you're own soul will go to heaven or hell so have fate before it's too late when the rapture comes you will regret how you don't having faith on god

  35. @venturines

    September 27, 2025 at 11:41 pm

    I think the thing I fear most about death is what comes after. I just can't imagine a stage where I am completely unconscious, and that thought keeps me awake at night. There are times where I couldn't stop crying, simply because I had the idea that I'm going to die one day and I wouldn't be able to experience the wonders of life any longer. The least thing I want to think about is that I will be nothing but a deceased soul, and there will be nothing left but ashes. I have forced myself to believe all those years that I will be a ghost after I die, to relieve the pain. I want to be free and roam around the world, not locked inside my own thoughts forever. I hate thinking that death is the same as sleep; when you fall asleep, you're unconscious. I am forever haunted by the thought that I will forever stay unconscious. Forever.

  37. @esshor.

    September 27, 2025 at 11:41 pm

    Nah, my fear of death stems from the sole fact that right now I’m living. I’m alive. I’m experiencing. I’m doing things. When I die, that’ll be it. No more. Gone. Forgotten. That’s it.
    That sucks
    I’ll miss out on seeing major advancements in medicine, science and technology. To see if we reach other planets. Etc

  41. @micyea1496

    September 27, 2025 at 11:41 pm

    I don’t fear my own death as much as I fear the deaths of my loved ones. Its heart wrenching to see my parents/aunts/uncles get older. I’m very grateful that they still have that opportunity of aging because that means they are still here but that clock will be always be ticking getting closer and closer to the end for them. It’s impossible to imagine my life without them but I know when the time comes I’ll get through because there’s is no other choice. You just have to keep going. I have to keep going and hopefully live to a very old age because I want to keep the memories I made with them alive for as long as possible.

  42. @sussyguy1168

    September 27, 2025 at 11:41 pm

    Death when you hear this word you get many questions, how is it like, will we meet anyone in death, are we alone when we die, are we just gone forever, no one knows the truth or what happens when we die, someone dies and someone is born, we dont know when it happens, or what happens after it, or how its going to happen, but we know something for sure, it happens to everyone. Life is limited and ends sometime just like a story that we write we dont choose if the storys long or short, its written on a book with a number of pages, we dont know how many pages it has, we just know it ends long or short, it may end finished or unfinished, some storys can be short but good, useful and inspiring, each year is a page that finishes and cant be erased so lets atleast write a good story with the remaining pages that we have.

  44. @gerardmcnally

    September 27, 2025 at 11:41 pm

    Can't wait to get out of here, it's horrible, most of you will never learn to live together and help each other … so much conflict, so many wars, greed, lust.
    Just like this video, people will not get it, they think everything here is all.

  45. @elcabronmexa

    September 27, 2025 at 11:41 pm

    ive had a complex relation with this fear, sometimes it pushed me to do awesome things, for now it just keeps me awake at night and tired during the day. Now it became a thought that leads me to unrest and anxiety, there are times in which i feel tired of feeling this way. I think this is something that finds us when we are most alone, the most loneliest experience you will ever have. But then again im so fuckin tired of feelin fear ive chosen to not feel it, just out of exhaustion. Ive talked to friends of mine that are cancer survivors and they tell me theyve experienced kindof the same fears and had the same questions, I think most people do is to try to deny it and live in a version of the reality that seems to fit their emotional needs. As of now, I recommend you, if this fear is plaguing your life, just face it, go after it, embrace it, evolve over it, nourish yourself, do everything to achieve your dreams, dont be an asshole to others, take away every bit of satisfaction this life can deliver you.

  47. @UrMOM-zr5gp

    September 27, 2025 at 11:41 pm

    The thing I fear is the word forever. I’ve been taught that you stay in Heaven forever, not stepping foot on earth again, not getting another life. Nothing. Just going into the most unknown place in the whole universe and way of life, to stay there forever, looking on and on and on seeing how the world continues for millions and millions of years. That’s what Im afraid of.

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