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photo by Aron Visuals<\/p><\/div>\n

by Andrea M. Darcy<\/span><\/p>\n

Fear of death is a popular Western phenomenon. In a culture where we simply avoid the subject until we have no choice, many of us <\/span>fear either our own end<\/a>, or fear the death of those we love<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n

Why are we all so afraid of dying?<\/span><\/h2>\n

“The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear<\/a>, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown<\/a>.” H.P. Lovecraft<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

As humans we fear what we don\u2019t know.<\/strong> We fear new schools<\/a> as children, new jobs<\/a> as adults, and what our future will bring<\/a> or won’t bring. <\/span><\/p>\n

And <\/span>u<\/span><\/strong>nlike other cultures who celebrate and talk about death, in Western society<\/strong> many of us don\u2019t talk about death<\/a> within families<\/a> until it is forced upon us by fate. We aren\u2019t sure what we are dealing with. And because death is so unpredictable and unavoidable, we feel<\/span>\u00a0vulnerable<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Is it really even death you are afraid of? <\/span><\/h2>\n

Fear of death, if examined, can also be about other things entirely.<\/strong> We are afraid of:<\/span><\/p>\n