Life and death

In humans, there is no fear more natural than fear of death . Despite the beliefs religious, the courage to face any danger, or that many deny the anguish What causes us to think about the inevitable end of our life, is very present within each one.

Fear of death causes anxiety attacks

The fear of death appears when the natural fear becomes irrational panic . People who suffer from this phobia they are also exaggeratedly hypochondriacs and, at times, other associated sufferings, such as necrophobia , which makes them unable to tolerate any idea, object or place related to the dead .

East exaggerated fear , capable of provoking anxiety crisis or obsessing the person to the point of falling depression , needs treatment and help to overcome it. We can not allow the idea of ​​the death chase us to the point of preventing us from being able to enjoy the lifetime .

Behind fear of death they hide all fears : to pain, to suffering, to nothingness, to darkness, to the unknown; an endless list of terrors that originate in the imagination , fables Y traditions , all one culture that is transmitted from generation to generation

How to overcome the fear of death?

We have fear because they have taught us to have it. When the fear becomes phobia and it prevents you from fully enjoying life, the most effective solution is to resort to a specialist.

All phobias They can be treated successfully. The reactions of panic uncontrollable to get on a plane or pet a dog, are not different from the panic to the death , and they can be overcome.

If he fear has not yet crossed this line, the important thing is to find strategies to live with it and learn to control it, as well as find an approach to coexist with that world of dead :

1. Try to accept the idea . Assume that our lifetime It has a motive and an ending. Live to make your projects and let time pass.

2. Believe firmly in something. Your religion, a philosophy, an idea that comforts you ... for you it can be God, for another the universe, or simply be useful to others, but give it to the lifetime a sense.

3. Do not recrees . Recreate yourself in the fears , misfortunes or self-pity, is insane. Think of life, of today and of happiness, obsess over the death It's a waste of time.

The fear of death It is rarely as simple as it seems. The phobia can be related to the pain , the fear of the disease , fear to the unknown, and other anxieties underlying factors that make them difficult to overcome.

This challenge can be addressed through a treatment formulated to work against severalphobia s:  hypnosis and a neurolinguistic programming program , medication against anxiety and techniques relaxation .


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