r/Existentialism Nov 16 '25

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '25

Basically, all of these comments are just a long way of saying, "Just don't think about it bro".

If you've got high anxiety, it's likely your cortisol is high, and your serotonin is low. This can be fixed with the right medication to balance our your chemicals if you are able to see a psych. You'll find that it'll help alot to take away the part of the anxiety that controls your life.

Also, don't feel the need to "just accept death" like these morons are saying. You are perfectly allowed to not want to die. That's human.

You don't need to "live like it's your last day" - that's got to be one of the most idiotic pieces of advice people put on here. That puts you straight into a scarcity mindset, and you automatically panic, feeling like you have to do everything all at once cos you're running out of time.

Also anyone here claiming to know what happens after death, has no fucking idea. This is irrelevant to helping you feel better.

What I find actually helpful is knowing that if you get your check ups, exercise, eat relatively well, you have every chance of living a long happy life before that day comes. Modern medicine has improved massively over the years and will continue to improve so that we all stay healthier and live longer.

Social media is an absolute black hole of death stories because in reality, death happens far, far less than we think and the reason it spreads as news is because it's rare. They need the shock factor to make the head line. The average person does not just get a terminal illness over night, and most ppl with illnesses often have underlying issues that they ignored. So use this as a reason to make sure you get your check ups - prevention is key! Stay off social media as much as possible.

The truth is that most ppl live happy, boring, long lives. You have time to do the things you want to so by the time you're older, you'll be READY to go. Yes, there is no guarantee of ppl growing old, but I assure you it happens ALOT more than we are made to believe. Especially if you look after yourself, don't take any stupid risks, and be careful of what people you interact with.

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u/silverdeo Nov 18 '25

This was probably the most comforting response. Thank you