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I have never really suffered from panic attacks in my life until I began to consider my own guaranteed mortality.
(Even time lords die someday.)
I suppose it begins with a lack of faith. Usually faith is something the parents attempt to plant into the child during the young stages. A child believes that God exists because the parents state that it is so.
My own parents were lackluster in they're faith, at times saying God exists and this is how to worship him, and at other times falling out of it.
Therefore I generally think of God as a man made concept used as a form of hope and control.
This places me in a dilemma of attempting to look at death in a more scientific manner. Generally, science would state that the mind or consciousness and the body (or brain) are one and the same thing. Which means that once the body (or brain) dies, the mind/consciousness is extinguished.
Once extinguished, this means there is nothingness. Similar to sleeping, but without the dreams, since, there is nothing.
Considering this sad outcome easily can instill fear within the mind, (and does) with me. I cannot accept this terrible fate, however, I have no faith with which I am willing to accept any alternative.
When in this mind-set, terrible panic attacks are possible. Often thinking about that terrible moment. Perhaps considering the parents that gave you birth as well. Standing there, talking with your mother/father, when suddenly the gasp and collapse and die. That's right.... it could happen.... It's in fact guaranteed that at some point it WILL happen.
The scientific person would say, well, make sure you have life insurance and all of your affairs in order.....
I say... Who CARES? If the outcome as is typically assumed by many is nothingness, then nothing will matter really anyways.
In fact.....
Given this mind set... I would say that a really expensive and rewarding life insurance policy on YOUR life is also the ONE and ONLY selfless act anyone can do. In the end that money won't do squat for YOU.
Bah! Regardless, this mindset causes adrenaline, it causes panic attacks, it causes anguish. However, if you as a lot of people this is the mind-set that a lot of people have.
One can say, well, meditate and concentrate and attempt OBE's, and do this and do that, but, in the end, a true skeptic will most likely always deny the existence of an afterlife... therefore; continuing a life of stress and panic.
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