which is worse,the stress of knowing your going to die,or the stress of getting your life together before then

Question

if u went to the doctor and he told you " you have 1 year to live".which would be the bigger stress.

Answer 1

I think that if you knew when you were going to die, the initial shock would be hard, but the overall stress of life would be lessened. Stess comes from the unknown - trying to make the right decision without having all the information. If you knew the outcome, then you could orient your life in such a way that you would be prepared when the time came. You could focus your life on loved ones and God and not worry about trivial things like working all the time and saving for retirement. You wouldn't have to worry about little mistakes because, after all, what's the worse that could happen? You might die? Well, you're going to anyway so go ahead and take a chance.

Answer 2

I have died once. Heart stopped.
I would have to say, being a parent it would be getting my life together and doing things with my daughter all the stuff I wanted her to see and sharing it with her.
Having the advantage of knowing what death feels like, I learned to stop and smell the roses a little more often. Having monetary issue's is the only thing holding us back from sharing the places I have been or want to go, and doing it with my daughter.
I am honest with her, answer all questions she asks, and let her and everyone know... to live is to die. We all have to, we just do not think about it until something bad happens. We all take life for granted.

Answer 3

I think getting it all together. All of the loose ends, important papers, people you want to say goodbye to, making sure everything is in order so your loved ones don't have to deal with that on top of losing you. Ugh - I get stressed thinking of it! I recently began to look at how much stuff I have that I truly don't need & I'm getting it together to sell on e-bay or give to friends. I don't want my children to inherit such a mess - & it's hard because I collect a lot of cool things! But knowing the end was coming & having to get it all together would be a horrible stressor.

Answer 4

If I was told that I had one year to live I would first of all not be as stressed out due to doctors can and are wrong sometimes. Live your live by pure determination and hope. Ask yourself " what would I want pepole to say about me after I was gone?". Lance Armstrong was told the same thing as you and I and I have already past my due date along time ago.

Answer 5

No one is ever promised tomorrow. If the stress were as such, then preparing to die is worth it, because you are putting as much of what you inevitably leave behind in as much order as you can.. We spend most of our lives doing it anyway, even if we seem to have a moment of devil may care or if some of us have actually died and have been brought back. Depends on how you handle yourself and other people in life determines how stressful it may become.

Answer 6

The only stress would be having to put everything in order before actually dying. I mean, what if you forgot something on the last day? I am not afraid to die, but I am afraid of dying and not saying good bye to those I love.

Answer 7

Since you already know approximately when you're going to die, then the stress of getting your life organized & together would be the biggest detriment.

Answer 8

For me, it would be the stress of getting it together. A near-fatal bout of tonsillitis in childhood pretty much took any fear of dying out of me, so I don't think that knowing I was dying as an adult would stress me out all that much.

Answer 9

Getting everything together! I would have 2 make sure that My kids had what they needed before I left......That would be the hardest thing for me...Knowing that I would not be able 2 see my kids & my family again.

Answer 10

I'd say - knowing that you're going to die. I don't think you're going to worry about getting your life together..... I think you're going to spend every minute you have left doing things that you've always wanted to do, and spend time with your family and/or loved ones.