Why do I have to die?

Question

Why me, Why do I have to live in this world where I have to die.

I can die at anytime in my life,

Why do I have to die? I am 21, and in my life I worry about death. I feel like it can happen to me in a car accident. I just get so nervous about it, My body start to feel weak, and I just lose focus on what I have to do. I just get so nervous thinking about death. I am scared to be alive.

Are you scared to be alive?


Have you ever wanted to committed suicide,just so you won't worry about it no more?

What happens after I die?

Why do I have to die at age 21.

What is the meaning of life?

Why am I a human? Why are we humans?

Do you think the world revolves around you?

Answer 1

Because you were made to die. Everybody dies. I'm not scared to be alive. Yes, I've thought about suicide. Who knows what happens. You don't have to die at age 21. But eventually you'll die.
The meaning of life? I don't pretend to know, but if I tell you, would you feel better about dying? No. Why are you human. Everybody's human. You don't wanna be human? Why not, it's fun. Animals die much sooner than humans. Don't you have a girlfriend? Don't you have somebody to love?
Animals can't love.

Answer 2

You sound more like you are asking the question, Why do I have to live? You are a spirit in a human form to experience life in human form with senses.
Stop thinking of what you are suppose to do, and be like a child and see the wonder in life. Experience the good and the bad (have to have both to know what they are. You can not know good without knowing bad). Accept the things as they come to you, and perhaps try a new approach to the things.
As a human you have choices in this life. You seem to be experiencing the fear of death and isolation. Which is OK, because then you can appreciate the life around you when you choose to do so. And if you find a friendship to choose, you will appreciate that oh so much more too. But remember to feel the emotion, and not rashly act on the emotion. Because emotion will change, and sometimes actions take a little more care to change.
You might want to look at your diet. I cut out all processed foods, and started taking flaxseed oil (omegas) and Vitamin B12. I also do yoga and started reading self help books and started looking into alternative philosophies. These are the choices I made when I went off of Xanax. I didn't want to make the choice of controlling my own death, I let go and just started looking at things that are in this world that I know nothing about, and decided to let death be something I can't control.

Answer 3

Life is what happens in between the plans you make and it is what you make out of the fears you have. The fear of death is extremely natural, but fearing it will only give it power over your life.

Don't be scared to be alive!

I have wanted to committ suicide, and I even tried once....didn't work. I don't worry about it any more because I'm not in that place any more. I've learned how beautiful all the twists and turns of life are, and I don't want to take my own life- I'll let something else do that!

Nobody knows what will happen after you die. All you can do is live your life the best way you know how, and be the best person you can be. Treat people with kindness, and you will receive it back. Maybe there's nothing after death, and in that case, wouldn't you have wanted to had a fulfilling life?

What is the meaning of life? When somebody figures that out, please let me know.

We're humans because we're lucky. And the world does not revolve around me, although my world revolves around people in my life. My world is not THE world. Your world is not the same as mine. The world is only what we believe it is, and what we experience.

Answer 4

I think you are asking questions that every human being has to ask. I guess the ulimate question arises. "Is it better to have lived, than to have not lived at all?"

Stop taking life so seriously. Perhaps the greatest lesson I've learned in my relatively short life (27 years) is that you can't worry about things that are out of your control. i.e. death

Have fun. Do things you like. Smile. Laugh. Find love. Live like you are dying.

Life is like being at a high school dance. You can sit on the sideline, scared of what could happen, what may happen, if you choosed to dance. And for godsakes, do the funky chicken on your 50th wedding anniversary.

Just dance.

Think of life as a chance. A chance to breathe. A chance to embrace the unimbraceable. A chance to feel the wind against your cheeks. A chance to become a garden bursting full of life.

Take the chance.

Every human being before you has died. If we lived forever, we would probably never truly live.

Afterwards, when we take our last gasp, we will join the great chasm of universe from once we came. And you'll be the same as before you were born.

I had a dream once was that I was living, and in the living, I dreamt I was seeing. In the seeing, I realized I was believing. In the believing, I realized I was loving.

"Row, row, row your boat, gently down the stream. Merrily, merrily, verily, verily, life is but a dream."--Unknown

Answer 5

Death is the state you were in before you were born, and it is the state you will return to when you die.

If you had never been born, you woud never have left this state.

So, don't see death as an end to life. See life as a gift of a break from death.

But, I understand what you're saying about not wanting your life to be cut short. Most people experience anxiety about it (part of our survival instinct and fear of the unknown), but it's unusual for it to strike someone your age. I think this is a good fortune for you. You can come to terms with death now, while you're still young and have your life ahead of you, instead of having to grapple with it when you're already inevitably close to the end.

I'm afraid that if you ask about the "specialness" about yourself and humans while you're worrying about death, the answers won't console you.

I don't think you'll ever kill yourself. You love life too much- you won't kill yourself out to end the anxiety about dying.

Religions will give you some much-needed answers. Due to your age and the extreme anxiety you show, I would also suggest talking to a psychologist; you sound like you have some kind of generalized anxiety disorder. Antidepressants and/or counseling should help soothe your nerves. Even though it's normal for people who are facing death (like, from age or disease) to have anxiety, when it's seen in someone young and healthy to this degree, it indicates you might just plain be too anxious in general.

The key to accepting death is to realize that it IS inevitable, and nothing you do will stop that, so you may as well lie back, releived that the descision has already been made, and enjoy the ride as long as it lasts.

As for not knowing what happens afterwards- whatever happens WILL happen. Again, worrying won't change anything, so don't bother thinking about things you can never know. Enjoy life as it is, and rest assured that someone "up there" has the end all taken care of.

Answer 6

We all have to die at one point or another. You don't have to die just because you should or could. You are paranoid. You are worrying needlessly about some thing that probably won't happen for a long time. You are also depressed.
Seek professional help (I'm serious). You will be amazed at what can be done to help. Call a depression hotline. It's free and a good start.

Answer 7

Why are you so worried about dying? I damn near died giving birth five months ago. I started hemridging from a condition called complete placenta previa. I heard the doctor say that if they waited two more days to deliver the baby, we both would have died. Her from lack of oxygen and me from bleeding to death. After they delivered her and she is healthy and doing fine, I couldn't stop bleeding and this was a c section. I used to be afraid of dying but as my face got paler from loss of blood, I felt a kind of peace rush over me. As the doctors worked hard to try and stop the bleeding, I realized at that point, my baby is alive, I don't mind dying as much. I don't care. You can spend your life worrying about death. It'll come when it's ready. I haven't thought about death since I was a teenager but now since I had my brush with it, I've over come it. That was the first time I felt peace. They even had a chaplin around who was going to talk to me cause I looked like I wasn't going to survive but they decided to take the baby rather than to risk both of our lives. The meaning of life is what you choose to make of it. Don't dwell on death. What happens after death? Read your bible. Those aren't just stories. Those are experiance of others and if you believe in God then you have nothing to worry about. Go to church and talk to a pastor. The world doesn't revolve around me or anyone. It'll go on whether we're here or not. Why are we humans? Cause God intended on us being that way. Who said that you are going to die at 21? Do you have a terminal illness? Stop dwelling and start living. Car accidents happen every day. Not everyone dies in one.

Answer 8

Scientifically speaking, there really is no direct evidence that you WILL die.

I mean, sure... there's about a hundred billion pieces of circumstantial evidence that you're doomed to be worm food, in that pretty much everyone who was once alive seems to be dead right about now. But any scientist will tell you that a hundred billion positive tests of a theory are meaningless if you have one good negative test.

Nor is it even necessarily completely illogical to suspect that you might be around for a long, long time. Scientists can already produce worms with twice the normal lifespan and vigorous health all throughout it. They are looking for an analogous biochemical in humans. They may find it tomorrow. They may never find it.

But you never REALLY know until it happens really, do you?

And who knows, maybe all the religions are right. Most cultures have stories of people with ridiculous lifespans - maybe those have a basis in fact. Maybe aliens will land and give us the cure for age. As the famous story goes:
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In Persia many centuries ago, the Sufi mullah or holy man Nasruddin was arrested after preaching in the great square in front of the Shah's palace. The local clerics had objected to Mullah Nasruddin's unorthodox teachings, and had demanded his arrest and execution as a heretic. Dragged by palace guards to the Shah's throne room, he was sentenced immediately to death.

As he was being taken away, however, Nasruddin cried out to the Shah: "O great Shah, if you spare me, I promise that within a year I will teach your favourite horse to sing!"

The Shah knew that Sufis often told the most outrageous fables, which sounded blasphemous to many Muslims but which were nevertheless intended as lessons to those who would learn. Thus he had been tempted to be merciful, anyway, despite the demands of his own religious advisors. Now, admiring the audacity of the old man, and being a gambler at heart, he accepted his proposal.

The next morning, Nasruddin was in the royal stable, singing hymns to the Shah's horse, a magnificent white stallion. The animal, however, was more interested in his oats and hay, and ignored him. The grooms and stablehands all shook their heads and laughed at him. "You old fool", said one. "What have you accomplished by promising to teach the Shah's horse to sing? You are bound to fail, and when you do, the Shah will not only have you killed - you'll be tortured as well, for mocking him!"

Nasruddin turned to the groom and replied: "On the contrary, I have indeed accomplished much. Remember, I have been granted another year of life, which is precious in itself. Furthermore, in that time, many things can happen. I might escape. Or I might die anyway. Or the Shah might die, and his successor will likely release all prisoners to celebrate his accession to the throne".

"Or...". Suddenly, Nasruddin smiled. "Or, perhaps, the horse will learn to sing".
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So don't worry about the end until it comes! Save your time for better things!

Answer 9

Darling, life is meaningless......death happens because it is your escape to the worries you are having. Live every day like you are going to die, cause you never know if you will die today. Spend time with the ones you love say sorry to your enemies. Seize the day or it might just float away. Death is uneditable, so make everyday the best day of your life.

Answer 10

At 21 your questions should be about life and how to live it.we all have to live and die it is all a part of life.I believe we are given reason to live and love each time a baby is born.It is up to us to protect them,their innocence and love.We give them life and love..or not.Life's not always easy..when we fall and get hurt..the scar becomes an area toughened by the experience-A reminder that makes you a little wiser...it gives you understanding.It's not all fair in life.When we die we leave behind a name it's up to us what kind of name we leave.Love is purpose in life and death...live for love and love for life.