Do you think some people can sense when they're going to die?

Question

My husband believes he will die by the age of 33. It terrifies me that he really could be sensing his own death. He is 28 now.

We have a friend who died of cancer a few years ago, and he knew that he would die by age 26. Do you beleive some people have this ability.

Answer 1

If you believe you will die at that age then you will. If you believe you'll die at 100 then you will die at 100. The mind is a powerful thing.

Answer 2

i think we all have that ability but i think some have a more keen ability than others. ive had brushes with death before, being very ill and sometimes i could tell i was close to dieing. but that would be like a couple minutes before, i guess i am not as good as your friend was at knowing. :)
by the way i do believe that your fate is constantly being determined, so theres always a possibility for the future to change, it isnt set in stone or it would be the past. so even if you feel you know, it could change and tomorrow you might know something different. same with tarot cards. its a possible outcome, do the same reading the next day and you will usualy get the same meaning but sometimes it will be completly different meanings.

Answer 3

If you believe in something strong enough, you can pretty much do anything. The mind is a very powerful thing. There is some truth to the "Mind over matter" cliche. Example: If a family is in a car crash, and everyone goes to the hospital in serious condition, a spouce and child dies. When the remaining spouce comes to and realizes that the spouce and child dies, he realizes he has nothing to live for anymore and can actually will him/herself to die. The person just gives up. This is not the case of your husband though. He is looking at too many statistics. Just in case, up his life insurance.

Answer 4

Many people have premonitions; however, it may just be a case of fear.
When I was growing up, I truly believed I would die before reaching the "old age" of 20! Then it was 30! Now I am a senior citizen.
Just try to reassure him and tell him when it is his time, it will be his time. In the meanwhile, get on with life and don't be morbid.
If it becomes serious, then seek professional help.

Answer 5

I do believe that people can have a sense when they are going to die, but only when death is near - not when it is some random age that someone picks. When I was a teenager, I used to think I would die young, and I was sure I would be dead by the age of 35. I am now 45. My father's father died at the age of 65 and my father had this "gut" feeling he would die before the age of 65. He was so sure of it, that he actually prepared his life for it. He died when he was 80.

By contrast, I used to work as a secretary for the Psychology Department at a local university. One of the psychology professors, in picture-perfect health and only 45 years old, had this odd feeling one night. It was a very strong sense that he needed to prepare his family for his death. He sat down with his family that night and talked about what would happen if he would ever die. They had a very candid discussion about death - his in particular. Remember, he was healthy, and he was not complaining about any health problems whatsoever and appeared to be perfectly fine that night and early the next morning as well. The next morning, he went out for his morning jog, which was something he did every day, and he dropped dead of a heart attack. His family related how he had this strong urging to talk about his death beforehand, the night before. They felt that he somehow sensed that it was his time to die and he loved his family enough to want to prepare them for it.

I have been around others, shortly before they have died, whether they have sensed their death hours before or weeks before, but in each situation, it has been shortly before they actually died. I do believe that when faced with our own mortality, our body gives our brain some sort of signal sometimes and we get that sense that we are going to die so that we can prepare for it. Doesn't happen to everyone, obviously. I don't think your husband is sensing that he is going to die by the age of 33. I think he has it stuck in his head, for whatever strange reason, that 33 is the age he will die at. In my personal experience with those who have died, not one has predicted their death by how old they would be when they died, and not one has been able to predict so far in advance. Nobody knows when they are going to die, unless their death is imminent. I think your husband needs to stop dwelling on dying and start focusing on living. Sounds like he has you worried about it as well. I think it could benefit your husband to talk to a doctor if he has health concerns, and if he is found to be healthy, then he should talk to a counselor to help him get past this preoccupation with death. Remember, my father outlived his own prediction (that he was SURE of) by 15 years.

Answer 6

No, not like that. My husband insisted that he would die before he was 40. He tried like hell to do as many stupid things as he could before then, possibly trying to make it happen but he's 44 now and has calmed down considerably in the last few years. So unless he's actively trying to make it happen then I wouldn't worry to much...

Answer 7

No, but have you ever heard of a self-fulfilling prophecy?

My father-in-law told my mother-in-law a number of times that he was going to die when he was 76. He did.

Sometimes, people convince themselves they are doomed and because they feel hopeless, they are unable to fight infections or diseases that attack their bodies. I think that if my father-in-law hadn't convinced himself that he was going to die, he'd still be alive. He had a stroke.

By the same token, my own husband has declared he wouldn't live to be 40, then 50 and now he's finally decided he might live to enjoy his pension, after all...

Attitude evidently has a lot to do with it....

Answer 8

Yes, Princess Di knew she was going to die. BUT your husband may just be paranoid. Just keep him healthy and safe.

Answer 9

i work in a nursing home and deal w/ death almost every day i don't think they can sence it at all
i think your hubby is just worrying to much and over thinking whats gonna happen as for your friend did he say that b4 or after he knew about the cancer?

Answer 10

Guessing a date and sensing his own death are two very different things.