Fear of death is something people always have. It's normal to be afraid that one day you won't exist anymore. However, an excessive fear of death or dying can significantly impair the quality of life. What is behind the fear and how can we learn to deal with it?
Death is a subject that we successfully suppress in every corner of our consciousness in our daily lives. You don't want to talk about it because you're too scared to even imagine what it would be like if a loved one or yourself died. It's perfectly normal not to want to die. From an evolutionary point of view, the will to live is deeply rooted in us and arises from our instinct for self-preservation. If we were indifferent to life, humanity would not have come this far. But sometimes the fear of death can be unhealthy. Why are some people more afraid of dying than others?