While everyone has a rational fear of personal death built in as original equipment, thantophobia or necrophobia is extreme and irrational fear of personal death, situations involving death (like funerals) or dead things. Phobias are identified by extreme anxiety or panic every time a specific circumstance is encountered...in this case...death. Here are some recent popular books on dealing with fear of death.
Of course, we have ample fuel to begin the fire of phobia in our natural survival instinct. Add to this the death of a pet, a loved one, or a horrific event in the media and all the seeds are sown. Some percentage of people will develop a morbid fear of all things related to death. Often, people suffer from the fear of death because they are not ready for what comes after. The fear of that unknown eternity causes them extreme anxiety, freezing them every time the subject comes up.
With age, most people come to acceptance of death as an unavoidable reality. Those who suffer from the phobia need a little help getting to that point, particularly if their responses to situations involving death are extreme and limiting to their lives. Anxiety medications, coupled with psychological therapy can reduce the symptoms and give you the right perspective on death, eventually eliminating the need for medicines.
The best self help is the regular practice of facing the reality of your own eventual death and that of everyone else. As strange as it may sound, death is part of life. That's where we all go...the thing we can't see beyond.
Just as learning to read prepared you for life, and getting a home prepared you for raising a new life, there is something you can do to prepare for death. It isn't a religious ritual or scale-balancing activity...there's no way we can balance our own scales. We prepare for death by establishing a relationship with our Maker. Fortunately, He did all the heavy lifting so all we have to do is accept Him. If you want to begin this relationship, go to Help From God.
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