There are no immortal people, and therefore death is a completely natural phenomenon that must be treated accordingly. The fear of death, however, is quite common among humans. So that human life does not pass exclusively on pain of death, it is worth getting rid of it.
Instructions
Step 1
The first step towards getting rid of the fear of death is to recognize the problem. Awareness of the fear of death should lead to the fact that a person will perceive death as the natural ending of life, as something obligatory and irreparable. Such a perception of death is necessary for a person for rational existence. After all, if people were not afraid of death, there would be many more victims of car accidents, desperate extreme sports, reckless actions and deaths in various everyday situations.
Step 2
Another important aspect is the open expression of your thoughts. You need to discuss the fear you have inside with a friend, relative, or a specialist psychologist - with anyone you can be with. So you can identify the main reasons for the emergence of this fear and choose rational ways to overcome the current situation. If illness is the cause of a strong fear of death, you can talk to people who were able to overcome the same illness, find out how they coped with fear, etc.
Step 3
Then you can think about your life principles and beliefs. One thinks about the meaning of life and values just when thinking about death, the finiteness of one's existence. It is important here that a person begins to understand that all material goods or external characteristics are nothing compared to kindness, honesty, love, patience. The fear of death becomes less when a person realizes that after his death, relatives and friends will keep in memory for a long time the memories of his most beautiful deeds, good deeds, strengths of character and achievements.
Step 4
Many people, determining their fear of death, do not understand that in fact they are not afraid of death itself, but of possible pain in this case. However, here the equal sign between pain and death is inappropriate. The dead do not feel pain. Pain is a property of life. It is specially given to a person in order to preserve his life, warning of various kinds of dangers. In addition, if a person suffers from an illness for a long time before death, then for him death is a deliverance from suffering, which, in a way, is its positive aspect. Although at first it is rather difficult for the relatives and friends of the deceased to understand.
Step 5
Optimism and a sense of humor allow you to cope with many fears and difficult situations. The fear of death is no exception in this regard. It has been proven that positive, cheerful people are less likely to suffer from cardiovascular disease, which is often the cause of death. Treat not only life with humor, but also death. Moreover, it is not necessary to become a fan of black comedies, you can just remember anecdotes about death (and there are quite a few of them, their authors also once overcame this fear) or mentally add glamorous pink slippers to her stereotypical performance in a raincoat and with a slant.
Step 6
The main thing to remember when working with the problem of death is that it should not interfere with life. You need to live as brightly, fully and wisely as possible. More often meet people who are pleasant to you, relax in nature, sing songs by the fire, remember stories from school childhood or stormy college youth, walk in the evenings, dance in the rain, leave on weekends in an unknown direction - this is the only way to understand and feel life in everyone its manifestations.
