What are you afraid of?

Also, do you remember when it started and how do you cope with this fear?

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caPnAhab · 26-30, M

I'm afraid of me outliving my parents...

it's gonna happen, either that or the otherway around. But I think they'd agree, the latter would be worse.

RedBaron · M

@caPnAhab I once felt that way, but to my surprise, I found it easier to deal with when it actually happened. Perhaps because they lived to be 87 and 88 and went quickly with little suffering.

caPnAhab · 26-30, M

@RedBaron ah yeah. Everyone's gotta have their turn. Glad you took it well and they suffered little

RedBaron · M

@caPnAhab And there are two good things I have found. One is that many of us are emotionally equipped to "rise to the occasion" and handle, albeit with some sadness, whatever crises come along during our lives. The other is something you can't and won't realize until after the fact. At least for me, there is great relief that it has already happened and I will never have to go through that particular loss again.