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Anxiety is a physical condition marked by intense and persistent feelings of distress, fear, angst or dread. General anxiety caused by routine day-to-day stresses usually passes quickly and is experienced by almost everyone at one time or another. However, such feelings that linger over time and are very difficult to cope with, and which lack a clear cause, may indicate...
Hey everyone happy holidays! <3
I just wanted to write this post here. So I'm a 16 year old high school student and as I get older I start to become more interested in the philosophical things in life such as the meaning of our existence and whether or not God and heaven exists and how much I want it to exist. I'm always so afraid of death and aging because for me life brings so much joy and fascination and I just never want these adventures to end. Being a human is just such an interesting life because of our intelligence and the social/psychological development we all go through. I am constantly thinking about whether or not we are souls, or if we were just formed by chance alone. But it can't be because why would I be born into my consciousness and not the consciousness of someone else in the world? It's compelling and I just wish I could know. I know it sounds silly but it does affect my life as whenever something exciting happens, I feel so happy but then I remember that this isn't a heaven on earth I'm living in. That according to science I'm just part of the human evolution and made up of my thoughts.
What I also wanted to share is how I seem to be the only one in my community of people I know who is this afraid of death and this curious about if something is out there. Do you think I only feel this way because only good things happen to me mostly? I've never experienced things like grief, major mental health issues, or living in a poor or unsupportive family, so maybe I'm only thinking one-sided? If I did experience those negative things then maybe I wouldn't mind death as much?
We are constantly looking outside ourselves (living in the Matrix) to find answers when everything is within.
Listen to Alan Watts videos (Youtube)......he was a great philosopher. He died in 1973, but if you hear any of his lectures, you would swear he was talking in the here and now!!!
He explains religion, the cosmos, God, and a host of other life biggies!!!!
Many of his videos are long, but I found some that were shorter and just as informative.
I believe you are going through an "awakening"......
asking questions is just the beginning!
My anxiety led me to an awakening and it is awesome!
My best to you :)