Physical stages of death and dying

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Avatar f tn You are not dying of cancer and your blood work is excellent.It's the OCD that is telling you to think the worst.My dad had liver cancer and believe me in you had cancer you would know about it,especially if it was at the middle or latter stages.
1211319 tn?1282527452 He has hep C geno type 1a and still drinks a twelve pack a day and takes Generlac and folic acid, furosemide and spironolactone. In the last two months he has lost about 40 pounds and he's still loosing.He is yellow and the whites of his eyes are more yellow. How long can a person last like this. He will not give up his drinking. He has been drinking everyday for 15 years.
Avatar m tn t get control of my thinking. The fear of dying from a heart attack while performing a physical action remains high, so I am obliged to pull back.
Avatar n tn I am a 15 year old male and have anxiety. One of my biggest fears is that of death. I have like the biggest fear of death, that in history if we discuss something like it happened 500 years ao, i start thinking wow all those people are now dead and like maybe one of them died young or something, like maybe i could die young.
246464 tn?1249452147 In my tendancy to overthink and dwell on things, and with the recent death of my aunt, last years death of my mother, a friend with Cancer, and my own health issues, I am now having constant thoughts of death, and horrible nightmares. It almost seems to be working itself into a series of obsessive thoughts or a phobia. So when i have panic attacks, or other health issues all I can think about is dying. The Reality of the fact that everyone will die is really weighing on me.
Avatar f tn Its not so much a fear of dying and the pain, but fear of what will happen to me after. I just cant imagine not existing any more, I cant think about not being able to see my loved ones, hear the birds, taste lovely foods, being happy and living life. I just keep thinking about forever being in darkness, unaware that I ever existed and never existing again, just makes me think what's the point in it all, there must be some meaning to this life!
Avatar n tn s hard to move, the fears may come back and it would have been a waste of money and time moving. Plus, my niece was also afraid of the upstairs in their old house which is one of the reasons they sold that house. Plus they wouold have to sell all of their animals, which would be heart breaking for the kids. We are desperate for solutions. My niece claims she is only scared at their house, and she displays a lot of fearful behavior.
Avatar f tn ve seen a lot of death. And a lot of my patients who were scared of dying, by the end they were totally at peace with it, they knew it was their time and they were ready to go. I asked one of them how they knew one time, and she said honey, honey, you'll never know until you get here, and you'll never be at peace with it if you're one of them people who's scared of it. Not until it's your time. Then you'll be okay. That's of course assuming I die of old age....
401554 tn?1270213756 I too have a strong faith in Jesus and have had thoughts of death, but know it is just from my anxiety and depression.
1880594 tn?1321160655 After all these symptoms started a year later I started developing irrational thoughts and fear of dying and I began to overbreath constantly and think about it every moment. This has left me home bound filled with severe anxiety and paranoia, I can't sleep well, I get nightmares,, and feel like I'm looking thru tunnel vision,.my body feels numb and my mouth so dry, and I feel like if I don't consciously breath I will die or something.
Avatar m tn d get the racey heart n shortness of breath and off to the er I would go because I though I was dying so the what helped me is to live moment for moment n stop thinking so far ahead I was planning a trip for my family which was months away and @ tat time I started wondering what if I don't make it til then I was awful with this!
Avatar n tn Thanks for your sound advice; er...lecture. Seriously, I do appreciate it and if I sounded that I was complaining or placing blame, that certainly was not my intent. I think I'm just frightened. I've never had such horrible physical feelings in my life and I'm a divorced, single parent with the weight of the world upon me. I fear I won't be able to adequately support him if I feel so heavy headed that I cannot complete my commute to work. It's just devastating.
Avatar n tn t… I had a history of anxiety in the past and a few trips to the hospital thinking I was dying of a heart attack prior to getting sober. In other words, I am familiar with the unexplainable disappointment that comes with being told you are not having a heart attack when you are having an anxiety attack. Back then I worked with my doctor because the problem was only when I was trying to go to sleep at night. I ended up being on and off zoloft, found trazadone and loved it as a sleep aid.
617474 tn?1466635798 ve been feeling really bad, i get headaches that get me dizzy and weak almost all day, with dim vision and all, fear of death and i am all depressed and scared, i don't really know what is but i have a feeling it could be a brain tumor. i am really scared, i hope its just anxiety like it was a year and a half ago. ps. yesterday i drank alcohol, and it all went away with it, the headaches, the fear of death..everything, i felt fine being kind of drunk.
Avatar f tn I have always been a worrier but lately I have been obsessing over dying or being injured or this happening to a family member. I am so terrified of death that it's interfering with my sleep. I don't want to walk by myself for fear that something will happen to me and I wont be there to pick my kids up from the busstop. I haven't been able to afford to go to the doctor about this. Does this seem typical of an anxiety sufferer?
Avatar f tn t think you should blame yourself for her death, she was in her final stages, and you would have felt worse had she been in severe pain while she was dying. You did what a good daughter should do for their mother, you loved her until the day she died.
955560 tn?1250194545 I think what panics me most is the process of dying. Being a nurse, I have seen several people pass over and even several of my loved ones...the process was peaceful for some and not so peaceful for others..my grandmother actually passed in her sleep and I feel that would be the best way if it was my time. I too have an abnormal fear of dying and always have.
Avatar f tn I have panic disorder plus agoraphobia. I went for a checkup yesterday and my Dr ran an ekg, chest xrays, and blood work. He's now sending me for an eco on Thursday. He says I may have an enlarged heart chamber. I'm scared to death. Everything I read on this is awful and scary. Please I'm a wreck. Can someone talk to me about this. I'm having serious panic attacks now.
Avatar m tn I have got in my head that I see dark shadows and I associate these with death, it controls my everyday life. For example if I go into a shop to buy an item of clothing and If feel I see one of these dark shadows at this time I will not buy that item of clothing as I associate that clothing with bad thoughts and think to myself I am going to die if I buy it. This thought controls my life last year I pulled out of buying a house as i though i saw a dark shadow when looking around the house.
Avatar n tn Many people who have had that type of death experience and brought back experience changes in the brain that often affect memory, personality or physical abilities similar to having a stroke. And like a stroke, the effects may be temporary or permanent.
Avatar f tn What is the actual physical failure that causes death from Alzheimer's, and how is the failure caused by the disease? I'm just confused as it was my understanding that Alzheimer's was a disease that only affected cognitive function. I don't know what is meant by Alzheimer's being a "cause" of death.
1867019 tn?1353467540 before i even knew what anxiety and panic attacks were, i was always afraid of death. but then, i started to get actual panic attacks and started to think that i was dying. the littlest cramp i would get would trigger this thought in my mind that it was something that was going on that would shortly lead to my death. and to be completely honest with you, i still feel that way almost every single hour of the day. so, you're not alone in this. what sort of thing[s] scare you?
608208 tn?1220398134 For some reason i have this odd fear of having a heart attack and dying. Not even sure why i am, Ive had my heart checked very recently and everything was fine. Its pretty much constantly on my mind.
Avatar n tn m sure this is terribly difficult time for you and your family. I suggest that you search on line about liver failure as well as stages of dying. As hard as it is, sometimes knowing what to expect can be helpful. Peace to you.
Avatar f tn t give me an amount of time that he thought she would survive. Izzie goes back and forth between drinking tons of water and not wanting to drink at all. Recently she has been tremoring off and on throughout the day but does not appear to be bothered by these episodes. She doesn't eat much dog food but will eat almost any human food I give her. My question is, even with without excessive vomiting, diarrhea, weight loss, etc. does the increase in tremoring mean she is close to death?