stages of death and dying

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.

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.

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!

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!

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....

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

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?

Hi my name is Mallory and I am 21. I am having severe problems with the fear of death/dying, I think about it all day everyday and it prevents me from living my life. I have also woke up 6 times in the past 2 weeks screaming a loud siren like noise because of death dreams. My fiance has to cover my mouth and wake me up and when I wake up from the dream i am so scared my skin feels like it is crawling.

As a patient with undiagnosed IPF continues their daily activities, the lack of oxygen circulation begins to become more and more obvious, and the patient will find themselves out of breath during even the most routine activities. Other symptoms often begin to surface as well, such as aching muscles or joints, unexpected weight loss, and a general fatigue. End Stage: As the disease progresses, it can cause problems beyond shortness of breath.

A fear of death is quite normal and is actually a fear of the unknown. Has he know someone or something (pet) that has died or seen it on TV? I don't know your spiritual background, but whatever it is, that is a good place to start talking to him about it. Speak to him about (your belief) of what happens after death and that it is a natural process of life.

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.

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. I get no escape in my sleep. Nightmares are horrible.

and raise you up teach you everthing you know.. dying right before your eyes..... i have broken down once infront of mum and we had the talk which wa great .. its never easy is it.... any help would be a help...

I felt that I gave her permission to go in peace, but there are no words for the experience of losing a love one to death. Very painful and it's a pain that although time will heal, will alway be in your heart. It's traumatic from the last too weeks before passing. Watching her deteriorate, quite a few ambulance and emergency room visits at 2:00 and 3:00 AM.

I'm living it right now and to be honest, I am aware of 5 to 7 steps or stages of the grief process, but they don't matter, because you survive one day at a time ....baby steps, and not time frame, since everyone heals at their own pace. It's been 2 years for me and I do feel better, but I am not yet completely healed...it takes a long time.

With todays technology and experienced doctors what are the odds of dying during child birth? i've never none of it happening to anyone since like the 90s and I know anything could go wrong but can someone help to put my mind at ease?

Mine pertains to my health anxiety and a specific fear of dying alone and the process of actually dying, rather than what the afterlife does or does not hold. If you would like to talk about it feel free to stay in contact with me.

So your risk of dying is depleted and only thing left is ur fear and why fear death when its a part of life? Js. You're having a baby and the last thing u should be thinking about is dying.

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