the stages of death and dying

My husband has cirrhosis with hepatic encephalopathy and ascites. 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.

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!

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.

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?

When it became evident that she was in the final stages and gasping for breath they administered morphine, orally, then a suppository, then orally again. It all happened so fast but when the last dose was given I was overwhelmed. Thankfully she lived for an additional 4 hours becasue I know now that I would have had a hand in her death by giving them permission to ease her pain. But I am left was such anguish that I could have helped to end her life. How do I cope with this feeling?

I think it just hit me like a hammer to the head. I'm so afraid of everything, and I mean everything. I have been thinking of trying to find a psychiatrist who can help me, but then I started thinking of one who could specialize in my fears. I've been to many in the past, but we would focus on the present fear I had at that time, or relaxation techniques. Helps, but doesn't help completely and after my pocketbook is drained I have to stop.

In the past few weeks Ive been feeling afraid while sleeping the fear of death keeps me awake. Ill feel tired and doze off but at some point usually between 2 and 4 am I wake up restless. I feel mild chest pain and always the feeling that my heart is going to stop. This is truley a teriifying experience and is hard to talk my mind out of. Ill change positions and sometimes that helps but as soon as I start to doze off again my mind will snap awake.

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.

2 - There was nothing I could do to prevent my death or the death of my loved ones. Eat right, exercise, meditate, and reduce stress as much as possible. By doing these things I could assure myself that I was doing everything humanly possible to prolong my life. 3 - And my "light bulb moment" was when I came across a post on the forum here. It was about this very subject, dying "prematurely".

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.

Toll ye the church bell sad and slow, And tread softly and speak low, For the old year lies a-dying. Old year you must not die; You came to us so readily, You lived with us so steadily, Old year you shall not die. He lieth still: he doth not move: He will not see the dawn of day. He hath no other life above. He gave me a friend and a true truelove And the New-year will take ‘em away.

m going to die. Can anyone relate to this? If I wake up in the middle of the night the first thing that comes to my mind is me dying!!

Then tonight I discussed the death of a local teenager with the mother of a friend of mine. It really has me focused on death. She was my age when she passed, and now all I can think about is that could have been me. She died of pulmonary embolisms. I can't stop thinking about my death. My health anxiety is contributing to this, as well as my undiagnosed depression. I don't know what do to do to stop these intrusive, repetitive thought. Any suggestions?

I am not a doctor nor a therapist, but can relate to your intrusive thoughts of dying when in the face of all medical tests, you seem to be healthy. There are many different explanations for the death anxiety that you seem to be suffering from. Some are actual phobias and some are just normal fears that humans go through as they age.

If you know you are handling this wrong, why are you not doing the right thing? Do you have a death wish? Feel like dying before you are 21? If not, then do the right thing for yourself. Visit a STD clinic if you can't afford a GYN but do realize that pap smear exams are going to be needed for the rest of your life.

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.

You can do it all of us here have and we are still posting so I think we are still alive, the real issue and the most important one is staying cleaning after your clean.

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.

The suicide thing could be a compulsion in order to relieve your anxiety. This is the case with me I think. Of course it is only a short term fix and in the long run makes things worse as is the case with all ocd compulsions. I have pure O so my compulsions aren't so obvious. For instance, I may at times had a fear that I would harm someone I care about (obsession) so therefore I feel I should shut myself in my room (compulsion).

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