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Your Own Death
the total isolation of death
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the shortness of life
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missing out on so much after you die
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dying young
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how it will feel to be dead
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never thinking or experiencing anything again
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the possibility of pain and punishment during life-after-death
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the disintegration of your body after you die
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Your Own Dying
the physical degeneration involved in a slow death
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the pain involved in dying
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the intellectual degeneration of old age
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that your abilities will be limited as you lay dying
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the uncertainty as to how bravely you will face the process of dying
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your lack of control over the process of dying
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the possibility of dying in a hospital away from friends and family
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the grief of others as you lay dying
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The Death of Others
the loss of someone close to you
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having to see their dead body
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never being able to communicate with them again
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regret over not being nicer to them when they were alive
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growing old alone without them
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feeling guilty that you are relieved that they are dead
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feeling lonely without them
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envious that they are dead
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The Dying of Others
having to be with someone who is dying
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having them want to talk about death with you
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watching them suffer from pain
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having to be the one to tell them that they are dying
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seeing the physical degeneration of their body
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not knowing what to do about your grief at losing them when you are with them
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watching the deterioration of their mental abilities
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being reminded that you are going to go through the experience also one day