Many people live with an underlying fear of the inevitable—not just of death itself, but of the great unknown that might ...

These statements are fillers that Americans are taught from a young age to avoid discussing death. Although every person will inevitably experience death, at a minimum their own death, the ...

When left untreated, fear of death can prevent one from living the full life they deserve to live. Thanatophobia is the fear of death or the dying process. “We all fear things, and many people ...

For those of us that live with severe death anxiety, however, it is not so simple. This fear can be all-consuming and begin to take over life. In these cases, it is essential that we address it.

Sixty-six percent of millennials fear running out of money more than death, according to a study from the Allianz Center for ...

Although the fear of death is normal, when it becomes an extreme feeling that interferes with a person's daily activities, keeps them awake at night or even stops them from leaving home ...

A woman became a funeral director to overcome her fear of dying and says death has taught her to stop comparing herself to others. Melissa Schmidt, 34, used to get “tunnel vision” at the idea ...

NFL quarterback Aaron Rodgers said this week that using psychedelics helped him alleviate a fear of death that he had lived with since he was a teenager. The revelation follows Rodgers ...

But living in fear of dying is mentally exhausting. Is it normal for someone my age to think daily about their imminent death? Is this what they call an existential or midlife crisis? How to ...

In a society that rarely encourages reflections on death and dying, many of us respond to our innate fear of death with denial, Testoni said. Carving out time to visualize and imagine our own ...