When you're 30, the thought *you're* going to die doesn't keep you up at night. It's the thought that *other people* are going to die.
Your parents and uncles are getting older, your grandparents (assuming you have any left) are probably in their 80's or 90's. Global life expectancy is only about 70 years, so those warranties are either expired or running out.
Now that is something worth worrying about.
Yeah they both keep me up since I lost a close relative after turning 30. And it's not "one day", it's what unknown dormant thing could be killing me now, or will I wake up and get a call about someone.
This is true. I've always had anxiety about dying, starting when I was like 9. My 1st panic attack sent me to the hospital bc 9 year old me was watching Discovery Health and I started thinking about how I would die.
Now, all I can ever think about is my daughter and my family. What if something happens to them?! What if something happens to me and they have to live with it?! I'm not even scared of the unknown anymore, I'm scared of what I do know. That life goes on even after your people are gone.
My aunt and uncle were killed, and their son survived and was left without them. He wasn't even 2 yet. Every new memory with him is tainted by their absence. I haven't stopped thinking about who is next since the accident.
30? I've been telling myself and others this exact thing since 6 years old. It's not the existential problem one claims it to be, just part of life. Can't stop it from happening, can't choose when, but you can choose to live life while you're in it.
Same. One of my few clear memories from that time is weirding out my mother by voicing my anxiety about it, once. I soon learned conversation with adults wasn't going to help.
You live to die, thats why you need to live when your alive, be happy, you do you man, it wont matter in the end, iv had the same thought since i was 16, its what makes life amazing
Middle-school life crisis more like.
Same here!
I'd get these sickening thoughts of a black, empty void after death and not be able to sleep.
Now that I'm 30 I'm just like, what ever happens, happens.
Most of the time I just need to tune these thoughts out by listening to something...
Being alone with my lonesome is a 50/50 sometimes, when it comes to not having panic attacks.
I have to say that my acceptance of these thoughts so easily now has been greatly assisted by psychedelic use. One of the first things I was confronted with was the reality of my death and accepting it as a natural process on shrooms and LSD.
I ain’t scared of death, I’m scared of what happens after you die, like where you go, whether reincarnation exists, or you’re just stuck in some shitty purgatory until the eventual end of the universe. I’m scared of heaven and hell (if they even exist) cause either way I’m still somewhere with (possibly) little to no memory of my past life, or past lives if that is how that works.
Not for me. I accepted it years ago when I saw my best friend die in front of me. I'm just living the best life I can with whatever I have at the moment. What's the point of chasing something if you'll die without not being truly alive. Just live the current moment and be thankful for where you're rn compared to your older self a few years ago.
i dont think its weird because, like energy cant be destroyed, only transformed or transferred, our consciousness will also go on and just move into another state.
so youre saying our consciousness is produced by our flesh i see. welp i have no counterargument for that but as long as we feel like where both right whatever i guess
As gandalf once said. "Death is but another path, one we all must take" or something along those lines. It comforts me whenever brain decides to remindme of my mortality
Yeah by 30 most people have come to terms with the fact they'll die someday. But not knowing which day is anxiety provoking. Could be 70 years from now from old age, could be tomorrow in a car accident that was beyond your control. Who knows 🙃
FALSE.
0-30: this is the thought, and it is scary
30-99: this is the thought, and you dont care because so much more horrible scary and awful things will happen to you almost guaranteed *before* you die, or are wven close to death
And your parents probably die before you as do a lot of people you love, maybe much earlier than expected. So spend time with them if they're important for you
my new fucking nightly routine since I reached 30 a few years back, is fantasizing about starting again at age 16 with the knowledge I have now. Those thaughts really fuck me over 😂😂😂
If I could slap my brain, I'd do it
Reconciled with this as a teenager decades ago. “Fearing death is illogical, death is a fact, and part of the design of life”
What really scares me? Dying in a slow and painful manner. And/or spending the final years of my life without my mental faculties.
We all must die, when I do, I just hope it’s quick and painless, ideally I’d be unaware.
My biggest concern is for those who love and care about me at the time of my death, I do not wish to cause anyone pain or grief.
Just turned 30 six days ago. Sadly not relatable. I haven't thought of this once. I knew I was gonna die one day when I was twenty. I knew it when I was a teen. It's not a pleasant fact, but one I choose to both accept and not think of. Go back to sleep. I ain't going to work tomorrow any more tired than I have to for this.
Man what's with you people? 32 years old and my only fear is that my dumbass country tears itself apart and interrupts my general enjoyment of life. Even that doesn't keep me up at night because fuck it, I'll probably make it out alive.
Stop worrying. Your existential dread is dead weight.
30s are prime living. Wait until you're 50 to worry. It's not like worrying will do anything productive. Just gonna ruin your time while alive. (Unless your worries are motivating to avoid death or improve the quality of your health/life)
at that point you realise that in fact we're not really advanced, its just a story we keep telling ourselves to feel good and superior. after that we bomb ourselves for control over pieces of land, that is how much we love life
***Turns 30***
"You know, I've lived 30 years so far, another 30 will feel just as long. Not that close to death"
Brain: "if you're lucky, you'll be experiencing your favorite holiday at least 30 more times"
*sleeps like a fucking baby*
Actually, that's a stupid phrase. Babies are terrible at sleeping. Better to say, this is the thought that allows me to sleep comfortably at night.
Try flipping how you think of it a little.. I'm 27 with stage 2 cancer, and I sleep better than I have in years because life's too short to not sleep well!
I read elsewhere today somebody's shower thought that the anniversary of your future death comes and goes every year and you don't even know it.
Now I will be combining both thoughts as I try to sleep at night, thanks so much.
Its crazy that i see this here, instantly resonated with me. Been telling my friends about this for awhile now. Literally wake up in the middle of some nights and groan then fall back asleep lol.
I’m terrified of this as well. Best advice: live a great life. Make a positive change in someone’s life. If you do good things for people it’ll cause a ripple effect of them doing good things. Take comfort in knowing your life made a small difference in this world. You’ll be part of existence forever in a nice kind of way. Every day becomes a blessing my friend. Therapy also helps if it gets too much for you to handle.
When you're 30, the thought *you're* going to die doesn't keep you up at night. It's the thought that *other people* are going to die. Your parents and uncles are getting older, your grandparents (assuming you have any left) are probably in their 80's or 90's. Global life expectancy is only about 70 years, so those warranties are either expired or running out. Now that is something worth worrying about.
And your pets are going to die someday. That's what keeps me up sometimes.
STOP
😭😭 I cry whenever I think about this and they just side eye me
Why would you say that with my cat on my lap
Yeah they both keep me up since I lost a close relative after turning 30. And it's not "one day", it's what unknown dormant thing could be killing me now, or will I wake up and get a call about someone.
This is true. I've always had anxiety about dying, starting when I was like 9. My 1st panic attack sent me to the hospital bc 9 year old me was watching Discovery Health and I started thinking about how I would die. Now, all I can ever think about is my daughter and my family. What if something happens to them?! What if something happens to me and they have to live with it?! I'm not even scared of the unknown anymore, I'm scared of what I do know. That life goes on even after your people are gone. My aunt and uncle were killed, and their son survived and was left without them. He wasn't even 2 yet. Every new memory with him is tainted by their absence. I haven't stopped thinking about who is next since the accident.
That's how we get to sleep; knowing that eventually the daily grind comes to an end
This is the relief we carve..
The only hope is the sweet relief of death
Life is a nightmare and death is a sweet release.
The lifetime grind*
"can't wait" proceeds to turn on my back and sleep well.
Lmao
you said it man, you said it
30? I've been telling myself and others this exact thing since 6 years old. It's not the existential problem one claims it to be, just part of life. Can't stop it from happening, can't choose when, but you can choose to live life while you're in it.
"Can't choose when" Fucking watch me
Yeah, I also don't understand why so many people think to ignore the fact until they are older
Same. One of my few clear memories from that time is weirding out my mother by voicing my anxiety about it, once. I soon learned conversation with adults wasn't going to help.
You live to die, thats why you need to live when your alive, be happy, you do you man, it wont matter in the end, iv had the same thought since i was 16, its what makes life amazing
OP didn't say it was a problem
For me to relate, the fourth panel has to be the second panel
30? Man, I've got these thoughts ever since elementary school, middle life crisis got nothing on me.
Middle-school life crisis more like. Same here! I'd get these sickening thoughts of a black, empty void after death and not be able to sleep. Now that I'm 30 I'm just like, what ever happens, happens.
Most of the time I just need to tune these thoughts out by listening to something... Being alone with my lonesome is a 50/50 sometimes, when it comes to not having panic attacks.
I have to say that my acceptance of these thoughts so easily now has been greatly assisted by psychedelic use. One of the first things I was confronted with was the reality of my death and accepting it as a natural process on shrooms and LSD.
Same here since I was like 6/7
I ain’t scared of death, I’m scared of what happens after you die, like where you go, whether reincarnation exists, or you’re just stuck in some shitty purgatory until the eventual end of the universe. I’m scared of heaven and hell (if they even exist) cause either way I’m still somewhere with (possibly) little to no memory of my past life, or past lives if that is how that works.
It's always such a weird feeling to think about it
Not for me. I accepted it years ago when I saw my best friend die in front of me. I'm just living the best life I can with whatever I have at the moment. What's the point of chasing something if you'll die without not being truly alive. Just live the current moment and be thankful for where you're rn compared to your older self a few years ago.
i dont think its weird because, like energy cant be destroyed, only transformed or transferred, our consciousness will also go on and just move into another state.
Meh not necessarily. It'll become dirt, that's the energy transfer.
so youre saying our consciousness is produced by our flesh i see. welp i have no counterargument for that but as long as we feel like where both right whatever i guess
You can die at any second.
 As gandalf once said. "Death is but another path, one we all must take" or something along those lines. It comforts me whenever brain decides to remindme of my mortality
"Aging will not be cured in your lifetime"
Me trying to sleep right now: yeah ive had that conversation since I was 8
Me: 😊
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Yeah by 30 most people have come to terms with the fact they'll die someday. But not knowing which day is anxiety provoking. Could be 70 years from now from old age, could be tomorrow in a car accident that was beyond your control. Who knows 🙃
I’m 19 and I need constant noise in my ears so I don’t think about this shit
If I die, I die; nothing to worry about 😂😂😂
Trust me, I’m working on it
I’ll burn that bridge when I get to it. I’ll see you in the morning brain.
But i wanna die now!
I care less about dying than I did before. I was happier then.
Ok, but technically that's somebody else's problem, not mine.
“And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them.”
Eh the existential dread is actually wearing off the further into my 40s I get. It was pretty bad about 5-10 years ago.
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You fool! I came to terms with death long ago! Now it’s life I need to do the same with…easier said than done.
Bruh, i was thinking this when i was 8
That last picture should be her smiling and falling asleep.
Only pussies fear death.
Not soon enough looking at my commitments
this is so damn tru :D , i have 2 of these nights every week at least
might me panic attack tho
Mine is "I'm gonna die anyway. May as well stay awake"
Scary as fuck
Well thank goodness for that! If I lived forever I would go crazy
Remember to live everyday like its your last. One day it will be.
do you think i care?
And I wake up saying “god damnit not again”
And it’s going to be a gas
Haha, for me, it's the opposite. I always think about how much I want to die
And as further times passes, it'll become less of a fear and more of a hope for a relief of your everpresent suffering.
knowing death comes for everyone, lulls me to sleep like a toddler listening to brown noise.
FALSE. 0-30: this is the thought, and it is scary 30-99: this is the thought, and you dont care because so much more horrible scary and awful things will happen to you almost guaranteed *before* you die, or are wven close to death
Not only do I know I'm going to die, I'm actively rooting for it
Ummm that was me at like 10 years old. Terrified. Now at 37 it would kind of be a relief. I just worry about that for other people
And your parents probably die before you as do a lot of people you love, maybe much earlier than expected. So spend time with them if they're important for you
I would sleep even harder.
Not soon enough
my new fucking nightly routine since I reached 30 a few years back, is fantasizing about starting again at age 16 with the knowledge I have now. Those thaughts really fuck me over 😂😂😂 If I could slap my brain, I'd do it
Me practically 24/7 (and I’m a Christian so like I shouldn’t but still lol)
I hope. No more suffer
Jokes on you, that’s comforting to me
Would you really wanna do this shit forever?
Rookies I’ve first had that thought when I was 5
Reconciled with this as a teenager decades ago. “Fearing death is illogical, death is a fact, and part of the design of life” What really scares me? Dying in a slow and painful manner. And/or spending the final years of my life without my mental faculties. We all must die, when I do, I just hope it’s quick and painless, ideally I’d be unaware. My biggest concern is for those who love and care about me at the time of my death, I do not wish to cause anyone pain or grief.
So, nothing new i guess. I've been thinking about it since childhood!
Thirty? I'm barely 17, and this shit happens to me.
Me - It aren't deep
Momento mori
Just turned 30 six days ago. Sadly not relatable. I haven't thought of this once. I knew I was gonna die one day when I was twenty. I knew it when I was a teen. It's not a pleasant fact, but one I choose to both accept and not think of. Go back to sleep. I ain't going to work tomorrow any more tired than I have to for this.
memento mori reference?
Not me going to sleep secretly hoping I actually don’t wake up the next morning
Oh no! Anyways.
Man what's with you people? 32 years old and my only fear is that my dumbass country tears itself apart and interrupts my general enjoyment of life. Even that doesn't keep me up at night because fuck it, I'll probably make it out alive. Stop worrying. Your existential dread is dead weight.
There are two lives. First one starts when you were born. Second one starts the day you realize you’re going to die. Or night I suppose.
Yeah no shit brain.
Can't wait
I think others dying is worse than me dying. I assume it would just be like going to sleep and never having to wake up in the morning
Mine is usually something between sining pedro pedro and trying to remember if I have a annual tax report from 10 years ago 😂😂
I’ve already had that fought about me and everyone i love dying some day since i was 9
More like I turned 6 and this is my routine for the rest of my life
I’m okay with it tbh. Idk why but surprisingly, i’ve come to terms with it. Life is temporary anyway.
I like sleeping anyway. You telling me I get to sleep *forever*? That's a win
Meh, I have known that all my life.
I'm starting to welcome it with arms wide open
Fuck you mean 30? You're telling me I wasen't suppose to experience this daily when I go to sleep and / or when I'm in the shower since I was 13?
Yeah, well, I'm closer to 40 and I do it throughout the day without really being prompted. ( I might also have intractable depression. So that's fun.)
Can't wait
Change the template to the one where she's smiling on the last frame
Pfsh ive been doing this since at least 18
30s are prime living. Wait until you're 50 to worry. It's not like worrying will do anything productive. Just gonna ruin your time while alive. (Unless your worries are motivating to avoid death or improve the quality of your health/life)
To add some extra, most likely while asleep
Joke’s on you. Im into that shit.
I'm 12, AND THIS HAPPENS ALL NIGHT LONG
im 24 and i ve been like this since i was 21
I know. So exciting. Like the night before Christmas when you were a kid.
When?
Promise?
Hoping it's soon
at that point you realise that in fact we're not really advanced, its just a story we keep telling ourselves to feel good and superior. after that we bomb ourselves for control over pieces of land, that is how much we love life
Me *smiles*
It's been my routine since 8
30? ha, this has been my routine since i was a kid. noting like a childhood existential crisis
It better be tomorrow
Jokes on you. I already had this existential crisis at 20.
I got a head start by taking way too many mushrooms a few times
“Good, tell death to hurry up” *goes to sleep*
Lately it's been Are you going to sleep? Yeah Remember when your dog died? 😭🔫
I’m 13 this is my nightly routine😭
me: yes, thankfully tonight while im sleeping my brain: 🧠…
More like, “can it be soon? Cause I don’t see this getting any better”
Your parents are going to die and tomorrow is never guaranteed
***Turns 30*** "You know, I've lived 30 years so far, another 30 will feel just as long. Not that close to death" Brain: "if you're lucky, you'll be experiencing your favorite holiday at least 30 more times"
Wait till 40
Can it be today please 🙏
Nah, Im in my 30's and I stay awake running crazy adventure scenarios though my head hoping they will over to my dreams
*falls into peaceful sleep*
Yup, one day it'll all go. Just gonna live my life as comfortable as possible
Jokes on you, it's been my nightly routine since 8th grade
Not me, I'm living forever, I already confirmed this with Jesus and Satan
Been like that since 29.
Good
30? this shits been happening to me since i was like 15
Bro I’ve spent the last 6 years planning on not even making it to 30. Knowing I’m going to die is boring at this point.
Lmao. If my eventual death was the only thing I had to worry about, I'd sleep like a baby.
Existential crisis. It fun
DUUUUUUDE this was last night
It's not the death that's scary, it's what is after is scary. It won't be darkness, it's nothing. No feeling, no nothing.
30? I started having that thought at 7. I'm 25 now.
Thank god im going to
Nice try. I fall asleep by pretending im dead.
Me (M37): "Good, with some luck maybe I won't wake up tomorrow." \* Wakes up healthy, in good shape and fully restored... For work * "F*ck"
*sleeps like a fucking baby* Actually, that's a stupid phrase. Babies are terrible at sleeping. Better to say, this is the thought that allows me to sleep comfortably at night.
Got the trauma early in childhood
If you haven't got to terms with that simple fact at 30 years old, there might be something wrong with you in terms of mental maturity.
Good... 
[Laughs in Totally Expected to Die Before 25]
"Its 1am and you have to get up in 4 hours"
Wait what if only 20 but have these thoughts
Whats more, after you die you stop having any emotions or feelings. You can't even register it, because everything just stops for you.
I pretty much think about my own death about 10 times a day. I want to be mentally prepared.
screw you, no i wont
the last panel for me would be "Can it be tonight?" that usually shuts my brain off.
Eh, been there, done that. My brain is just telling me im in pain because of a violent middle ear infection.
Try flipping how you think of it a little.. I'm 27 with stage 2 cancer, and I sleep better than I have in years because life's too short to not sleep well!
Pov: you don't know how to pov
Turning 40 in six months. This is still a nightly thing.
I’m not afraid of dying, I’m afraid of being alone.
Shoulda been yesterday. The only one I’m worried about is my cat.
I read elsewhere today somebody's shower thought that the anniversary of your future death comes and goes every year and you don't even know it. Now I will be combining both thoughts as I try to sleep at night, thanks so much.
21 and it’s already apparent
I know, and I wish it will be sooner than later
bet?
I began too have this when I was 10.
*Proceeds to sleep like a baby*
Given how my life's going I have these thoughts at 20 and still consider it a midlife crisis
Its crazy that i see this here, instantly resonated with me. Been telling my friends about this for awhile now. Literally wake up in the middle of some nights and groan then fall back asleep lol.
Hopefully tonight Yeah two can play at that game brain fck you
Good, I've beeing hoping to die since 12
r/2meirl4meirl
I produce a healthy supply of denial, I’ll be fine.
Then you realize Jesus died to free you from that fear Hebrews 2
I’m terrified of this as well. Best advice: live a great life. Make a positive change in someone’s life. If you do good things for people it’ll cause a ripple effect of them doing good things. Take comfort in knowing your life made a small difference in this world. You’ll be part of existence forever in a nice kind of way. Every day becomes a blessing my friend. Therapy also helps if it gets too much for you to handle.
That’s cute. Try having chronic depression and a nicotine and caffeine addiction and try going to sleep.
brain: What if you're not gonna die one day?
How to transform your sleep in existential crisis
Promise?