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Would it be worse to know HOW you die or WHEN you die? Tell us why you chose whichever of the two choices.
Which would be worse to know?
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depends
if my death was gonna be horrible id prolly stress over that more
like if it was going to be a long drawn out one that was painful as fuck
or the type where you lose yourself before dying, like your mind goes, your ability to communicate goes over a period of time first from some disease that will kill you eventually
yeah, would ruin me knowing i had that coming
but if was a death i wouldnt think to be too painful or scary, then would prolly stress more maybe about when it was going to happen. then again maybe not, idk. im not that scared of dying, it's just how i might die that worries me. so eh. i always feel like ive got the worst thing waiting to take me
if my death was gonna be horrible id prolly stress over that more
like if it was going to be a long drawn out one that was painful as fuck
or the type where you lose yourself before dying, like your mind goes, your ability to communicate goes over a period of time first from some disease that will kill you eventually
yeah, would ruin me knowing i had that coming
but if was a death i wouldnt think to be too painful or scary, then would prolly stress more maybe about when it was going to happen. then again maybe not, idk. im not that scared of dying, it's just how i might die that worries me. so eh. i always feel like ive got the worst thing waiting to take me
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When would be my choice because I can change that very easily.
I also have a rather long list of people that I want to "thank" before I die.
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I don't think knowing how I die would change my behavior in the slightest, unless it was something like "plane crash" so I could avoid planes.
As for knowing when...that would probably just be motivating, even if it was 70 years down the road. Even if you end up having longer than you thought you would, it gives you a deadline.
As for knowing when...that would probably just be motivating, even if it was 70 years down the road. Even if you end up having longer than you thought you would, it gives you a deadline.
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The only thing I fear about death is not having enough juice to spit in the face (figuratively or literally) of whatever it was that got the drop on me.
There's a quote that i cling to (although I'm a bit too drunk too remember it entirely) that goes on about how if life is a gift, it stands to reason that death should not be considered any different.
There's a quote that i cling to (although I'm a bit too drunk too remember it entirely) that goes on about how if life is a gift, it stands to reason that death should not be considered any different.
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If I find out I'm going to die from a long battle with penile cancer or a stampede at a Wal-Mart the midnight after Thanksgiving queued up to buy one of literally four $379 80" high speed low drag flat screen TVs they've advertised the shit out of, I think I could come to terms with it; but if I find out when I'm going to die, that's all I'd think about, and I'd be an emotional wreck, checking the time constantly, till the bell tolled.
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I would want to know how. Thinking that I could change the when.
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We all are.
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When. Because you'd be more mindful of time spent and what you are doing. Knowing how you die is no biggie
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I like it.
It reminds me of when I watch disaster movies and people are trying to out run the meteor, tsunami, or whatever. To hell with that. I'd like to think in that scenario I'd be flipping the bird to whatever overwhelming force is about to crush me, while salvaging some dignity. Accept the inevitable, and face it like a (perhaps immature) man. Defiant till the end.
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I don't wish to know either one. I already live like I'm gonna die tomorrow, so it would only make my anxiety shoot through the roof.
If I had to choose though, I would want to know how.
If I had to choose though, I would want to know how.
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I would be cool with knowing when. That way, I could say my last words to the people that I love, get some affairs in order, and then face the music like a man. Besides, the how doesn't really matter. It's going to happen how it's going to happen. Living in fear of it would just be cowardice.
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I think the opposite. When doesn't matter, we all go eventually. The how would matter more to me, as I don't wish to go out in a horrible fashion.
When. How doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things but if you knew when you could prepare for it properly. Not to be totally serious but I've seen so many people that don't plan for death and are left scraping funds to try and get a casket, plot etc etc..I would have all of that taken care of so my family wouldn't have to do anything.
If it was horrible though why would you want to know. Wouldn't that be really traumatic and cause even more anxiety?
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I think they both would make me scared of life, so I wouldn't want either. If I knew how I went, I would try to fight that off as much as possible. The when doesn't bother me as much, since we all go, and my affairs are already in order, since I'm giving my body to science, and it costs my family nothing to have me taken care of
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I think it would be worse to know how. If you knew how you would dread it more than if you knew when. Especially if it was something fucked up. If you knew when you could make plans for your family and friends on what to do with your estate. You could complete your bucket list. Hell, you could get a $1,000,000 life insurance policy a week before and never have to pay on it.
