Does being alive ever scare you?

[marieelissa]

I watch the news and stuff and sometimes being alive scares me.

[amyrouse]

The being alive part is amazing, IMO.  It is dealing with everything else that is scary... the imperfections in life. 

[Robspad]

Life is scary for me because I live day to day and it's meare faith that Im being taken a path from a higher power that offers any consolation. Scared that I'll fail and I'll get a lesson instead of material provision. I work hard to get up some do I have to sweat a lesson over that God will see my efforts justifiable and keep helping me get up for a retirement of any comfort. I don't want to live in a place for the destitute and I have nobody but me really. What about next month? Will I go down for more horror?

[aliglitterglam]

I'm worried for humanity and society every day...especially in cases of cruelty, murder, etc to another living thing...sometimes I am ashamed that I am of the same species, haha. I am also worried about the continue downfall of the economy and unemployment. Still looking for that job!

[sflynt]

Don't ever watch the show 1000 Ways To Die then.  

lol I really like that show.


but to answer your question Marie, no, being alive doesn't scare me. Of course things in this world can be quite scary, especially mankind. but I'm not going to let them ruin my life experience.

[marieelissa]

Don't ever watch the show 1000 Ways To Die then.   

I watch that show sometimes. No, really I am more scared of my reaction to certain things than the actual thing itself.

[mh874892]

I am very much a worry wart. I am scared to death of losing my family and/or friends, but I am not afraid to live. It is just very important to remember things happen all the time when they aren't expected. The world is a crazy place, but you have to live your life and be happy while you can.

[bschumacher]

If you examine what life was like in the past, you will find that for most people, it was actually far more scary, precarious, and horrific than it is now. Diseases, large-scale wars, racism, sexism, abusive behavior, lack of opportunity to improve one's lot, all caused wide-spread misery for those who were not among the privileged. Things aren't as bad now, and we have access to more information that allows us to make better choices.

[U2BMATH]

I watch the news and stuff and sometimes being alive scares me.

Okay, I got more amusement out of this question than an earlier one I responded to asking if we were scared of death. I would never have thought the question could be asked the other way, and yet, my response to the first question proclaimed the necessity to see both sides of the coin. I had to laugh when I saw this question. Well done, marieelissa in putting this question up.

Does being alive ever scare you? Wow, what a question! You started by talking about the news. I've chosen long ago never to listen to the news, or bother reading a newspaper, because in it, you'll find nothing but depressing news. Someone got shot, a fire broke out, people die, stock market crashes, oh the list goes on and on. There's a section in the newspaper called the Obituaries. But is there an equal size section talking about who came into the world? Why don't we celebrate life, as well as mourning the deceased? Oh, save that question for another thread, I suppose. And that's just the news!

Then you have to wonder about other things, like pollution, wars, government, crime, diseases, etc. But the question is, am I afraid of being alive? No, I can't say that I am. I didn't have a choice in living. I have to accept that as a fact I cannot change. Ross Perot has been coined in saying that to be successful, one has to surround themselves with Good People. And similarly, I would have to say that to avoid being afraid, be surrounded by people that love life. Focus on the good, not that bad. Shut off the news, and refuse to read the paper.

We all know the adage, you are what you eat. I think it could be said that if you're afraid, it's because you choose to surround yourself with fearful things. One of our presidents, and pardon me for not knowing who it was, once said, "We Have Nothing To Fear, But Fear Itself." How appropriate to this train of thought! We'll only be fearful of living, if we surround ourselves with fearful things. And while some things are simply unavoidable, I don't have to focus my life upon them.

[ricky981]

I watch the news and stuff and sometimes being alive scares me.

being alive does not scare me at all i pretty much mantain what does is the people around me you never know what a person have on they mind.

[mrstina08]

Why be afraid? God has not given us the spirit of fear. I just trust God for everything protection and all.

[TamRomLop]

I don't think I'm scared to be alive. I know that a-lot of the people I used to know and were really close friends are gone and sometimes I wonder why those people that I knew so well and were so close to are gone and I'm still here. Maybe I am a little scared about what am I still here for and these people that are my age and we were hooked at the hip at one time are gone. I think about the things we went to together and I think what else do I have to face and I don't even have this close friend to help me go through it anymore. So, maybe I'm a little scared of the future.

[tzs]

If you weren't scared to be alive at least sometimes, I would think you would be missing the human experience. Now-being scared to be alive all of the time is a problem-unless you are in a foreign country in a constant war state!

[lannl]

Being alive is the scariest thing in the world right now. I do not know what is going to happen one day to the next. I am disabled. I am afraid of being alone. I can hardly motivate myself most the time. I don't know what is going to happen to me.

[rburrows]

The being alive part is amazing, IMO.  It is dealing with everything else that is scary... the imperfections in life. 

I think people would not be scared  if they know JESUS. ?  your Brother in christ