Tag: fear of death

Pandemics Are Not the Real Health Threat

Commentary The Western world has been caught in a spiral of self-harm and debasement for the past three years. Aspects of the underlying psychology have been discussed in abstract terms, regarding mass anxiety and the actions of crowds. Little has been said about the possibility that we are simply terrified of death. This is a…


How to Deal With the Fear of Dying

“If you were going to die soon and had only one phone call you could make, who would you call and what would you say? And why are you waiting?” That challenge from Stephen Levine, author of such books as “Who Dies?” and “One Year to Live,” brings many readers to a dead stop (pun…