I (M19) have had the feeling for a year and a half or maybe 2 years like I am going to die soon. Just a hunch or a feeling that I am coming up on the end of my life. I have a theory this is because when I try to make plans things keep changing. Covid, the economy, and a great deal of things in my personal life have made the future seem very unstable to me and perhaps I’m now unable to think with any permanence. I do want to die, so perhaps my brain has convinced me I will soon to make it easier to get through each day. Thoughts?
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Maybe you’re just aware that death is a part of life and you’ve felt your mortality critically for the first time
I live like this for 15 years… Hang in there.
Also because I’m always tired and never felt healthy
I’d like to point out—based purely on your age—that this is a time when everything can feel like it’s in flux, like the ground is constantly shifting beneath your feet. It’s disorienting, but also a sign that you’re still growing. You’re full of potential, even if things aren’t perfect right now. You still have the chance to do meaningful things, bring value to the world, and live a long, healthy life.
That said, it may be worth checking in with your doctor, just to confirm there’s no underlying medical issue or a medication that’s slipped your mind. Sometimes it’s the overlooked things that quietly weigh us down more than we realize. Even strange dreams or sudden thoughts can be your brain’s gentle way of nudging you to check in with yourself. Sometimes it’s as simple as: have you stretched today? Taken your meds? Eaten?
And hey—if you ever find yourself seriously thinking about your own mortality, it’s not a bad idea to make sure your affairs are in order. Consider joining the organ donor registry — if something unexpected were to happen, your choice could save multiple lives.
Yes! I keep getting visions of me dying in a car accident
I have since I was a teenager I’m 41. Still think “today’s the day I know”
We are all going down sooner rather than later.
I think that we have a soul that doesn’t die like our bodies.
Where will our soul end up after we die? 🤔
I know ima die soon. I like to accelerate the process tho.
Yes but I have an anxiety disorder lol
define “soon”
we’re all going to die soon
We’re all going to die soon
I always used to feel that way, from age teenager to my mid-twenties. I’m in my 40s, and still kicking so there is that.
Since i was seven. Im 32.
That’s pretty intense. Do you obsess a lot in general? Maybe that’s OCD.
I’m 35 and hoping I’m out this bitch by 50.
I have had thanatophobia (fear of death) for many years now and your thinking sounds a lot like a death or mortality phobia or slight fear to me. You most certainly aren’t going to die just because plans aren’t working out or because you’ve become hyper-aware of your mortality. I still struggle with those issues as well. I’ve been living with thanatophobia since I was a little kid and now I am 27. It does get easier, especially with therapy, but there will be ups and downs in your emotions of course. Maybe consider seeing a therapist who specializes in mortality / grief issues. 🙂
Since my dad died, I also feel a little hopeful that I might die soon. Like I get sad about living another 30-40 years , but then I get this feeling of hope that there is a higher probability that I will die in the next couple of years and thats not scary, its giving me hope.
Same. Been living like this since I’ve been hypochondriac my entire life. I’m still kicking (32M) though. Sometimes I tell myself, even if statistically I could die any moment for any random reason, I should still enjoy every living moment that I have.
Just watch. Before you know it, you’ll be 98.
Ha! You will never be that lucky.
Since the day I first learned about death, I’ve thought this. Don’t let it consume too much of your mind. But when I was your age, there was this weird freedom of being liberated from the school system and order that everything just felt so strange. You’ll grow out of it most likely.
We’re all gonna die soon. Enjoy while you can!
Sometimes I fell like this because I can’t see myself in the future. Like I can’t see myself being 72 years old and that breaks my heart. I love life and I will be very pissed if I die before I hit 98 years old.
Yes, in my early 20’s. I’m now 40. It was anxiety.
Yes. Idk why. I am in no physical danger. I live in a place where that changing anytime soon is extremely unlikely. Still tho. Every day, I wonder what is keeping my body from just giving out on me. Like what is she waiting for?
I had that feeling when I was that age.
Didn’t come true. Not sure if it was anxiety or depersonalization or what.
Its impending doom, existential dread crisis. I’ve dealt with this in different intensities over the last 10 years myself. I fixate on death frequently cause the fear of the lack of control.
I had a friend who said I’m sure I’ll be dead by 30, she mentioned it often back then, she is now 70.
I think we all go through this, I think I went through it when I turned 25. I really think the quarter life crisis is a real thing. It didn’t help that people were making half way to 50 jokes. What could have helped me, and I’m telling you now, is that you will adjust mentally and given enough time you will somewhat relax more into your skin.
That’s not to say everything will be smooth sailing, but I can relate to you. I felt an insane amount of pressure in that age rang and much of the early 20s were like that too for me. But then the late 20s were a lot better. I’m about to turn 32.
It’s technically a childrens book but I highly recommend reading Tuck Everlasting. It might change your opinions a little bit.
When I was late teens I was like 100% sure I wouldn’t even make 21 and it wasn’t really just a general feeling I was actively making insanely dangerous life decisions daily. A full on Heroin addiction + Bipolar disorder it was either ODing or jumping off a bridge.
I’m about to be 27 now and I’m still kicking. Eternal nothingness sounds good in theory and it’s not like we haven’t done it before. I was nothing for 30k years until I was born I can do it again. You just gotta realize that all the evidence points to this little spurt of consciousness is the only one we get so we gotta find the enjoyment in it.
Idk ur life but you’re also 19 you haven’t really even lived at all.
When you’ve felt like crap long enough, your mind can start forming its own strange coping mechanisms, like that theory you mentioned
Ya I feel I will die soon
I used to say/ feel this all the time when I was that age! I convinced myself it was a premonition or an instinct. I’m 36 now and happy to report I’m still kickin’!
I think it’s an anxiety thing. I have generalized anxiety disorder and this is common with that. Look up “foreboding joy” when you have the chance , for me this is what causes it. When my life is chaotic and messy and I don’t really care if I live or die I feel like I’ll live forever .. when life is good and peaceful or I have something to look forward to my mind defaults to “why are you excited about life , you’re going to be dead soon anyways”
It’s the pits but the good news is it’s unlikely that you’re predicting something imminent and that you have many many years ahead of you and your mind is just being an a**hole for no reason based in reality.
I’m personally just waiting, and living every moment how I want… Making the most of it!
Felt like I might die tomorrow, felt the same two years ago. Just got to keep living without any regrets, and maybe make life better for others along the way.
I had that feeling starting at 16. I said I’d never make it to 30. And yet here I am at 50.
Now I say I’ll never make it to 60.
I think all these years, it’s just been wishful thinking. I feared getting old more than death.
Yeah i’m feeling like it right now, lol.
Just a stupid joke, i’ve got a pretty annoying cold right now.
Seriously speaking though i used to feel that way alot, but them years kept on rolling and nothing happened. I figured i’d have died of something or committed suicide by my 30’s but i haven’t and i don’t want to either anymore.
I’m worried about the future though, things seem to be going downhill at a steady rate, but then i’ve felt that way ever since i was a teenager anyway.
Helps to just ignore the news.
You know, I recently found out, that if you get stung by the irukandji jellyfish, that not only will it make you incredibly sick-like reeeaaally fucked (and occasionally it can be fatal)-but unsettlingly, one of the symptoms of being stung, is that you have an impending sense of doom. Just major existential dread the whole time you’re affected by the poison.
Maybe you have just been stung by an invisible irukandji and this too, shall pass. Our world is quite a spectacular planet. Go see what makes it special once in a while. It will make you feel good.
I have been feeling like that since my teens over 50 years ago. Caused me to make some poor decisions.
I have pretty severe panic disorder/Thanatophobia so yes. Literally my whole life since i was 15. I’m 47.
Paranoid. But there’s a real impending doom thing when people are near death. I don’t know that it would be long term though. Get a health check up to ease your mind
it is easy to fall in to the trap of thinking or feeling that a general feeling of unspecified anxiety ….is a precursor of impending doom.
it is not.
you are simply redirecting your general feelings of anxiety towards something you can more easily contemplate.
Yeah, I planned my life around not living past 30, and welp, I’m 37. Not a good idea.
I’m 40, and have had this feeling in the back of my mind for 20 years, so yep.
But do t let it stop you from living your life. If anything, let that lead you to living every day to the fullest.
And i’m excited for it! I’m just so tired of living like not in a depressed calling for help kind of way. I’m just genuinely tired and feel like there’s nothing more ahead left for me. I’d be ecstatic if the world ended later.
Kind of sounds like an anxiety disorder
Nope, for the same reason that bigger things bother me less weirdly than smaller things.
Death is an eventual absolute. My brain just doesn’t do the thing of worrying about it in any serious way.