Why are people worried about dying alone?

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A lot of people died without having kids. A lot of people died without getting married. A lot of people died with regrets. A lot of people died without resolving a lot of issues.

The point is, the feeling of dying is inevitable. The feeling of dying alone is inevitable too but most of us would rather die having found peace rather than dying and not going to be in peace in the afterlife.
 

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I mean we all technically die alone anyway right? So why do people seem so scared of the idea?
I think it has more to do with your life prior to death, rather than the moment of death itself.


The avg old person with no support network, which is willing to put up with them no-matter what their geriatric self does, tyip cally does not bode well. Quality of life becomes questionable(cause no one taking care of you) and lonely-ness affects the psyche. The mental aspect may hold more true for extroverts.


there are obviously work around to all these negatives tho. Money/accomplishments can ensure proper care and maybe even companionship deep into old age. But this doesn’t describe the avg person. Think of a Hugh Hefner , Rich Branson, G.Clooney, or a Steve Hawking….:patrice:
 

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A lot of people died without having kids. A lot of people died without getting married. A lot of people died with regrets. A lot of people died without resolving a lot of issues.

The point is, the feeling of dying is inevitable. The feeling of dying alone is inevitable too but most of us would rather die having found peace rather than dying and not going to be in peace in the afterlife.
Exactly that term alone is just to catch-all term for not fulfilling your life to which you think is fulfillment.


Finding peace in your life is finding fulfillment. You didn't ask to come here, so make your life as comfortable and get the things accomplished that you want to get accomplished while you're alive till you can anymore.
 

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They mean aging alone. It sucks if you live 70+ years and you have no spouse or kids.
Lots of old people with kids, grandkids, great grandkids live alone or are in nursing homes and their families rarely visit. There’s no guarantee that your kids will take care of you in your old age.
 

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It’s not the dying part people are afraid of. It’s the day to day life of being old being by yourself with no wife and kids around to help you.

My parents had me and my brother go by our neighbors to cut their grass and shovel their front yard when it snowed because no one was around for them.
 

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Lots of old people with kids, grandkids, great grandkids live alone or are in nursing homes and their families rarely visit. There’s no guarantee that your kids will take care of you in your old age.
My father died in hospice. My brother and I saw him every other day. There were people who said they wished their family's came to see them. Old people are a burden to some.
 
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