Thanks Jessica...in essence it also reinforces that we have no real control, for the most part, when we WILL die. I, for one, only hope it is swift and painless.
Beyond that I don't dwell on death...it takes too much away from living.
I was reading a recent article about over use of Anti-depressants, and that today the FDA has asked for more labeling by drug companies about potential draw-backs for SOME...
It linked to another article about a new drug being tested to help UN-learn certain fears..ONLY to help or speed this up...
They quoted a cognitive behavorist about this new drug (actually it's not new, it's been used prior with Tuberculosis..
his comment about this new usage of this drug was this..
"However, David Kupfer, a Falls Church, Va., cognitive behavioral therapist with a specialty in phobias and other anxiety disorders, said that even if larger studies confirm the findings, he probably would use it only in a few patients.
Other research has indicated that people who go through therapy **unmedicated for such problems do better, in the long run, he said.**
€œPeople learn ... that they are the powerful agent of change, not the medication,€ he said."
To me, that reinforces what I believe to be true.
Tough part is for most, though, being able to convince yourself of that. However, facing it is what most believe eventually makes it dissipate...
:)