Were you, at one time, convinced you would die young?

Hi, lizerette!

First off, I would appreciate knowing if it might be you or a someone else who might be having compulsive thoughts about this, please? We care very much about people here, and if there's something going on that's not quite right, then we are here to help! There are some really great and caring people on this site!

I didn't have thoughts that I would die young when I was younger, but I did pretty much convince myself that I would die at the age of 45 when I was in my late thirties. A thought struck me at about age 38 about my not living past the age of 45. That thought stuck with me until I turned 46. It occurred to me then, that it's not always the best choice to trust "hunch" types of thoughts, especially if a person, like myself, tends to be somewhat obsessive-compulsive in a few ways, but not in all ways.

Hopefully, others will also come along to address your question.

I hope that you have a great day! :)

Thanks!

I think if you are convinced you are going to die young, you may be planning to engage in reckless behavior... please don't do it.

There are many ways you can find in life to be happy and full of joy about... just get some professional help.

I actually had this. I was convinced almost all my life that I would die the age of 20. I have no real idea why, it just seemed so typical. I've always been a very careful and happy person and I love life so much, I think that's why I was afraid of it.

I always imagined I'd get cancer or something else that I had no control over getting and absolutely no way of preventing. I thought about it simply because I was so afraid of it happening, because I really wanted to live a long and meaningfull life, have kids and one day grow old and then wither away quitely.

These thoughts kind of disappeared over the years, (although my 20th birthday is coming up! Yikes!) but I still catch myself afraid of dying early and thinking that it's likely to happen because let's face it, some people do, and of all of them one might as well be me.