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    Thanatophobia (fear of death) forum

    The fear of death is so common among people I think it would be a great idea to have a sub forum for it.

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    Re: Thanatophobia (fear of death) forum

    You could post about it in the phobias forum.
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    Re: Thanatophobia (fear of death) forum

    This is true, but you get the added SEO benefits from creating it in it's own forum. I haven't seen an anxiety forum that has a topic for it but there's a good number of Google search's for it.

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    Re: Thanatophobia (fear of death) forum

    We really won't get SEO benefits from another forum to be fair.
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    Re: Thanatophobia (fear of death) forum

    Just to play Devil's Advocate here...but doesn't every phobia boil down to a fear of death? I'm extremely claustrophobic, but at the end of the day, I fear getting stuck inside of something until I run out of air and die.
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    Re: Thanatophobia (fear of death) forum

    I personally think that’s what’s at the root of HA. Why else would people be so concerned with all the various diseasss, illnesses, cancers, etc. I think we all have thanatophobia to some extent.

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    Re: Thanatophobia (fear of death) forum

    I think we all have thanatophobia to some extent.
    Absolutely. Yes, it is at the heart of HA.

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    Re: Thanatophobia (fear of death) forum

    Quote Originally Posted by AntsyVee View Post
    Just to play Devil's Advocate here...but doesn't every phobia boil down to a fear of death? I'm extremely claustrophobic, but at the end of the day, I fear getting stuck inside of something until I run out of air and die.
    Are there phobias that are more concerned with guilt & shame? Or doing something that brings negative attention to the person?
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    Re: Thanatophobia (fear of death) forum

    Quote Originally Posted by MyNameIsTerry View Post
    Are there phobias that are more concerned with guilt & shame? Or doing something that brings negative attention to the person?
    I know that Gelotophobia is the fear of being laughed at. I suppose it would somewhat qualify there. Atychiphobia is more a social anxiety phobia - like a fear of failure type thing.

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    Re: Thanatophobia (fear of death) forum

    Quote Originally Posted by MyNameIsTerry View Post
    Are there phobias that are more concerned with guilt & shame? Or doing something that brings negative attention to the person?
    Yes, like social anxiety, I'd think. But at the root of it, are people with social anxiety afraid of dying alone? Being ostracized until they die? I don't know, I don't have it.
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