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“It's not easy to live every moment wholly aware of death. It's like trying to stare the sun in the face: you can stand only so much of it. Because we cannot live frozen in fear, we generate methods to soften death's terror. We project ourselves into the future through our children; we grow rich, famous, ever larger; we develop compulsive protective rituals; or we embrace an impregnable belief in an ultimate rescuer.”

Book:Staring at the Sun: Overcoming the Terror of Death

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Staring at the Sun: Overcoming the Terror of Death

This book delves into the psychological and philosophical aspects of mortality, offering insights and strategies for confronting and overcoming the fear of death. more

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Irvin D. Yalom

Irvin D. Yalom is an American author renowned for his psychological novels and philosophical reflections. His works delve into the essence of human existence, as well as psychotherapy and interpersonal relationships. more

“I feel strongly, because a man who will himself die one day in the not to distant future and, also, as a psychiatrist who spent decades dealing with death anxiety, that confronting death allows us, not to open some noisome, Pandora's box, but to re-enter life in a richer, more compassionate manner.”

Men Feels Death Dies One Day Anxiety Boxes Decades Compassionate Psychiatrist Confronting Pandora Dealing With Death Pandora's Box

Author:Irvin D. Yalom

“Death, however, does itch. It itches all the time. It is always with us, scratching at some inner door. Mirroring, softly, barely audibly, just under the membrane of consciousness. Hidden in disguise, leaking out in a variety of symptoms. It is the wellspring of many of our worries, stresses, and conflicts.”

Doe Death Consciousness Worry Doors Conflict Stress Variety Disguise Symptoms Mirroring Wellspring Membranes

Author:Irvin D. Yalom

“Death loses its terror if one dies when one has consummated one's life!”

Ifs Death Dies Loses Terror Life Death

Author:Irvin D. Yalom

“As we reach the crest of life and look at the path before us, we apprehend that the path no longer ascends but slopes downward toward decline and diminishment. From that point on, concerns about death are never far from mind.”

Mind Looks Age Path Concern Old Age Decline Slopes

Book:Staring at the Sun: Overcoming the Terror of Death