Are you afraid of dead people?

Question:When I go to funerals, and go forward to the coffin to farewell the dead, I really freak out. Is it just me?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: When I go to funerals, and go forward to the coffin to farewell the dead, I really freak out. Is it just me?

No its not you, its a normal reaction! Think about it! Some would think that it is disrespectful not to bid farewell to the dead but if it bothers you that much, sit in the back, say a prayer and then walk up to the family to pay respect to them.

It's just you.

im afraid of alive ppl, with knives

It's not just you I freak out too...Dead animals freak me out also

it's a little weird for me. i'm more comfortable in a funeral where it's not an open casket. i just don't like seeing someone close to me in that situation.

just remember one day it'll be you lying in there

That sort of thing can bother people. Dont worry about it you are not alone.

yaaaaaaaaaaaa............

i feel the same way too. when my grandmother died, i couldnt even see the coffin as i was that far back, and i was still freaking out, had this coldness sweep over me, and felt the sudden need to cry. and when i did get the see the coffin as it was being buried underground, i couldnt contain my tears. everytime i went to visit the cemetary, i was never able to shake off that coldness i had felt whilst standing near her grave. didnt help that to put flowers on her grave, i had to step on other graves, and the graves beside her happened to be of people from the military. i later had a nightmare that people from the military were chasing my grandmother and i. when i woke up, i found that my family and i were lost in the cemetery. talk about freaky. scared to ever set foot in the cemetery

What are you afraid of? They aren't going to jump out and get you.

You are not alone trust me!

dead people don't bother me I have no problem with dead people they're just people who are asleep for a very long time

Good heavens no. Those people have no life in them any more. That is an empty shell of a soul that once lived inside his body.

Me personally? I'm not afraid of them. I have far too many friends whose souls are freed like a butterfly is freed from the body of it's cocoon. Before it did this it was a caterpillar.

Well a couple of weeks ago my husbands grandfather passed away in his home...it was known that he would pass soon from cancer so they brought him home from the hospital to pass...
Well he did and the whole family came to say their goodbyes and when it was our turn to go in the room. I couldn't...I peeked in and freaked out and left the house!!!! I loved him to pieces but could not hug and kiss him knowing he was gone besides I couldn't stop crying and was a total mess ...I couldn't do it!!!
May he rest in peace Grandpa Henwood!!!

There is absolutely no reason to fear dead bodies. Please learn to make the distinction between people and bodies. When alive this was a person, with a personality. After death the personality, the special set of behaviors and actions that define the person is gone. What you see used to be a person but no longer is.

As my paternal grandfather once said when I expressed such a fear, a very very long time ago I might add, 'There is no reason to fear the dead. They neither want nor can hurt you. The living, however, is another matter.'

No, you're normal.

But if you knew that no one dies, that the soul lives forever and it is only their abandoned clothes you see lying inside coffins, would you be more afraid or glad?

Me, I am more afraid of people who thinks they are living but they actually are like "dead" mummies to me. Ever been inside a government office? How about in call centers?

It's not just you, though I've never actually had that reaction. Whenever I walk through a cemetary, I always feel like I may step on someone, though I know they're dead.

yes i am
the thought that there was once a life and soul in that and now it is gone
creeps me out!!!

no, the deceased can do you no harm.

No. Dead people have reach the end of their journey of life.
Every time I see a dead person, I am wondering when is my turn.

I think we all start out like that. fearful of anything not normally encountered in everyday life.

As children, it is up to the adult who cares enough about you to prevent your first encounter with death from being traumatic enough to scar the rest of your life.

just you...what are they gonna do ?

Its just you.
You should realise that the living can be alot more intimidating.

Funerals are for you- the way you can finalize the passing of your loved one or friend, what ever the case is. It is your time to say goodbye to that person & be of some comfort to yours who are grieving. Its a very healthy ritual. I think we are hardwired to not think of people "dead". Especially ourselvs. Its kind of surreal. When we are beside the casket we can see the finality of life & it helps us grow up a bit.