Thoughts Surrounding Death

I don't know if this has any links to my autism, or is an off-shoot because of anxiety, or feelings of being lost sometimes.  I'm not suicidal; let me make that clear.  What I do is think about death, which is quite different to thinking about suicide.

I'm in my fifties, but even at much earlier ages, I've always thought about things like; should I be buried or cremated, or what song should play at my funeral etc.  I think about things like this on a daily basis, but definitely when I'm more anxious and not coping.  I get very emotional when I hear about death on the news etc.  It's just a subject I can't ignore.  The prospect of dying scares me.  I also have an empathy with musicians who write songs of that generally sad leaning. 

When at work, I will look down the stairwell from the top and whilst I repeat I'm not suicidal, I do think about what it would be like to fall.

Just curious if this fits with anyone else.  Apologies for raising this, but felt I needed to express my thoughts.

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  • Im 24 and yes I can also relate to these thoughts. I'm not suicidal either but yes the thoughts do cross my mind sometimes. Also don't know of this is ASD related either. It's really hard to determine sometimes.

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  • Im 24 and yes I can also relate to these thoughts. I'm not suicidal either but yes the thoughts do cross my mind sometimes. Also don't know of this is ASD related either. It's really hard to determine sometimes.

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