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Why pursuing longevity can increase death anxiety

I've been following the Okinawan diet and lifestyle for two years thinking it would help me live longer but I'm more anxious than ever about dying and I think I've turned longevity into another form of control.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Your attempt to extend life has paradoxically heightened your awareness of mortality and transformed healthy practices into compulsive behaviors.

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