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Why death in media can trigger existential anxiety

I cannot watch movies about death anymore because they make me panic about my own mortality in a way that ruins my whole week.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Fictional mortality serves as an unwelcome reminder of our own inevitable end, breaking through psychological defenses.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Heidegger's being-toward-death?”

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