#deathanxiety — Public Fediverse posts

Right-wing authoritarians are gaining ground across the world, and one body of research has an unusual explanation for why that's the case: our collective death anxiety. Green burials, however, might be able to help solve the problem.

My latest for Sower ⬇️

https://www.sower.world/green-burial-death-anxiety/

#death #authoritarianism #facism #SolarPunk #trump #DonaldTrump #billionaires #conservation #BioDiversity #DeathCafe #culture #indigenous #inequality #life #deathanxiety #loss #newsletter #journalism #feature #longform

Right-wing authoritarians are gaining ground across the world, and one body of research has an unusual explanation for why that's the case: our collective death anxiety. Green burials, however, might be able to help solve the problem.

My latest for Sower ⬇️

https://www.sower.world/green-burial-death-anxiety/

#death #authoritarianism #facism #SolarPunk #trump #DonaldTrump #billionaires #conservation #BioDiversity #DeathCafe #culture #indigenous #inequality #life #deathanxiety #loss #newsletter #journalism #feature #longform

Psychedelic use linked to lower fear of death through enhanced transcendence beliefs https://www.psypost.org/psychedelic-use-linked-to-lower-fear-of-death-through-enhanced-transcendence-beliefs/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Psychedelics #Transcendence #DeathAnxiety #MentalHealth #Mindfulness

#Death #mortality #mementomori #Deathawareness #mortalityawareness #mortalitysaliency #FearOfDeath #DeathAnxiety #homer #DeathAnxiety #TerrorManagementTheory #mortalitysalienc

#Death #mortality #mementomori #Deathawareness #mortalityawareness #mortalitysaliency #FearOfDeath #DeathAnxiety #homer #DeathAnxiety #TerrorManagementTheory #mortalitysalienc

I reviewed the books The Denial of Death, and Escape From Evil, both by Ernest Becker. I think, taken together, Denial of Death & Escape From Evil are the most important books I have read in the last 10 years.

https://oblivionwithbells.com/2024/09/30/book-review-the-denial-of-death-escape-from-evil/

#Bookreview #Psychology #ErnestBecker #Death #fearofdeath #anthropology #mortality #TMT #terrormanagementtheory #mortalitysaliency #mortalityawareness #mementomori #Literature #nonfiction #book #books #deathanxiety #existentialism

I reviewed the books The Denial of Death, and Escape From Evil, both by Ernest Becker. I think, taken together, Denial of Death & Escape From Evil are the most important books I have read in the last 10 years.

https://oblivionwithbells.com/2024/09/30/book-review-the-denial-of-death-escape-from-evil/

#Bookreview #Psychology #ErnestBecker #Death #fearofdeath #anthropology #mortality #TMT #terrormanagementtheory #mortalitysaliency #mortalityawareness #mementomori #Literature #nonfiction #book #books #deathanxiety #existentialism

In the 'Expertise of Death' episode of the The Black Goat podcast (https://www.theblackgoatpodcast.com/posts/the-expertise-of-death/) the hosts declare Terror Management Theory "dead in the water" because the results of a foundational TMT study could not be reproduced (Many Labs 4 https://osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/vef2c). Would this be considered the general consensus around TMT at this time?

#Psychology #science #academia #deathanxiety #terrormanagementtheory #existentialism #ErnestBecker #mortalitysaliency #mementomori #anthropology

In the 'Expertise of Death' episode of the The Black Goat podcast (https://www.theblackgoatpodcast.com/posts/the-expertise-of-death/) the hosts declare Terror Management Theory "dead in the water" because the results of a foundational TMT study could not be reproduced (Many Labs 4 https://osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/vef2c). Would this be considered the general consensus around TMT at this time?

#Psychology #science #academia #deathanxiety #terrormanagementtheory #existentialism #ErnestBecker #mortalitysaliency #mementomori #anthropology

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38743292/ The entactogen 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA; ecstasy) as a treatment aid in psychotherapy and its safety concerns (Baldo, et al, 2024) #mdma #fda #entactogens #psychedelic #psychedelics #psychedelicresearch #psychedelicassistedpsychotherapy #mdmaassistedtherapy Note: FDA has approved trials of MDMA for: #ptsd #socialanxiety (especially related to #autism) #alcoholusedisorder #eatingdisorders #asociality related to #schizophrenia #deathanxiety

#ketamine #nde #psychedelic #psychedelics #psychedelicresearch #neardeathexperience #thepsychedelicexperience #egodeath #egodissolution #deathanxiety #ketaminetherapy #ketamineassistedpsychotherapy

https://youtu.be/DiHeBbOs-AU #mdma #psychedelics #Psilocybin #cannabis #lsd #ketamine #mdmaassistedtherapy #fda #ketamineassistedpsychotherapy #psychedelicassistedpsychotherapy #grief #deathanxiety #existentialdread #psychedelic #psychedelics #psychedelictherapy #psychedelicresearch The fact that people have measurable changes in thoughts, feelings, emotions, behaviors and MEANING after psychedelic therapy when supported by another human is measurable, even if obvious. #dosed #palliativecare #hospice

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38773523/ Effect of MDMA-assisted therapy on mood and anxiety symptoms in advanced-stage cancer (EMMAC): study protocol for a double-blind, randomised controlled trial
(Bhagavan et al. Trials. 2024) Note: Scientific clinical trials are not the same as mental health treatment. #mdma #mdmaassistedtherapy #newzealand #deathanxiety #depression #oncology #anxiety #depression #psychedelic #psychedelicresearch #oncology #psychedelicassistedpsychotherapy

https://www.psypost.org/psychedelics-may-reduce-death-anxiety-via-panpsychism-study-suggests/ New research on #psychedelics and #death anxiety (2024)— and #research from 2007 on #ketamine and #deathanxiety https://digitalcommons.ciis.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1191&context=ijts-transpersonalstudies Ketamine-Enhanced Psychotherapy: Preliminary Clinical
Observations on its Effects in Treating Death Anxiety (Kolp, et al, 2007) #ketamineassistedpsychotherapy #psychedelicassistedpsychotherapy

https://psychedelictherapy.institute/psychedelic-society/jdxwfeh4ehwojzkgwkoqll98ocrtz1 Free Event: May 28th, 2024— Panel Discussion with EOLPC on Psilocybin assisted therapy for end of life anxiety #psychedelicsociety #psychedelics #psilocybin #hospice #endoflifepsychedeliccare #deathanxiety #existentialdread #oncology #cancer #depression #anxiety

Graphic from whenyoudie.org.

I am still afraid of dying, but I want to be open to the idea, as this quote suggests, that it is "just a change".

#Death #dying #Living #FearOfDeath #DeathAnxiety #mementomori

Here are the slides for a recent presentation I gave of our study on #existential #psychology https://osf.io/kwjsy

In the study we coded and interpreted 803 short text responses about either #death or toothache. We found little to indicate #DeathAnxiety or #DefenseMechanisms. Article and dataset are #OpenAccess.

Article in @collabraoa with Sina Storelv as first author is available here: https://online.ucpress.edu/collabra/article/9/1/87507/197342/Nothing-Is-Certain-Except-Taxes-and-the-Other

Here are the slides for a recent presentation I gave of our study on #existential #psychology https://osf.io/kwjsy

In the study we coded and interpreted 803 short text responses about either #death or toothache. We found little to indicate #DeathAnxiety or #DefenseMechanisms. Article and dataset are #OpenAccess.

Article in @collabraoa with Sina Storelv as first author is available here: https://online.ucpress.edu/collabra/article/9/1/87507/197342/Nothing-Is-Certain-Except-Taxes-and-the-Other

#Existential philosophy and psychology assume that strong negative thoughts about #death influences many aspects of our lives, often #unconsciously.

In an article just published in #Collabra: Psychology (n=803), we found that "death" was seen as less negative and more positive than "toothache". We found little to indicate #DeathAnxiety or #DefenseMechanisms. Article and dataset are #OpenAccess. This is Sina Storelv's first first authored paper!

https://online.ucpress.edu/collabra/article/9/1/87507/197342/Nothing-Is-Certain-Except-Taxes-and-the-Other
@collabraoa

#Existential philosophy and psychology assume that strong negative thoughts about #death influences many aspects of our lives, often #unconsciously.

In an article just published in #Collabra: Psychology (n=803), we found that "death" was seen as less negative and more positive than "toothache". We found little to indicate #DeathAnxiety or #DefenseMechanisms. Article and dataset are #OpenAccess. This is Sina Storelv's first first authored paper!

https://online.ucpress.edu/collabra/article/9/1/87507/197342/Nothing-Is-Certain-Except-Taxes-and-the-Other
@collabraoa

Probably the best introduction to the practical side of combating death anxiety I know of. Doesn't mean it's easy though! I find the idea of "remembering death" really challenging.

https://psyche.co/guides/how-to-deal-with-death-anxiety-with-the-help-of-cbt

#Death #Mortality #MortalityAwareness #DeathAnxiety #FearOfDeath

Huh. What happened in 2020? I want to speculate that the pandemic made people feel grateful to be alive & to have the health that they had.

Source: https://www.semafor.com/newsletter/09/05/2023/semafor-flagship

#DeathAnxiety #FearOfDeath #MortalityAwareness

Every fear is fear of death.

— Wilhem Stekel

#DeathAnxiety #MortalityAwareness #FearOfDeath

Every fear is fear of death.

— Wilhem Stekel

#DeathAnxiety #MortalityAwareness #FearOfDeath

My top recommendations for books on understanding the fear of death: https://oblivionwithbells.com/best-books-on-understanding-the-fear-of-death/

#FearOfDeath #DeathAnxiety #MortalityAwareness

My top recommendations for books on understanding the fear of death: https://oblivionwithbells.com/best-books-on-understanding-the-fear-of-death/

#FearOfDeath #DeathAnxiety #MortalityAwareness