{"id":1002,"date":"2018-02-22T00:00:37","date_gmt":"2018-02-22T00:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/answerwall.domain.bc.edu\/?p=1002"},"modified":"2018-02-22T21:38:13","modified_gmt":"2018-02-22T21:38:13","slug":"wall-why-am-i-so-afraid-of-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/2018\/02\/22\/wall-why-am-i-so-afraid-of-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Wall, why am I so afraid of death?"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_998\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-998\" style=\"width: 288px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/022118-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-998\" src=\"http:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/022118-2-288x300.jpg\" alt=\"Wall, why am I so afraid of death?\" width=\"288\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/022118-2-288x300.jpg 288w, https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/022118-2.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-998\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wall, why am I so afraid of death?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It\u2019s not unusual that the idea of death should cross our minds on occasion. There is much to alarm us in the news (deaths from flu; school shootings, etc.) Or perhaps someone we love or know is ill or has recently passed. Or perhaps we\u2019re just in an existential frame of mind. The Libraries has a range of material that might be useful in grappling with this issue, including \u201cNothing to be frightened of,\u201d a memoir by Julian Barnes (O\u2019Neill PR6052 A6657 Z46 2008); or perhaps \u201cTreating health anxiety and fear of death: A practitioner\u2019s guide,\u201d which is more of a toolset for clinicians and counselors (Social Work Library RC531 F87 2007); or &#8220;Be Not Afraid: Overcoming the Fear of Death (Theology &amp; Ministry Library BT825 A69 2002), a compilation of stories of people who did just that. If you find that your fear is persistent and\/or interfering with your daily life, please contact Counseling Services at <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/BC-counseling\">bit.ly\/BC-counseling<\/a> for help.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s not unusual that the idea of death should cross our minds on occasion. There is much to alarm us in the news (deaths from flu; school shootings, etc.) Or perhaps someone we love or know is ill or has recently passed. Or perhaps we\u2019re just in an existential frame of mind. The Libraries has &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/2018\/02\/22\/wall-why-am-i-so-afraid-of-death\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Wall, why am I so afraid of death?&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,16],"tags":[134],"class_list":["post-1002","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-big-questions","category-health-wellness","tag-death"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1002","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1002"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1002\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1044,"href":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1002\/revisions\/1044"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1002"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1002"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1002"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}