Below is an excerpt from my April 28 post (Small Fears, Big Fears, Fear of Death, and the Antidote) that challenged us to overcome our fear of death.

Hardly a day goes by in my office without someone talking about fear. I’ve heard it all. People fear being embarrassed, rejected, outsmarted, and ridiculed. They also fear for their safety and the safety of their loved ones. They fear terminal illness and debilitating conditions. They fear failure. I’ve heard about fear of heights, elevators, closed in spaces, and planes that can’t leave the tarmac. Sometimes their fears start out small and get larger as time goes by. Or sometimes they have one fear at age five, but 10 fears by age 30. The fear I hear the most about is the fear of death.

Jerry Seinfeld famously said that according to studies, people’s number one fear is public speaking and number two is death. Therefore, he surmised, if at a funeral, most people would rather be in the coffin than giving the eulogy.

. . . Fear of death may not be the number one fear of human beings, but let’s assume that it’s near the top on most lists. 

My clients have expressed fears of the death of their parents or grandparents, their partners or spouses, their kids, their favorite niece or nephew. Some fear the death of their pets even more than the favorite people in their lives.  

Whenever I hear these fears, I dig a little deeper and I almost always find that underneath this fear of loved ones’ death is a fear of their own demise.  And that’s regardless of what their faith is or their lack of faith.

There is one antidote that seems to work in many of these cases. I ask them to read about NDEs (near death experiences). My favorite to recommend right now is Eben Alexander’s bestseller: Proof of Heaven.  He is a neurosurgeon and former NDE debunker, who experienced a seven day NDE.

If a person wants to go a little deeper and seems open to it, I recommend authors with case studies on reincarnation like Brian Weiss or Michael Newton. Dr. Newton’s books include his original two: Journey of Souls and Destiny of Souls. Newer ones are Life between Lives and Memories of the Afterlife (edited by him, authored by members of the Newton Institute).

In almost all cases, this reading expands peoples’ awareness, gives them more food for thought, and in combination with other tools, we are able to get them back on a healthy track.

No fear is fun or healthy. And that’s distinguishing fear from its more legitimate counterpart: caution.  So the antidote is: Get thee to some good self help books that will change your perspective, your attitude, and your world view.

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And next time you’re at a funeral, think about Jerry Seinfeld instead of your fears, and you’ll be well on your way to conquering (and laughing at) your fears rather than adding to them.

I still highly recommend the books mentioned in this post and I continue to believe that a healthy understanding of the afterlife brings reassurance in the present life.

Now a new CNN special: Anderson Cooper Special Report: To Heaven and Back gives us more food for thought. The special shares three of the best near death experiences (NDEs) I’ve ever heard. No NDE is commonplace, but each of these stories has a special twist that makes it unique.

The original show was broadcast on December 1. It will be rebroadcast on Christmas day at 5:00 a.m. If you’re not an early riser, record it if you can.

If you fear death (and by accounts a majority of us do) and you want an antidote for your fear, try it! You have nothing to lose but your fear!

Sanity now!