If you’ve ever found yourself wide awake at 2 a.m., heart racing, thoughts spiraling, gripped by a fear you can’t quite name, you’re not alone. Fear of death is one of the most common, and least discussed, anxieties we carry.
It’s raw, it’s personal, and it’s deeply human.
Whether it stems from religious conditioning, unresolved grief, or the sheer uncertainty of the afterlife, this fear can quietly shape how we live, love, and engage with the world around us.
This article was written for you. Not to erase your fear, but to help you understand it, and maybe even soften it. Read through all 8 suggestions.
The last one may surprise you the most!
8. Learn to Sit With the Unknown
When we speak of death, we tend to frame it as absence. But through years of spiritual readings and psychic medium sessions, I’ve come to understand that the unknown is not a void. It is a shift in awareness.
The best psychic reading doesn’t predict an afterlife with certainty, it brings peace with the present. It reveals that presence persists, even without a body. This article explores what Spirit has shown me over time.
7. Name the Fear
Clients often say they’re afraid of dying, but when pressed, it’s often the how, when, or what comes after that unsettles them.
Getting specific helps. Write down your fears. Speak them out loud. You don’t need to fix them right away. Just name them. This guide may help untangle the isolation this fear can cause.
6. Reconnect With a Spiritual Practice
Whether it’s tarot, meditation, or prayer, a consistent spiritual rhythm builds a sense of continuity that makes death feel less like a stop and more like a shift.
Start with how tarot and clairvoyance connect or learn how to increase your psychic abilities.
5. Watch for Signs From Spirit
Spirit doesn’t vanish. It adapts. I’ve connected with loved ones who speak through flickering lights, dream visits, scents, and sudden emotions.
These signs often begin subtly. This article on pets visiting after they pass is a comforting place to start if you’ve lost someone.
4. Have a Plan for Nighttime Panic
If dread strikes in the dark, keep a small toolkit at your bedside: a grounding crystal (my favorite is black tourmaline), a tarot card (The Star is ideal), and a note to yourself: “I am safe in this moment.”
Place your feet on the ground. Drink water. Breathe in fours: in, hold, out, pause. Panic often loses its grip when we bring our senses back online.
3. Connect With a Spiritual Community
If you’re seeking a space that feels like a church, but you’re more spiritually inclined than traditionally religious, I urge you to explore your local Spiritualist Church.
Mediumship as we know it was born there.
These communities host workshops, public demonstrations of mediumship, and foster an evidence-based relationship with Spirit that acknowledges life continues beyond the physical.
But community isn’t confined to pews or pulpits.
It can exist anywhere you feel safe enough to speak honestly. It’s built when we reach out, when we ask questions, when we let ourselves be witnessed.
For me, this looks like volunteering. It’s where I shed layers of ego and offer myself to something greater than my own concerns. It reminds me I’m part of a shared humanity.
That said, if you don’t have time to commit to service, that’s okay.
Community can be as simple as immersing yourself in nature, calling a trusted friend, or reading a book that speaks directly to your soul.
But especially when it’s 2 a.m. and the panic strikes, I recommend having more than one person you can check in with. Build a circle, not just a lifeline.
2. Reflect on What You Still Want to Say
The fear of death is often rooted in the fear of leaving something unsaid or undone. As someone who has spent time with people in their final days, I can say with confidence: what most people want is to be heard, to be remembered, to be real.
Tarot readings often serve as a mirror for what needs to be voiced. Learn what to expect and start that conversation with yourself.
1. Create a Legacy of Love, Even In Your Absence
My sister has always carried a fear of death. The unknown presses on her like a weight she can’t shake. When we lost a family member, it got worse. She began waking up at night in a state of panic, unable to breathe, spinning in thoughts of infinite nothingness.
She called me once in the middle of the night, distraught, asking, “What if there’s nothing after this? No guarantee of anything?”
I took a deep breath and asked her, “When you’re dreaming, are you afraid of waking up?” There was silence on the other end, and then she exhaled. That question calmed her. She was able to sleep.
I view life as a beautiful, elaborate dream, a shared performance. Anyone who’s worked in theater knows: just because someone exits the stage doesn’t mean they cease to exist. You see each other backstage. You reconnect.
We are each a photon of light, vibrating at unimaginable speed. We are creators, collaborators. And even after the curtain falls, the story continues.
This belief is why I’ve chosen to prepare for my own eventual passing in a practical way. My husband and I keep a detailed household binder. Every receipt is filed by month. Every emergency contact, password, and protocol is documented. At the back is a private YouTube link to a video I recorded, one where I say everything I would want them to know if I passed unexpectedly. It’s unlisted. Only accessible to those I trust.
Before solo trips, I make a new video. I schedule it to be emailed to my husband and a few loved ones, timed to arrive one week after I return. If I make it home safely, I cancel the email (I set an alarm to remind me) But if I don’t, I’ve left them something heartfelt. Something real. A legacy of love.
All anyone truly wants is to hear what they meant to you. What you learned about love through knowing them.
I urge you to do the same. Don’t run from the fear. Prepare with heart. Face it with clarity. And say what matters most, while you still can.
Want more?
Explore 10 lessons on life and death from a psychic medium in hospice, or understand the role of an evidential medium in connecting to spirit with grounded accuracy.
If scientific validation speaks to you, read this Yale study, or consider Harvard’s look at spirituality and emotional health. For a personal reflection, NPR’s piece on dying is gentle, raw, and powerful.
This article was written by Chris Bennett, a world renowned tarot reader and internationally acclaimed psychic medium. Recognized as one of the best tarot readers in the world and the best psychic in Canada, Chris provides accurate tarot readings, evidential mediumship, and intuitive guidance that clients consistently describe as life-changing.
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