Very good article, and look forward to following and reading more.

I certainly agree that by starting with an assumption that death is inevitable and we cannot control where, when or how it occurs is a recipe for clinical depression and narcissistic fatalism.

As human beings, the majority of stress is caused by worrying about that which we assume we cannot control, while not realising that the ASSUMPTION of lack of control is the primary stress inducer, not the thing itself we are worrying about.

The two primary cases in point are worrying about the future and death. Why not — instead of worrying about those aspects you assume you cannot control — focus (as this article pointed out) on those aspects you can control; i.e., focus on being the best in the here and now, and that includes your health, and the future and death will take care of themselves.

Remember, just because no one else has ever recovered from the condition doesn’t mean death is guaranteed to be fatal for YOU — any other argument is fallacious in the extreme. (Suffice to say, the only verifiable “proof” to the contrary is not an avenue worth pursuing!)

However, if you do indeed think that that assertion does not apply then maybe you should be spending more energy in the here and now pursuing medical research rather than waving the white flag in the face of your “inevitable” demise.

You’ll feel better. And live longer.