Fear of Dying

Balancing the panic and guilt, plus what I'm reading, watching, and listening to this week.

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Even though I didn’t grow up around death, I was always afraid of it. My parents let me watch horror movies when I was too young to understand they were imaginary. In every harmless childhood doll, I saw Chucky. In every dark corner, I imagined evil spirits lurking to make sure I was obedient to my Catholic mother, who…