Staring at the Sun: Overcoming the Terror of Death

Implementation Notes

• Accept the inevitability of death as a fundamental part of life to live more meaningfully
• Use the awareness of life's finiteness as a catalyst for change and to appreciate every moment
• Reflect on personal life stories and reinterpret them for better self-understanding
• Develop interpersonal relationships and strive for depth to reduce the fear of death
• Seek and find personal meaning in life through interaction, love, work, and creativity
• Practice therapeutic methods of self-reflection to overcome the fear of death and learn to appreciate the present
• Apply techniques from existential psychotherapy to work through the fear of death and find life's meaning