A Fear of Survival?

Have you ever actually feared survival? Experienced pain so piercing that you really thought that your next breath was impossible? Or simply pain so bad that you would have rathered, just in that instance, to stop breathing altogether? It is daunting to work with the knowledge that if life continues, pain is inevitable. Yet the vast majority of us make the decision to keep going, despite the fear.

Or maybe you have experienced joy so profound that that emotion nearly took your breath away... Felt a feeling so exquisite that you were afraid of the sheer intensity of the moment? Or maybe your fear is that you have peaked; that no other moment in your life will ever compare to *this* one. But still, through that fear, we push on, seeking an equivalent moment; chasing the thrill.

You may think that life, in its most basic form, is a passive endeavor, but every decision made, even the one to keep living despite your situation, negates that sentiment. The fear of survival could hold us back, but truly, its elusive nature keeps us going. To share your fears, to let someone in, is a scary and vulnerable action, but our hope is that your fear will subside as you experience ours in whatever form we may lay it out here. Contribute, lurk, or take over as you wade through the entropic collection of feelings, thoughts, trials, and triumphs that outline *our* Fear of Survival.