Problem dealing with death as an atheist

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I got over my fear of death when I left the church 17 years ago. I have had several close calls in my lifetime but I feel that the knowledge that we as a species will all eventually share the same fate has made me stronger. Not only has it made me stronger but it has made me appreciate the life that I have now even more and led me to try to live it to its fullest and get the most out of it that I can while I'm here. I was actually more afraid of death when I was a fundamentalist theist who was always concerned with whether I was in good standing with God all the time and what would happen if I died now for instance. The fear of not being worthy and of an eternal place of torment such as hell kept me in bondage. As an atheist death to me has lost its sting, once you realize that we like all living things on this planet will eventually die and that it is nothing more than a natural process you will be more at peace with it.