Fear of dying because of my views

[Ace Otana]

I have not belived in heaven or any afterlife for years, but only recently I have become terrified of my own death and the fact I will be here no more and that is that etc. How is it fare that religious people get to look forward to death as they will: go to heaven/get many virgins/meet there creator (delete as applicable) while the people who have viewed all evidence And know the truth only see death as the end of everything. It is really getting to me, to the point I have difficulty sleeping because of it. Maybe you guys here could help me to understand.

Reality is cold and hard. The truth is something many cannot bare. It all depends on what you want and how you prefer to look at things. You can grasp onto comforting beliefs that you'll get exactly what you wanted or see reality for how it really is.

Death is the end of your existence. You won't even be aware that you had ever lived, seeing as all the information in your brain is destroyed.
Death is being in a state where time and matter no longer have any meaning to you, you'll be beyond such things. Billions of years will pass like seconds and you wouldn't even know. We each have already been dead for billions of years and yet for each of us, it was as quick as a nights kip.

Death is very much like sleeping, except no dreaming and no waking up. Some believe that at some point in the future you will return but as a totally new person, no memory of your past life. Reincarnation. That may be possible and true, we each could of lived a thousand lives and not even know about it. Perhaps this is the first time I've ever lived a life. What I am certain of, is that there is no heaven or hell for any of us. We're simply on a journey that is life, some wait for the end of the journey in hopes for another, some simply enjoy the time they have with no expectations for another. Which for me gives this life far more value.

Death isn't something to fear unless you're young and haven't lived yet.