“Dying is an art form. It is a performing art and only people who live well can die well. “

“But doctor I do not want to die. I want to live well”

“Of course you do. I am just making a point that unless you contemplate death, keep it in perspective, you do not live well. So tell me how do you imagine your death. I gave you an exercise in our last session wherein I told you to vividly imagine three ways that you would die. Did you do the exercise”.

“Actually I tried doctor. However every time I try to imagine that I feel suicidal. I feel like ending my life”.

“I know you had told me that in our first session together and that is why I had asked you to imagine the moment of you death in detail. It will migrate you from the realm of fear to the realm of fantasy. As long as you keep running from your death you will be scared of...