We are all ill !

I was astounded to come across an array of websites that all claim to combat the fear of death. http://www.changethatsrightnow.com/fearofdeat/asp “Trusted, effective treatment for the fear of death”, they assert. Offering a life-time guarantee to its customers, with a success rate close to 100%, these websites do not use hypnosis but rather trains the unconscious mind to feel safe and teaches it to respond appropriately, cultivating positive thoughts.

WHAT? I thought when I read this.

Surely with its home study CD program, these sites are making money out of a religious conception, playing on an adverse religion for profit. Change That’s Right Now CTRN, is not a religious organisation, they work exclusively by telephone open 9 am until midnight.
This must be a very profitable business.

Yet, I urge that the fear of death should not be treated as some sort of illness or phobia, that it is entirely natural and does not need overcoming as cyberspace would have you believe.
Thantaphobia is the common term for exploring the fear of death , yet is it really a phobia? Or is it just mankind in a real situation looking at reality and their life hereafter. Surely it can‘t cause so much distress that it requires the help of an expert.

What do you think? Do you think the fear of death is that potent and dominant, that it actually influences your life, in some negative way? The producers of such websites think so.
http://www.aikido.com/overcomethefearofdeath This article I came across claims that if you follow seven simple steps your anxious fear of passing away will be conquered.

The steps are as follows:

1) Understand that it’s a cycle.
2) Know that people wont forget you.
3)Talk to someone.
4) Live life the way that you are supposed to.
5) Don’t worry until you need to.
6) Be optimistic.
7) Realise that there is hope.

The point that struck me was number 5- don’t worry until you need to. Oh so there is something to worry about then. Not as liberating as it first appears. And when exactly do I need to start worrying?. Such therapeutic talk outrages me. Be optimistic? About what? About dieing or about living?. Understand that it’s a cycle!. Ok I understand that I must die in order for some one else to live and be born , yet its not very cathartic or energizing. Such curative and remedial submissions are all very flamboyant and on a individual level productive, yet beneath the surface are they beneficial and salutary.?. Moreover, are they justified?.