Using experience rather than research, I find that many of the patients I see grapple with issues of death. Most of them believe they are dying or will die from their hepatitis C infection. It does not seem to matter if they have mild disease or more advanced liver damage. I have talked to patients who are so sure they are going to die from HCV that they are consumed by fear and have trouble managing their lives. One such patient later learned she did not have the virus, only the HCV antibody.
Some patients fear certain aspects of death.
These thoughts are common and normal. Dwelling or acting on them is not. The following are a few suggestions to consider if you find yourself wrestling with issues about death. Talk about it. Tell someone your fears and thoughts.