First of all, everything seems worse during the middle of the night. For people who are having intense terror or other emotions in the middle of the night, I usually suggest actually getting up for awhile, turning on a light and doing something distracting to help normalize things a bit.

As far as the fear of dying itself, there are several things that can help. One is to break the fear down into its component parts, similar to the suggestion about aging issues above and begin working through the issue from the deepest layer out. Another thing is to examine your beliefs about both life and death. Many of us find that our beliefs evolve over the years, but we don’t always take the time to keep up with ourselves. Take a spiritual inventory to find out where you are and look for beliefs that are sustaining.