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I have panic issues, & when i heard about dry drowning, i felt like i couldn't breathe.should i be scared to even drink liquids? i'm so scared of this
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No: Life is short on Earth, regardless of whether a person lives 3 days, 3000 days, or 30,000 days. It is not length of one's life that matters, but the quality of the life lived. The goal is not to live a long life, but to live a good life. Even if a person makes it all the way to age 82, that's only 30,000 days. So, drink up, take your chances. Live or die, but fear not.
Answered 6/24/2015
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