The five most common regret at death's door

Do you regret not having (or have) done if you were to die today?

The lack of friends is one of the most common complaints deathbed / / Credit: Shutterstock

An Australian nurse named Bronnie Ware, working with palliative care, taking care of patients in their last weeks of life. Inspired by the stories that followed, she created a blog that records their conversations with whom he was on his deathbed.

The site was so successful that it became a book called The Top Five Regrets of the Dying (The five biggest regrets of dying), no release date in Portuguese. In it, Bronnie share their experiences and consider what are the complaints of those who came to the brink of death. Check out the most common:

1. I wish I had taken the life my way and not the way others wanted

The most common regret of all. According Bronnie, when people realize that his life came to an end, it becomes easier to see how many dreams they left behind. "Health brings a freedom that few realize they have until they lose it."

2. I would not have worked so

Bronnie account that this desire was common to all the men she met. They talk about miss seeing the children growing up or the company of his wife. This does not mean that women do not have the same complaint - but as most of the patients of the nurse are an older generation, not all have to work to support his family.

3. I would have talked more about my feelings

To live in peace with others, many people end up suppressing their own feelings. According to nurse some of his patients developed disease by loading up this resentment and this resentment and never talk about it.

4. I did not want to have lost touch with my friends

"We all miss the friends when they are dying," said Bronnie. She said many people do not realize they miss the friends until weeks before his death.

5. I wish I had allowed myself to be happy

According Bronnie, many people only realize in the end that happiness is actually a matter of choice. "Fear of change made ​​them pretend to others and themselves that they were pleased when, at bottom, all they wanted was to laugh and have more happy moments," she concludes.

Via The Guardian.