Jewishness; I contest you on that. Every person (At least every Ehrlicher Yid) thinks about the possibility of imminent death and thanks Hashem for giving life every minute of every day. As we say in Shemonah Esrei “Our Lives that are (Given/over) in Your Hands”. And we declare that we do not take life for granted. Especially, someone who survived car accidents and falls –as I have–. Same goes for medical emergencies. But Hashem also created human beings with the ability to push some thoughts and memories to “The Back Burner”. Or we would fall into depression and wouldn’t be able to function in a normal way. If your thoughts and fear of death are to such an extent that it interferes with your normal way of Avodas Hashem (Davening, Learning and performing your other normal tasks of daily life) you should seek professional help. There might be an event in your life that triggered the excessive consciousness of death. A professional will (BE”H) be able to mitigate those effects.
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