Death by fire or death by drowning are my two biggest fears. Believe it or not being eaten alive is scary but not my #1fear. When I'm dead I want to be eaten. Give back something to the Earth for all I have taken.
Disclaimer: I've been dead 3 times in medical term for periods ranging from 3 to 8 minutes sand coma in one event for a duration of just over two weeks.
Most deaths are random and pointless in my experience. My worst fear to to die without fulfilling any degree of the promise my talents and hard won skills suggest. I'm not particularly thinking in terms of notoriety, of recognition, so much as enjoy however briefly the personal satisfaction in doing my personal best. It may well be, that for me to accomplish this is to set in motion a sequence of events that only come to fruition generations after any memory of my existence is gone. I can accept that too, but it would be pleasant to know.
I am happy to say that I don't give a second thought to how I die, except when I am taking a turn to hot on my bike,
Even then, I feel incredibly alive,
I guess the only death I fear is a wasting illness, but I have a contingency plan for that
After you drown you will be eaten but not eaten a live which I fear the most.
The only kind of death that I fear is the final one. Come to think of it, I don't fear death at all. I think it sucks because there is so much more to learn, to experience, to see, but I have no fear of it.
Oh, wait, that's not what you asked, is it? I think helpless lingering while my mind is still intact. That I think would bother me greatly.
There are at least two for me which are about equal. Based on how it feels when I accidentally touch my finger on a extremely hot pan or pot, burning to death while still conscious is one. Also, at my age, I fear most the possibility of slow, drawn-out death in severe and constant pain. Living as a quadriplegic and unable to talk, while conscious and mental faculties intact, would be a horrible fate.
Something that takes time, knowing it's coming would be the worst part.
any death your aware is happening that takes a long time. I'm really not good with heights or open spaces and believe some things are worse than death.