Fear of Death

I'm afraid to watch this film. It's right there in that box, but I'm absolutely terrified to put it on. The problem is I have recurring episodes where I see and feel myself dying. I actually feel as if this is it, it's over. The pain is not there, but the panic is. I realize this is my healthy, conscious mind reacting to the experience/thought, but every time I become extremely anxious and deeply troubled until I finally gasp for air and snap out of it, leaving me feeling depressed for the next few hours (which is often until I knock myself out to sleep with pills or from extreme fatigue). All this back story to ask: Is it a good idea for me to watch this film, does it help the viewer rationalize death in any way or will it just bring out my old fears tenfold? I know King as a director presents his subject matter without any judgement and his images are often quite raw and gut wrenching without any dramatic contextualization. I usually hate when films try to push you into thinking in one direction, but I have the feeling I might need some sort of crutch before tackling this one on.

What was your experience of the film? Does anyone out there have the same outlook on death as I have and came out thinking differently after watching this film or did it just increase your anxiety? Or perhaps you had an open mind on the subject, but the film completely turned you around? I'm glad when these thoughts of death are far away in the back of my mind, safe at a distance, but sometimes even the most subtle triggers will bring these feelings back... and Dying At Grace seems to be a mighty big gun. I love what I've seen from King up to this point and would hate myself for missing out on this one because of all of these fears I can't seem to rationalize.