Melissa said: What is preoccupation with death supposed to mean?
I think it means they think a lot about death. Maybe funerals, or what happens after death, they talk about death alot, it preoccupies their mind. I had a friend who wrote poems and poems about death and then attempted suicide. His parents got him into the hospital in time and for about a year he recieved the help he needed. He's not suicidal anymore but his near death experience helped him also.