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I want to help you but unfortunately I don't know how😔😣 but I want you to know that I have similar thoughts, so you're not alone in this
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I understand you and you are not alone… it’s very hard not to think about because unfortunately it is the only thing certain in life… is death.. but I think with some therapy and maybe just some comfort and support from your loved ones you may be at ease for awhile about it… I know it’s so hard I’ve been dealing with the intrusive thoughts so much lately and I know how it is…. Just breathe and be in the moment for now. It’s all we can do. Just know you are not the only one. Do you believe in a higher power (if you don’t mind me asking)?
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I think I do. I’m hoping that’s not just a compulsion tho
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I just think by the time I’m 85 , I’d probably have enough of life but I also am very spiritual
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- OCD Conqueror
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I read a post once that said “make lemonade, don’t ask why you were given the lemons.” I think you just have to engage with life as much as you can and try to enjoy it. I have this kind of fear as well but I just try to go out and live rather than ruminate about it. I also find comfort knowing we’re all in the same boat. I don’t know how old you are, but evolutionarily we’re supposed to fear death the younger we are. One day our fears will change. I remember when my grandmother was alive, she couldn’t wait to die because she was 97 and had already lived such a long and fulfilling life. Death anxiety right now is normal and can be healthy, but don’t let it ruin the rest of your life.
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True they say as you get older death anxiety decreases saying at 20 is when it peaks , my nan also lived to 92 and she said she was ready to go , she lived through both World Wars
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I cant give a definitive answer on how to help it but please know that it does get better. I used to obsess daily about death and eventually it went away and doesn’t bother me anymore, hang in there :)
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I’m bad today cos I did ERP watching all Final Destinations
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Of course we can’t stop the inevitable but with my ocd it’s all I can think about. I’m afraid I’ll be alone for ever and I’ll fear forever. Fear does not stop death it stops life. But how do I stop fear??? I can’t think of anything scarier than the fact that our conscious will vanish for eternity. I am only 20 years old but I mean the last 5 years flew by like nothing.
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so i have ocd but this is the main theme ive been dealing with for the last few months, im obsessed with my mortality and i feel trapped by the reality of death. i dont really believe in an afterlife which makes it scarier, not that i dont wanna my brain literally just wont let me. but i have daily panic attacks thinking about death all day, its honestly the toughest thing ive ever dealt with. does anybody have any tips on how they manage this if they have ever dealt with it? not looking for reassurance, just some non compulsive ways to kind of lessen the grip of the fear.
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I’m currently reading existential psychotherapy by Irvin yalom. In his chapter.. “meaninglessness” the first paragraph he describes about a man who ended his life because he truly was overwhelmed with the “meaninglessness of life” and how doing absolutely anything was meaningless because it ended it death. The questions drove him insane and he committed. This was stated in this book and he also stated multiple people did end there life’s during an overwhelming meaning crisis. Please help. If anyone has been through this please reach out. I have stopped going to my nursing shifts. I’ve lost all hope. I believe I’m going through a horrible existential crisis. I’ve suffered from ocd my whole life but I think this might not be existential ocd. I can’t seem to create meaning in my life. I can’t seem to live without us having an inherent meaning. No answers or anything is helping. I’m really struggling. Please.
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