Has anyone dealt with derealisation/depersonalisation when dealing with existential ocd? All I can think about is death and how/why we are here and if we actually exist and I’m starting to feel like I’m watching my life from outside my body. It’s such a bizarre feeling, if anyone has experienced it, do you have any advise on how to cope?

it’s one of the weirdest feelings. it can be terrifying. once it happened to me, all i began to do was obsess about that feeling because i was so terrified it would come back… being so obsessed with it, of course, it always came back. my tip is to try your best to not be afraid of that feeling. realistically, these feelings are all caused by chemical imbalances in your brain and can be impacted by how much stress you’re enduring in that moment. it’s quite literally just a reaction from your brain. remind yourself this and allow it to happen, know that it is actually extremely common.

omg i have this :/

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I had this feeling. But it only happens occasionally. When it happened to me, it was so scary like I wasn’t in control. But for me, finding someone in real life to talk to can help me get connected again. Or also just sitting still til the feeling goes away because sometimes it’s hard to even move.