anyone else get really anxious they are not real or in a dream - maybe a loss of control fear but i get really scared that i am fake and imagining the world around me and all my loved ones etc - anyone else struggle with this or have tips?
I’ve felt all of those feelings for probably 3 years now, I constantly have to remind myself that i have felt this feeling before and it’s not dangerous and it goes away, it doesn’t make it any less scary but it does always go away temporarily eventually.
I’m sorry you’re going through this, I’ve been there and you are definitely not alone. Do you find yourself obsessively thinking about these questions (what if I am not real, what if I’m in a dream, etc.) or is it more a physical feeling/sense that you are separate from the world? Either way this is common for anxiety/OCD, and I highly recommend working with a therapist who can help you address the fears if that is something you are interested in. I wonder if either of these resources will resonate, they have some helpful tools for what I think you may be dealing with: https://www.treatmyocd.com/blog/existential-ocd-deep-thinker-how-to-tell-difference https://youtu.be/rmH50bTp1zs
Hi, yes this was common for me when I was in existential or somatic ocd. Remember that it’s just a feeling, and feelings will pass. It is scary, ERP tells us to make fun of the thoughts kinda like hey maybe it’s not real 😆 but I’m going to move forward like it is.
That's common with OCD once you start to heal you will realize reality again
it goes on and off i’ll have months of it being bad and then months being bad i wish it would just stop
I had a similar thing trust me fighting it directly won't help just don't engage those thoughts
thank you!!!
And also serotonin helps alot
i am soooo scared to take medication i had awful withdrawals and side effects
I have the thought of what if I lose control and do something out of my control like scream for no reason or yelling in a store or just blurting stuff out that’s not in my control and it causes so much anxiety and causes me to feel weird. I always think I’m on the edge of losing control of myself and it’s exhausting living like this. Any tips?
does anyone else with this theme hate to be alone?? i deadass get panic attacks when i’m left alone and i sit and watch the time until whoever is coming back because im so scared. i get scared that when im alone im going to lose control and act on my thoughts. my mind goes “oh your alone now nobody would know” or “your alone so you won’t feel guilt”. i hate this so much and as much as i try to deal with it i feel it never gets better. it doesn’t help that i have agoraphobia now either. i need tips!
Hi everyone, I haven’t posted in a while—about 6 months—but I’m really struggling and need some help or advice. I thought I had healed from all of this, or at least I was doing so much better. I have never felt this before but it feels like I’m slipping back into something I can’t control. Right now, it feels like I’m stuck in a bad reality. It’s like I’m trapped with my dad in one reality, and I’m trying to get back to the other where I’m with my family, but I can’t. It’s so hard to explain, but everything around me feels unreal, and my mind keeps telling me I’m stuck. It feels so real, and I don’t know how to get out of it. It’s like I’ve been transported to another world, and I can’t break free. nd now I’m scared I’ll never come back to the “good” reality I had before. and I genuinely believe this. I’ve been struggling with these thoughts about spiritual realms, the devil, and spiritual warfare. My dad has always talked about these things, and he’s gone through psychosis before. He’s also had a history of doing a lot of drugs, and now I’m terrified that I might end up like him. I fear that I’m somehow becoming like him, trapped in that same mental space he’s been in. He talks about spiritual stuff that scares me, and I can’t shake the thought that I might be losing myself the same way he did. I know this might sound weird, but I feel like I’m getting closer to that line, and I don’t know how to stop it. I keep feeling like I’ll never come back to the way things were, like I’ll always be stuck in this distorted reality. I’m afraid of losing myself, especially in my faith. I believe in God, but my thoughts and fears about all of this are making it hard to feel connected to Him. I feel so distant from God right now, and it’s hard to see how this can change. Has anyone else experienced something like this—feeling like you’re trapped between realities, afraid of becoming someone you don’t want to be, or struggling with fears like this? How did you cope? I just need some hope that I can get through this and come back to a better place. I’m scared, and I feel like I can’t escape this. Any advice would really mean a lot right now.
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