how to deal with obsessive thoughts about death?? i cant function anymore because the only thing on my mind is wether or not im gonna make it to tomorrow and its exhausting its been like this for months and i have no idea how to stop.
That was my first obsession when I was 12. It was horrible, I can totally relate. But what I would advice you from my personal experience is to try to live more in the moment. This is what I’m trying to do now and I really feel more peaceful. I hope you will be better soon 🫶🏼
@emnav thank you so much! i do try to live in the moment but the obsessive thoughts consume me during the night and it is alot to handle. how long did it take you to get better if you dont mind me asking?
@mfa I can totally understand, it really lasted long for me but I was really young and my dad had a health issue at this time so it was related to that for me! So I would say 2 years or something
@emnav ah that makes sense. I hope everything is better now and you got the help you needed! very glad you were able to recover, u are very strong, I hope your dad is better as well!
@mfa Yes I have less problem with this theme I wouldn’t say I recovered but at least my dad is better yes ! I struggle more with other themes now
@emnav im sorry ocd is a never ending cycle. but improvement is possible! i hope you can learn to deal with your new themes soon.
I have too! I think you need to tell yourself maybe I will die tmr or maybe I won’t. It gets worse at the beginning cause intrusive thoughts keep hitting, but over time you will obsess with it less!
@Scc08 thank you!
I have this terribly. like it’s what I struggle with most , I take everything as “ signs “ “ omens” and sometimes I’ll be in the shower and my mind will be like “ this is your last one” or the same thing going on a car ride , or eating dinner. it literally has control over my mind , and it makes me so sad and just wanna lay in bed all day. and I have a terrible fear of dying in my sleep … and it’s like my every move all my mind goes to is dying. like or if I’m having a good time my mind like “it’s because this is your last day so you’re having fun” and I’m just like bro. like it’s seriously E V E R Y T H I N G. it is so so so exhausting
Omg! I thought I was the only one when I’ve tried to explain it to people they make me feel like I’m going crazy. It always tends to be at night time I have these intrusive thoughts, I try and pray about it or listen to music. I do hope you can find a solution to this because it can be exhausting x
@Avelinaxo night time is thee worst but thank u i try and do both of those things it does help. thank you, i hope it gets easier for everyone it is terrible i wish u the best <3
@mfa Thank you for sharing it means a lot to know that we’re not going through this alone. Wishing you the best and hope it gets easier 💓
and then also , I try and tell myself “ well it’s fine if you do” and then I’m like no I can’t comfort myself and make myself think that cause then it’s gonna happen ? you know ?
@justsomone1 i definitely do know i relate and go through every single thing u have mentioned. i find it hard to make plans or think about the future because my first thought is “im not gonna live till then” and oh my god the sleep fear is definitely the worst for me. the loss of control the uncertainty it is so so hard to deal with and resisting compulsions such as googling health conditions is a struggle.
@justsomone1 i totally agree with you on the second one. i cant handle the uncertainty because it makes it seem like im okay with it and that it will happen to me if i am. so i font know what to do i cant manage it it is terribly exhausting im so glad you understand.
@mfa exactly, like googling how you could possibly die in your sleep or something, and definitely the plans one. I get scared to plan for the future cause my mind just says all these scary thoughts.
@justsomone1 it is all so terrifying i have no idea how to get the thoughts to stop. definitely my biggest and worst theme
@mfa Idk how to either . Like I genuinely don’t. I’m getting back on my meds .. and then it’s gonna be summer here soon. I truly hope my mind is filled with nothing but positivity
@justsomone1 meds is a great idea. I hope summer makes it all easier for you i wish you the best!
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.
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.
So this past week I’ve had a really bad ocd spiral. I can’t stop thinking about death and what happens after. Because of this, I’ve felt no motivation to get out of bed. I don’t know if it’s burnout from school, depression, or just existential ocd. I can’t focus on the present,and I feel like I’m in a dream like state. I went through a similar time a few years ago, and was able to get out of it. Even if I do accept that death is inevitable, how do I get motivation to do anything when I know it won’t matter in the end? Any tips?
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