I don’t know why but I feel like death is coming for me , I was struggling with death ocd / anxiety and still am for the past 4 months. and something is just telling me “ it’s coming soon” and I’m only 15 like I don’t understand. and my mind like told me I wouldn’t make it to my birthday and it’s in 3 months. ir just sucks idk how to help or understand these feelings it just feels like my time is limited
Idk if it’s triggering to say this and I don’t suffer from death ocd so it’s really not my place to say this. But I’ll give my view on death anyway to see if it helps. I used to think that death is scary, but I don’t know what changed my view on it and I don’t think it’s that scary now. You wouldn’t remember the moment when you’re falling asleep, and I think death is just like that, you wouldn’t remember the moment when you’re dead, you lost your consciousness. Of course I wouldn’t know for sure…but think about it that way. It wouldn’t help if you kept thinking about death, death is could be tragic, or sudden. I think what you have to do is to sit with the anxiety, and accept the fact that you might die in any moment. It’s best to enjoy life, treasure every moments while it lasts. That’s my view on life. I hope this didn’t scare you and hope you can overcome this❤️. (Sorry for my bad English)
@angela123 Thankyou ! I try , and it’s not even after death it’s more of making people who love me sad , or just like dying young
@justsomone1 Yeah…i get sad when I think about that. But that’s just life! It’s also why you should spend more time with your loved ones and do what you enjoy!
Hey, I have the same thing. I just feel like any moment I could die. I just respond to it "yeah, maybe, maybe not. We'll see." and then I sit with the anxiety and it's very scary, I know, I literally had moments where I was like "this is it" and then it turned into a panic attack. Just let it happen. Whenever you are alone, cry it out, I was utterly hopeless and sad, I cried and I was angry, but you know Im glad I faced it and I let it happen. I felt calm afterwards and I went on a trip with a friend. I just let the thoughts be and I don't react to them that much besides accepting the uncertain. Today I woke up with 0 intrusive thoughts, I just can't care less. I think over time and with practice it will get better. Sometimes there's nothing, no techniques, no perfect formulas, just sheer willpower. You need to push through it and face it, okay. I know it's scary because it's literal death but you have nothing to lose. Can you call this a life? Scared of dying? Not being able to enjoy a single thing without thinking of the end? That nothing matters? So I guess we have to face it and let it happen, no matter what you feel like you are risking. We need to be brave. It's gonna worth it and you will experience relief.
@Doris068 Thankyou so much . I try not to pay it no attention and it works some days , but some days are worse then others
I don't know if this helps or not but you have to push through it. Still try to do the everyday tasks and activities, work on yourself and also do the ERP exercises. I'm still new on this journey so if you want you can contact me and we can talk about this and help each other, I'm always glad to see that I'm not alone. Also, one quote that somehow helps me stay motivated to push through and complete my to do lists everyday. "It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live"
@Doris068 okay , I have Snapchat instagram. Whichever works
@justsomone1 Sc is doritailor
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.
I’ve been perturbed for a couple of months now with incessant thoughts about aging and dying. I really am not sure what to do. This feels like other OCD themes, but also really different, because this time, what I’m afraid of is sure to happen. I will either die, or age and then die. It’s been so difficult to enjoy anything lately. I just want to pull a blanket over my head and wait until death comes. Has anyone else felt this way? I feel quite alone. I am trying to enjoy life, but I just remember that it will all be gone in a flash. Nothing really seems to help me feel better. The only escape I have is in my dreams where I can fantasize about never aging or dying. Or at least being able to rewind the clock to have more time.
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