OCD about people taking their life

Northern_Downpour · 2023-06-20T04:08:44.676795Z

Does anyone else get OCD about people in their lives committing suicide?? I get this a lot with my mom and brother who are both mentally ill. I dont think ei...

One_moment_a...

Date posted: 2y

I have a common theme like this! For me it’s less of suicide and more or thinking they’ll get into a car accident, drop dead, get into a shooting, etc. It’s mainly about these things happening to my close family members and whoever I’m dating at the time

NanaMissy

Date posted: 2y

I'm not the professional about what subtype this would be dear, but I can't begin to imagine how UNBELIEVABLY SCARY & heartbreaking that would be to live with daily & I'm so sorry you're feeling that way! What I can tell you for a fact, having suffered with mental illness since I began school in 1980.As well as speaking from too much experience on the suicidal side of my mental illness, IF ANYONE EVER commits suicide or attempts to commit suicide, @Northern_Downpour IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR IT TO EVER BE YOUR FAULT! This I guarantee! It is "THEIR" mental illness that would cause this! As it was mine that caused my attempt a month ago. I wish I could say I am happy I was found, but I am currently working very hard on that. Sure, I could say IF my landlord hadn't done this, or IF my friend just would've answered her phone but that just is NOT TRUE. What I tried very hard to do was due to MY OWN mental illness, self isolation, inability to communicate and so on. As it is my own mental illness I'm trying very hard to learn to LIVE with, to be able to do those things to prevent me from wanting to do it again. I can also tell you, if anything like that does happen, you WILL ALWAYS be caught off guard. No matter if they have a history of it or not. If I could offer a bit of advise that I KNOW my daughter (who is an ER Nurse) & my mother both say they wish they had done, and they do too MUCH now 😉.... Is ASK ME. Just ask how they are feeling. Come right out and ask your loved ones you are concerned about. Say, "Mom/brother, Can we sit and talk for just a minute (or all afternoon) I have something quite serious that has been heavy on my heart & mind & I NEED to ask you"..... And just ask! Hopefully that will give you some peace & then no matter what "subtype" this is, if there are ANY KIND of thoughts making you afraid to sleep due to what you may wake to, or has you even questioning if you're a good enough friend/family mem, YOU NEED TO FIND The right Therapist or counseling FOR YOU (if you haven't already) It may help YOU to learn TO LIVE with loved ones suffering with mental illness. You said family history of mental illness (you didn't mention you having history) It's no different than me going to AA because my father's an alcoholic. It helped me understand, & learn to live with it. I hope some of this helps. I'll be wishing you the best 🙏 NanaMissy

One_moment_a...

Date posted: 2y

@NanaMissy My thoughts are very similar to theirs and I think the subtype would be magical thinking ocd. Since I believe that turning the lights on and off twenty times (or whatever my ocd tells me to do) will make it so that the car accident that would kill my family does not happen

so I need to get back into ERP, but it’s so hard to manage these thoughts and learn to deal with them. like I swear my mind has to make everything about it. Like every time I clean my room, my mind’s like yup make sure it’s clean so when your parents find you, or something so stupid like if I get a headache, my mind convinces me that I like the pain and that that’s why I get my thoughts because I actually want to do it. It’s so exhausting. Because I know I would never want to take my life and I treasure my life so why does it do it to me? It’s hard to comprehend the fact of these thoughts too because I don’t know many people with this exact theme. It’s such a scary feeling. And I’m constantly questioning whether I have actual depression or if it’s just my OCD. Yes I have been diagnosed with suicidal OCD, but my mind still tries to convince me otherwise. I just don’t know how to let these just sit and pass without panicking.

cows12465

Date posted: 24w

suic. ocd advice?

so I need to get back into ERP, but it’s so hard to manage these thoughts and learn to deal with them. like I swear my mind has to make everything about it. Like every time I clean my room, my mind’s like yup make sure it’s clean so when your parents find you, or something so stupid like if I get a headache, my mind convinces me that I like the pain and that that’s why I get my thoughts because I actually want to do it. It’s so exhausting. Because I know I would never want to take my life and I treasure my life so why does it do it to me? It’s hard to comprehend the fact of these thoughts too because I don’t know many people with this exact theme. It’s such a scary feeling. And I’m constantly questioning whether I have actual depression or if it’s just my OCD. Yes I have been diagnosed with suicidal OCD, but my mind still tries to convince me otherwise. I just don’t know how to let these just sit and pass without panicking.

Boston Teach

Date posted: 22w

Intrusive Thoughts About Death of Mother

I had a really bad episode 2 months ago. Started therapy and meds and have been getting better. then this past weekend I was slammed with a completely new set of intrusive thoughts about my mother's mortality. She is alive and well and I see her often but yet I can't shake the idea of her death and how my life will never be the same and eternally broken when she dies. This feels unique because so much of my past OCD are things that either can't happen or are unlikely. But this is certain. We all die. And I have no idea how to start to deal with this.

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