I’m sometimes plagued by thoughts about what might happen if I go to sleep and don’t wake up the next day. I hate these thoughts, especially since they just pop up. Anyone else experience this?
I have this fear all the time. I have an immense fear of death and non existing after dying. The fear is real and debilitating so I definitely understand what you meant.
@Anonymous Good to see it isn’t just me.
@AidanGZ1954 Even though you are scared, try to imagine you are vacationing on a beautiful place. Tell yourself you will have good dreams. Try to fall asleep that way…
@Anonymous You think that’ll work?
yes! death is a common fear among most people, but some people really focus on it to the point it’s all you think about. it’s super scary. one thing that helps me is just remembering take one day at a time! it’s easier said than done, but do things that make you happy! and sometimes if it gets bad, never be scared to ask for professional help. everything will be okay!
@grlwithocd 🎀 I hope you’re right. I’m tired, but I don’t want to go to sleep.
@AidanGZ1954 Yesss I get you this is exactly how I feel aswell!!
@AidanGZ1954 Your not alone
It’s really hard to think about this. I constantly have this thought pop up, and it can and at times ruins my day.
@hi.im.mol Mine, too.
@AidanGZ1954 hopefully you find some solace in knowing that you are not alone, and it’s not scary to have these thoughts. Scary to not be able to get the “sticky” thoughts out of your head, but we all have these thoughts some can just move past them quicker than others
I have reoccurring thoughts about life after death, or if there even is one. It’s a hard thing to accept.
@blazed Blaze see my comment below :)
You’re definitely not alone. I have had this struggle a lot, brought on by some personal experiences. But, it does help to talk about it as weird as that might seem. After talking with others, I find comfort in the explanations of comfort that they have themselves. It’s a really hard feeling to deal with, but it helps to know that you are not alone. Another thing that might help is thinking about a loved one that might have passed away? Knowing that they are okay and watching over you, and that one day you will be with them again can make it less scary. That way the thought of death isn’t so daunting and you can brush off the thought more easily. That seems to help me sometimes, at least.
Hey just want to bring you some solace. You are going to be ok. Just breathe. I have good tidings to bring to you this day. It’s good news for all people. In the city of David a savior has been born. He is Christ the Lord. Aidan I too have OCD. Life is a struggle but over 2000 years ago God sent his son Jesus to this world so that we could know that we never have to walk alone. Truth is there is a God who loves you so much that he would allow his own son to take the punishment for your sins on the cross so that you could be made clean and righteous in his eyes. Jesus gave himself for you so you never have to walk alone. He himself conquered death and the grave and because of that you can too. Yes we will all physically die but the good news is that when we receive Jesus we don’t have to fear the afterlife. If we invite him in to be Lord of our lives we don’t have to worry and can rest knowing that we belong to him. That alone can give us peace. Those of us who follow Christ can know that we will go to heaven when we die. In heaven there is peace and pure joy. Those who reject Jesus face a terrible fate. They burn day and night for eternity. Jesus loves you and wants you to know that if you turn and trust him he will hold you and never let go. He will walk with u through the OCD as he has for me. My life as a Christian hasn’t been easy. In fact Jesus promises us we will have trials. However he helps us through them so we can help someone else.God has a great purpose for your life so you can sleep at night in peace knowing he has good plans for you. He understands you and your ocd and loves you. Hope this helps.
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 keep thinking about life and death and all that stuff and it’s making me so upset. I keep thinking about how one day im probably going to be old and on my death bed or something and my whole life will be nothing but a memory and im so scared for that day. i wont have my parents and my younger siblings wont have any of us. time feels like its moving too fast like i feel every second pass and think about how i can never get that moment back and i cant slow down time or go back or even just pause it because its always going and theres nothing i can do about it. And then i start thinking about whats after death and get even more scared because if heaven is real then what is eternity? wont i get bored of doing the same things… forever? and if its not real then what happens is it just nothing? because thats even more scary i don’t want to be nothing because that also means the people i love will be nothing and i wont be able to be with them. And if it’s not that then is it reincarnation? will i have to do this all over again? will the souls of the people i love be with me in their new forms? is the sun “God” because the planets revolve around it and the stars are all of the passed souls? what does it feel like to be a star? will i even just know i died? i have so many questions and the fact that none have an answer and i just have to wait to find out drives me insane. i try to remind myself everyone before me and everyone after me will experience death and loss at one point in their life and that I’m not alone but it doesn’t help. nothing helps. ive had “episodes” like this before when i was around 10-14 about once a year always around May-June which is the month my great grandmother died and June is my birth month which i hate because yk… time passing and aging which i assume is why i always get worse around that time. i was able to kind of ignore or turn it off the past like 3 years but this month its just too much i cant even deal with it. maybe because I’m turning 18? idk but its been bothering me so much and its all i can think about. Even when i seem fine the thoughts are always in there somewhere and some days they’re easier to ignore and others it feels impossible. I just wish I was like those people who can just turn their thoughts off if they don’t like them. My mom says she can do that if she thinks about how her mom died or something she can tell herself she doesn’t want to think about that and just… turn it off?? and thats so shocking to me because i’ve begged a god I don’t even know if I believe in to stop my thoughts and she can just turn them off herself? I don’t have another therapy appointment until next week I wish I could talk to them everyday so it could work faster but instead i’m on here. So if anyone has any advice PLEASE give it to me. I’m so tired it’s making me not enjoy anything in life because it makes me feel like theres no point in anything but I want to feel normal and I want to enjoy things. Sorry for writing so much just had to get this out there. Also i’m not trying to seek reassurance btw I just wanna know how other people coped with this or similar issues😭
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