imagining loved ones dying

omg ive been struggling with this so bad recently. I try and talk to people about it and the mental destruction it has to imagine yourself and others dying all day is very emotionally damaging and draining. I’m not sure the name of it but I know your not alone. I wish u happier thoughts!!<3

This keeps happening to me so much lately. And then OCD tells me that these thoughts are predictions and it makes me so scared

You're definitely not alone! I sometimes have similar thoughts/scenes play out in my head I definitely feel you there <33 sometimes what I do is I try to remember that they're just things I'm imagining and making up in the same way that I can tell myself to randomly start imaging a frog eating a mushroom or whatever something random like that and then I do shift to imagining random things <33 I wish you more calming thoughts!

Yessss I absolutely get this too. I remember two years ago I almost got into a car accident and I couldn’t help but think about my loved ones being in my situation. The only way I stopped thinking about it was purposely thinking it over and over until it didn’t feel so bad anymore.

I have OCD thoughts like that as well. It always focuses on my closest family and friends. The intrusive thoughts are usually classified under Harm OCD

hey there, i just wanted to say that what you're going through sounds incredibly tough, and i'm really sorry you're dealing with those intense and distressing thoughts. i've got my own battles with pure o, and even though our obsessions might be different, i totally get how exhausting and overwhelming it can be when your mind just won't give you a break. just know that i'm here to listen and i take what you're going through seriously. 🖤 about the thoughts you're having, they definitely sound like they could be intrusive thoughts, which are a common part of ocd. i want to share something with you that my therapist recommended to me—it's a free ai ocd therapy tool called "unstuck" (www.AIOCDtool.com). i know it might sound a bit random, especially coming from someone online, and i seriously hate when people promote apps, but this isn't like that. this tool has been a lifesaver for me, and i think it could be really helpful for you too, especially since it's designed to guide you through those moments when your ocd thoughts are taking over. you just type in what's bugging you, and it helps you step-by-step, just like a real therapist would with erp strategies. if you have any questions about it or just need someone to talk to, i'm here. take care and hang in there.

I would really like to speak with you about this. I have been struggling with the EXACT same thing on and off for the last 4 years. It would be nice to talk, I think.