I have a overwhelming feeling of death I have been dealing with the fear of a heart attack or a brain aneurysm even tho I’m in perfect health, it never goes away, does anyone have tips on how to deal with this?
i go through times where i get so hyper focused on stuff like this as well. i don’t really have any tips but just remember you’re not alone
@camilleshae Thank you, knowing other people feel this way actually does help a lot.
Yes. Death and dying and fear of awful diagnoses are my themes. I'm perfectly healthy too. I gently remind myself to stay in the present. Not in the future. Future is not here. I also go see a doctor when certain symptoms bother me to make sure it's nothing serious.
Hi I am going through the exact same thing right now I promise you are not alone although it does make you feel so alone. I really reccomend the book 10 times calmer if you can afford it it’s a book on Amazon which gives you strategies and techniques to help you along your journey Another way which might help is looking into death as a more positive thing.(for example some people believe that we re connect and live again) Really hope you get better in the end❤️
@Anonymous Thank you, I will definitely look into reading that❤️
I get stuck in cycles with this theme. There are times I’m present but it takes one intrusive thought to derail it and cause panic. It’s like OCD wants me to worry so I can “predict” or be vigilant about it and prevent something from happening? It ties in with seeing “signs” in things or if I see anything that relates to my theme, I ruminate, ruminate, ruminate.. Hang in there.
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 am trying to see if there are others like me. For the past 12 years, I’ve had crippling Anxiety that leads to intense panic attacks. I’ve been in and out of Ambulances and ER rooms and have called 911 several times. The panic is that intense. I can be just driving down the road and out of no where, BOOM! Hit by the anxiety bus. Most of the time it leads to me panicking, thinking I’m going to die or something is fatally wrong with me. The fear is so intense that I can only find a fraction of calmness by consistently checking my blood pressure, putting on a pulsometer and even checking my blood sugar until it passes. I’m not even a diabetic. I’m always having intrusive thoughts that doctors can’t even fix me. I’ve never met anyone else like me. I feel so scared sometimes that I’m going to loose my mind and that I’m going crazy and will end up in a straight jacket. Then I get another attack just thinking about that as well. Starting new medications freak me out too. If I experience ANY minor side effect, I immediately panic and freak out. I’m being so held back by this . This is a constant obsession that I can’t shake. It’s like I walk hand in hand with Anxiety and panic. Anyone else ever had these issues?
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