Does anyone else ever have obsessions about death and the afterlife? This is something I’ve struggled with on and off for years but I can’t seem to make these thoughts go away because my ocd is telling me this is a real fear and there’s no counter thought to act as the compulsion for it because it’s the unknown and that really freaks me out

I put my hope and faith in Jesus and I can't look back. He has given me eternal life for when after I die and I'm not gonna doubt that. If I did, I would probably stay thinking about dying like all the time!

I have it every now it then. It used to be really bad at the beginning of this year. I was always looking up “death” related things (how long people live, can you die from this or that, etc.) they just kinda slowly stopped whenever I started taking lexapro but they come up every now and then I just don’t stress about them as much anymore. I kinda just convinced myself that the spirit world is real and that my soul will live on.

Sadly yes. I obsess over this constantly and it’s been one of the worst fears I’ve ever had to experience. I was blindsided by it too as it came outta nowhere ??‍♂️ but I think the best thing to do is to tell yourself to focus on the now- you worrying about it isn’t going to change whether there is or isn’t one !! And also tell yourself that even if there isn’t one , you could still live a happy life , specifically because by changing your way of thinking you could literally change your brain which would make life so much easier and there would be far less anxiety. Just do things just to do them , which is objectively purposeful in and of itself. You could also take the focus off of yourself , and think about other things that are independent of you , whether that be nature , another person , etc. but to be completely honest with you , and you should still accepting the uncertainty of course , I think the evidence for an afterlife is extremely strong and compelling. But tell yourself that you can’t know for sure and you won’t know , so it’s best for you to enjoy the time you have now :)

Yes. It is a constant, intense obsession for me.

Constantly! This might be the oldest obsession I can distinctly remember. Even as a kid, I was always having weird existential worries about death, eternity, or wondering if I actually existed... Perhaps it’s rooted in a fear of the unknown, or what’s out of my control, but it’s something I’ve still to this day never been able to shake or have peace with.