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.
I totally get it! Unfortunately, we can't stop fear. Fear is an inevitable part of the human experience and, because of that, the best thing we can do is ACCEPT fear rather than try to push it away. By accepting fear as part of our reality it actually becomes far less intimidating, too. By accepting fear, we cease to make it an "other" in our life and we accept its presence without fighting it. That's the key here.
Me too I’m only fourteen ive been thinking about it since I was 10 But for me having faith in God helps. And my advice is don’t worry about that untill your a certain age like 40 or 60 it might be bad advice sorry maybe talk to someone ur close to and tell thems. God loves you 💕
Hi ana444, I can see how hard it is to have these thoughts and feel like they are never ending. Unfortunately, we can't stop fear but we can learn how to live with fear and not allow fear to control us. If you do not have treatment I recommend ERP. This is the gold standard of care for OCD and at NOCD we are trained as expertise in the practice of ERP. ERP will be able to help you learn how to face that fear and take back control so you don't have to keep living like this. Please reach out to our care team at care@nocdhelp.com or visit www.treatmyocd.com. I hope this reaches you well and know that at NOCD, we are always here to help!
I feel the exact same, the past couple years have flown by and I can barely remember any of it. I can’t seem to be present in the moment either so it just feels like I’m watching my life pass me by like nothing
My first realization of death was when I was 7 and I remember it so clearly, it’s my biggest fear quite literally ever. I’m working up to addressing it more directly in ERP right now. You’re not alone 🩵
I feel like no one cares about me... Im struggling in college and it just feels like I cant catch a break... Ive made bad choices that make me a bad person... I have to be uncertain about worst case POCD scenarios that may or may not have happened unknowingly... I genuinely dont feel like any one cares about me... and if I pass away, ill be laughed at and forgotten by everyone... Im alone with no gf, barely any friends, and I cant even be certain that my POCD fears of unknowingly cybering with a minor did or didnt happen... im stuck in hell...
Lately, I have been able to manage my OCD thoughts kind of. They’re still there but I kind of push them away? I know that pushing them away doesn’t help but it’s been my only way to survive. I get scared often about things like clothes or my voice or how I present myself. I get scared that I want to dress differently or act differently and it scares me. I know for a fact I don’t want boobs or anything like that, but my mind constantly is like “What if?” and it kills me. It has ruined everything for me. Sometimes I can’t even look in the mirror because I get scared that I won’t like what I see. I’ve also been afraid because I find myself relating to many female characters, or I want to act like them. Like Pearl from Steven Universe. I want to be graceful and elegant like her, but I don’t want to be a girl you know? My mind constantly pushes these thoughts of what if and images. Because I am not like most guys. Which I know is okay. It just freaks me out. It makes me question every aspect of my being. I know who I am, but I know that the only way to move forward is to accept that maybe I don’t.. It’s just a lot.
I saw a post saying that thinking about something for a while will bring it to you. Now I’m scared and panicking because I think about illnesses and getting a disease almost everyday. What should I do? Im very scared
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