I'm looking for hope on recovery

i used to have horrible existential OCD. it came along with severe derealization and depersonalization. I rarely have this type of ocd anymore although i remember how intense it was. What helped ground me was remembering that the truth of existence is not my problem to solve, its none of our problem to solve. its like telling a bug to do calculus. our brains don't have the capacity to understand it, just like tiny bug is physically mentally unable to do complex math. so trying to is a complete lost cause. let someone else try to figure out the mystery of life, but its not your responsibility!

Hi! I just wanted to come on here and say that it is possible. I went through existential ocd this year & it was so terrifying. I did do erp for it and it does help so much. I know it’s scary, I know ocd tells you to not do it, but please try ERP. You can do it!

dude I can’t tell you it gets better because I’m going through the same thing you are as well and I’m seeking help as well. over this past years I’ve let so many good moments with family and friends just pass by because of my existential fears and anxietys that I’ve been feeling every day. I don’t really enjoy anything anymore due to the fact that it has such a grip on my day to day life. But I’m confident it will get better bro, if your religious like me you have to have faith in God that everything will get better, when nothing else seems to work God will help us. I hope and pray that you and me get through what we are dealing, don’t do something you will regret and keep fighting I know it sounds cliche but just know that someone else is dealing with the same thing your going through and are they are still fighting.

Existential ocd used to plague me. I haven’t had a worse obsession since that one. I promise you it gets better. Keep trying, keep learning, keep going. Your hard work does pay off and my life has drastically changed. I used to believe I would never be about to be apart of life ever again. That I would be lost in the thoughts and reality could never feel real. That is slowly but surely getting better and I know it will only continue to get better. Whatever you do, do not give up. It will pay off.