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- Evelyn4416
- Date posted
- 4y ago
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- rg17rg17
- Date posted
- 4y ago
this is a hard one! i struggled with it too! Exposures exposures exposures. the OCD stories podcast has a great episode on this called " existential ocd" it helped me alot..eventually i just had to say " okay so what if it isnt real "
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- Evelyn4416Evelyn4416
- Date posted
- 4y ago
I completely forgot about existential OCD! I’ll have to check out that podcast for sure, thank you!
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- rg17rg17
- Date posted
- 4y ago
that is exactly what you have....
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- Evelyn4416Evelyn4416
- Date posted
- 4y ago
Thank you so much like once you said that I was like yup there it is!
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- FathomableFathomable
- Date posted
- 4y ago
Perhaps there's a way you can turn those thoughts into positives or neutral ideas. I'm not sure in what scenario we could say that life definitely "means" something. So perhaps if it might not be real, that could be a motivation to take risks rather than avoiding, and live life to the fullest. I don't have existential OCD, but I do think about this topic a lot and have some mixed ideas and, of course, no answers, as it can't reasonably be solved. I find I live my life best when I think of life as a game, rather than taking it too serious. After all, none of us get out alive. Some people win, some people lose, for most of us it's a combination. It's still best to play the game now that you're here. It's an opportunity.
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- lemonbloomlemonbloom
- Date posted
- 4y ago
Hey there! I’ve also been struggling with these thoughts the past few weeks! It can be pretty distressing.
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- Evelyn4416Evelyn4416
- Date posted
- 4y ago
How have you been managing and coping? It’s really messing with me :(
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- Evelyn4416Evelyn4416
- Date posted
- 4y ago
@Evelyn4416 And it really doesn’t help the suicidal OCD I have either ?
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- lemonbloomlemonbloom
- Date posted
- 4y ago
I’ve been focusing on things that bring me joy like gardening and spending time with my dogs. I know it’s scary, but keep your head up! What I learned in ERP was to “egg on” those thoughts. For example, if I were to get thoughts like, “nothing matters” or “what’s the point” I’d simply respond with maybe there is no point or maybe nothing matters - and carrying on with what I was doing! It’s all uncertainty. I hope this makes sense?
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- Evelyn4416Evelyn4416
- Date posted
- 4y ago
Thank you yes that makes sense, it’s all about uncertainty!
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- KatieKat
- Date posted
- 6y ago
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- DrBurnzz
- Date posted
- 5y ago
*Huh!? Whats the point in doing that?* WHY? My mind has decided it will ask me this question whenever i'm doing ANYTHING! For instance; *I'm at work* - Why am i here? To earn money - For what? House, car, clothes? - For what? Well i dont want to have no money and live on the streets? - Why? Coz i'll starve and i dont want that - Why? Because evolution has taught me to survive - Why survive? I DONT FUCKING KNOW Like obviously when you look at life in the big picture, thousand years from now my life won't matter. I love my family, friends etc but what am i here for? To work, have a couple holidays and nights out a year and grow old and die? Since i had this awakening i can't seem to dismiss this belief. Anything i do seems pointless, because i look right through it to the core and say why am i genuinely doing this and the true reason is never justified. Whether it be for fun or health...what does it matter in the grandscheme..NOTHING. 'So why do anything' is my brains new logic. Anyway, i know ERP would be to except that lifes probably meaningless and i'll never get a minutes peace in my life because i'll always be reminded by this fact but is anyone dealing with anything similar? Cheers.
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- Calove
- Date posted
- 2y ago
How does anyone go through erp when your thoughts feel so so real ? What do you tell yourself? How do you push through?
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