- Date posted
- 3y
- Date posted
- 3y
I question the same thing. Sometimes way more.
- Date posted
- 3y
Yep. Existential ocd
- Date posted
- 3y
I started just accepting this is MY reality and Iām okay not knowing why. I just know Iām here and living my life with meaning. I have struggled with the existence of others too- which hard when itās your family. But itās all just thoughts- there was a time you didnāt have these thoughts and these questions didnāt matter. Itās all ocd.
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- 3y
I had searched "questions that scientist ask" the same ones that came out the same ones I have I just have to accept that no one knows and move on. I never had these questions either before or I might've but I would move on from it easily and forget but I agree.
- Date posted
- 3y
Dose anyone also get this sence of unease when it reminds you that your actually alive? And even panic
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- Date posted
- 15w
I used to get caught in a loop with existential thoughts very frequently. Every question made my stomach drop: (TW: existential questions) ⦠⦠... "Why does anything exist at all? What will death be like? Is anything even real? Is there any meaning to this? Is the universe infinitely big, and if not, what's beyond it? Are there multiverses? Has the universe been around forever? Will the universe end for good, or will it keep going forever? What is forever like? What even IS reality?" It would get so overwhelming that I remember lying on the floor in a fetal position for hours because I felt like there was no escape. I spent most of my days reading articles and watching videos about theoretical astrophysics and philosophy in a desperate attempt to "figure it all out." Of course that only made me more anxious, raised more questions, and kept me trapped in the cycle. Things started to improve once I learned to turn TOWARD reality, rather than away from it, and ERP really helped me do that. I learned that these questions weren't the problem. I learned that I can actually handle the anxiety that arises when exposed to these ideas and concepts. I don't have to figure anything out to make the anxiety go away; it arises and passes away on its own. Ironically, bringing myself into the present moment and becoming more aware of reality helped me escape the cycle of existential dread. Because of that, this topic no longer takes over my life. If I'm triggered by something I see, hear, or think, I may still feel a little twang of anxiety, but then it just goes away. "Maybe, maybe not" has been the single most useful phrase of my life. Do you ever get trapped in a cycle of existential questions? Are you worried that the ERP approach would be too scary to handle? If so, I'm happy to give my advice.
- Date posted
- 14w
i have been diagnosed with OCD & generalized anxiety disorder. for some reason, iāve been very hyper aware of everything. like the way i talk, the way i see the world, how certain things sound/look/feel, and itās very distressing. i feel like the hyper awareness makes me afraid of things? like for some reason, my mind attached to cartoons, and i was hyperfocusing on it, and got extremely scared, like scared of the cartoon for no reason? iāve done this a lot, and i get scared i have psychosis or schizophrenia, or something that makes you afraid of things for no unknown reason. i feel so scared that this is my new normalā¦. im heartbroken. so many what ifās. did i just ruin my own life?? š
- Date posted
- 11w
I have really bed harming intrusive thoughts and sometimes feels like itās feeling! The thoughts happening every day and the hardest part is that Iām testing my self in head all the time if thatās what I am or want!!! Also, so many times feels like Iām been tricking myself and doctor or people and maybe I donāt have OCD, just that maybe itās me really!!!! How can I know who I am really š„¹???!!??
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