Death anxiety! The fear of dying! Let's fix that!
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In this video, we're going to talk about why rumination fuels anxiety and OCD and how to stop the cycle.
We're all going to die. It's time to accept it and continue living life the way that meets our values. Let me show you how to feel free.
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Do you worry about dying?😧
Yes 24-7
I've been waiting for this video. Si si señor, it's been running rampant through my head for the last two years. I think about it right when I wake up at the gym at work at home while I am having a conversation with someone. When I want to quit something. I've been having a lot of nightmares about it. The main thing I think about is oh man I'm going to be buried and decaying forever and the fear of losing loved ones is there as well. I tried the exposure by going to cemeteries and visiting my dad and sister Graves. It made me feel extremely unreal and it made me feel so much worse when I did it. I used to work in cardiology as a medical assistant so I had to deal with patients passing as well and working through the pandemic didn't help things LOL
I don't worry about myself dieing, I worry about family members dieing 😔
Hello, Nate! Please, make a video about health anxiety. Fear of a serious sickness often hits me and I feel like everything I see or feel on my body might be the worst.
@@freestyler3061 Hopefully he will make more but he has some videos for health anxiety. Look under playlists. I treat researching my health as a compulsion and treat it as OCD. So basically, I don't do it. Stopping the compulsions to research or oversee doctors or seek reassurance is where I've found relief. If you can fill your time with better things your mind will shift. Easier said than done and I'm not perfect. It's just what had helped and he explains it better in his videos. But for me treating it more like OCD than regular anxiety is what helped me. The compulsions around it were what was truly making my life hard. Good luck.
It’s not anxiety about when or how. It’s the anxiety of knowing that it is going to happen and theres nothing I can do about it. And no amount of me knowing it’s going to happen is going to change that I won’t be able to experience the comforts of life as I know it. I can’t imagine going back to how it was before I began realizing my existence.
This ^
My train of thought is:
You’re going to die
What is the point of trying to survive so much if you’re going to die you’re just prolonging the inevitable?
Why am I (insert random task Im doing like cleaning or cooking or a hobby) when I’m just going to die and not remember it? And no one will remember me in 200 years?
I could care less about the pain of death (although that can be scary) it’s the fact that it WILL happen and no matter how much ANYONE tries to avoid it we all will.
@@thatgirlray2765 very well said. The fact that our ancestors probably felt the same way, and we did forget them, and most of their memories are lost. Especially the personal ones that mattered to them. It will be us sooner than we think. There is no time to “deal with it later”.
@alexhearn9270 what you describe is a relief for many people and when the mood and inspiration is right they go to death willingly and peacefully. Plus near death experiencer people don't have your described anxieties regarding death, in fact many of them look forward to going back to it
Existensial OCD and death anxiety hit the hardest as soon as i lay down to sleep. Thanks for this video :)
How do you deal with yours???
@@dominantrecessive1485 usually i listen to lo-fi hiphop or chillstep music if i am tired enough. If im too awake or thoughts racing are keeping me up, ill watch a youtube video of someone taking a drive at night time and just imagine someone im close to driving and me in the backseat. That usually knocks me out. Also a little marijuana helps, idk if youre into that lol :)
Same
Same
Can you send the link to the video???
I'm not scared of the process of physically dying, I'm devastated by the thought of not being able to experience the world like I do now. Even when I'm at my most anxious or sick or depressed, I still love what I experience through my senses. Does that make sense? I love being able to see, I love being able to hear and touch and taste and smell, I just love the tactile experience of this side of life. I can't think about the opposite of that without being scared and sad.
I feel the same way***
SO SAME! I know all lived and livings will die, but i cannot accsept nothingness, no loved ones no me, no/is Consciousness etc, idk im just scared to be honest
Definitely feel the same thing
I started crying when you said maybe I’m scared I won’t be with my family anymore ! I think I just find my core fear, I’m scared of losing and not being with the people I love anymore ! Thank you from France for this video 🙏
I have the same anxiety
Same 💕😢
Then it’s a good thing you will see them again. It wouldn’t make sense for us to experience life and love to just not be able to experience it again and know that we won’t
Me too. My loved ones are my world ❤
J’ai la même…
I'm scared of the unknown... I'm also scared of not being with my loved ones
Yes same with me. ❤
Same!!
Me too ❤
SAMEEEE
anyone reading this, I love you and know how scary our minds can be
🙏💗
the way this comment made me feel better
@@ameliaerfort7958I’m still here we will be better ❤️❤️
Thanks :)
Thanks.
I'm afraid of my parents drying, and that if they die, I won't be able to function or ever be happy again. I'm terrified that after they die or anyone dies, there will be nothing. the idea of nothingness is terrifying and makes me feel like existence is a cold chaos shrouded in negative emotions. But I'm putting in work.
I feel this to exactly like this your not alone ❤❤❤❤
Enjoy having them now. Every time sad or anxious thoughts come, try to relax knowing that they are here right now, and you can talk with them and give them as many hugs as you want. I recently got to realize this, even though i have heard many people say similar things to me. The moment you just know and accept how things are right now; you will have a calm and almost euphoric feeling in your body. I can't describe it otherwise. Hope you are okay and feeling better now. 😊
I'm so frightened of dying my anxiety is continuous
Same here
Same here
Same here
I feel that i'm just going around waiting to die every day. But i'm trying to just focus on something else. Because there is no way anyone will be able to experience it. Death only exist when we are dead, but then again ,death does not exist while we live, therefore it is not a thing to worry about. Hope everyone stays healthy while they live their life 😇
i'm still scared of dying 😭😭😭
Yeah. I don't know why more people aren't freaking out. I am terrified and that word doesn't even do the fear justice.
@@lifeliked I know. I want to sleep but I can’t because it’s so scary. I don’t want to lose everything and everyone I love. I hate not knowing what’s on the other side, and I’m scared I’ll cease to exist. I don’t know how to fix it or maybe get help for it but it’s caused bad mental health.
Problem is idc about dying, I’m mostly so terrified of losing a loved one to death, it takes over my mind every single day and idk what to do or how to even normalize that
Me too
I feel the exact same way. I don’t even think about my own death. Just loved ones
I believe that my core fear is that I will be in the ground forever decaying away into nothing. I have been waking up with that terrifying thought every day so far. For a couple of years now. People say you won't know that you are dead in the ground. And the thought of forever gives me a lot of anxiety. I feel like it has cause me to dissociate pretty bad.
Death is extremely nuetral in terms of good and bad. Things like "forever" only has meaning to the living. When we die, all the good things in life, and the bad things in life are over. We don't experience anything anymore. No more pain or fear or joy. Kind of like before you were born. The universe has existed for almost 4 billion years and not being alive hasn't bothered you until now. I don't know if this will help you but I hope you're feeling better
@@Assaut19283that’s what i’m scared of tho is it existing when i die will it be nothing and that’s it i dont exist anymore i can no longer experience i don’t want to be nothing i can’t comprehend not being anything it scares me
@@kadethehumanI struggle with that too. I was raised very religious and ultimately moved away from the dogmatic environment I was raised in. While I ultimately think I am a healthier person, and have no regrets, I do miss looking forward to Heaven. People always try and make it out to be like nothingness is great. “You won’t feel any pain! And you won’t care about anything because you won’t experience anything!” That sounds terrible IMO. I like to believe that perhaps we do carry on some way, some how. Whether that’s in an afterlife, or reincarnation, or ghosts, or just something!
Why would you care about your body then? How does that make sense? You won't be in it
That's what I'm scared of too 😢
Im going through a lot of change in my life and it's triggered existential dread. I keep hyperventilating. It's so scary.
Death and health anxiety is what I suffer with.. it’s horrible
Same and yes, it's misery. I wish I could just live and not be so scared
Gosh, you don’t know how much I would trade for a life without anxiety. Sometimes I get it so bad I throw up and pace around trying to calm down..
I get it guys, my chest is just so tight and the clammy hands😢
@@mels11592 me too
Same, I wouldn't wish it on no one. The pacing around, tight chest, smothering feeling. It's such a horrible experience, but I wish you all the best in dealing with it.
Yay I’m happy that you now know how thankful I am and also you gotta know the super thanks thing!! I think many people are all helped by you just by watching videos. ❤
Thanks again !
Woah woah! You're so incredibly kind. I can't thank you enough for supporting the work that I do. I hope that everything continues to go well in your life. 💜
@@ocdandanxietyThavk You Nate, really!!
Thanks for this video finally my death fear has been addressed.
I've been having Existential OCD and Death Anxiety for a while now. I'm trying to do ERP with it but it's so hard. I would take my old themes over it to be fully honest. It just feels so hopeless. Thank you for this video, I always wondered how to do ERP for this theme, because I never felt like it has specific compulsions I do other than rumination and reassurance seeking. Now I know!
I'm personally scared by not knowing what comes after, or even knowing what reality is in the first place. Solipsism is a huge fear of mine. Or lack of afterlife. Either one. I wouldn't take one over the other, they both scare me a lot. Just the thought of being alone forever or not be aware of anything anymore terrifies me.
The plus of "not being aware" also means you won't be afraid. Try to view it as a question of interest. You say you're unsure about the nature of reality, I get that fear too sometimes. We won't really know for certain until we die. So whenever you start getting anxiety about death, try to view from a "Wow I'm finally gonna get answers when I die! It's going to be an interesting experience I'm sure!". Hope this helps.
Most of my life the thought of death never bothered me much. But in the past few years as I approach 70, I think about it a lot and it really bothers me.
its gonna be okay man. make sure to do what you love. spend timw with family. if you got kids go out and drink with them or smth. give yourself something to be proud of when you look back at life. hope it helps.
I had no idea this was OCD. Thank you for this video.
I'm not so afraid to die anymore. With PTSD and chronic health issues, I've been absolutely convinced I was going to die like a million+ times in the last 2 decades. After so many times you just decide it's not worth it to be scared anymore. But I hate the idea of me dying while my daughter is still young... because no one helps her with her emotions as much as I do. I just want more time to give her a foundation... And I teach her a lot of strategies I've learned from you! Ultimately out of my control, so I try not to fret, and just give her what I can while I'm here. Thank you.
Edited to add: I'm often scared of others dying, especially my kids. But I apply a stoic principle I learned: instead of praying for others not to die you pray that you can handle it. Still sad, but takes the sting out of the thoughts. It's sort of like your idea of saying "even if" instead of "what if". ❤
how did you get over it?
I find that my work is causing a great deal of death anxiety. I am a suburban train driver, and I expend a great deal of energy trying to keep people safe. Unfortunately, fatalities occur on the railways, which is a harsh reality of life. I have already been involved in one attempted rail-assisted suicide (thankfully with a happy ending) and have prevented many others. Additionally, I constantly have to guard against accidents caused by recklessness. It should come as no surprise that people engage in risky behavior around trains. I have experienced numerous near misses, too many to count. Furthermore, there have been incidents of striking wildlife with the train. While it's not a human life, it is still distressing to witness large animals being hit. I now rest my hand on the emergency break whenever it free even when there no danger. I rest my hand there because I know I will need the emergency break but i do not know when. I even have nightmares about dark things when driving a train regularly.
I devote all this physical and mental energy to preventing death, yet I find myself increasingly preoccupied with my own mortality. Constantly striving to avert tragedy has made thoughts of death a persistent presence in my mind. While I am not at risk of self-harm, I worry about the possibility of health issues such as a heart attack. Near misses on the highway have also made me contemplate the potential for a car accident. The mental strain of my job, dedicated to preventing others' deaths, has instilled a fear of my own demise. My scientific mind prevents me taking comfort in religion. I put my faith in evidence so that is problematic with death. My core fear is the fear of not existing.
Btw, i feel i have experienced enough exposure to death.
Fear of losing awareness is what it is for me, which translates to the fear of falling asleep every night.
i was literally up all night last night anxious about this thank you for this video 💕
I don't understand how people can be accepting of death. I guess that's why I am struggling with anxiety, ocd at a young age. 🙏😊
I have OCD and death anxiety at a young age to ! Your not alone ❤❤❤❤
i get anxiety because it scares me that it’s for eternity and how it just goes on for ever and ever but there has to be an end.. yk?
OCD can feel like a shameful disorder and I think a lot of people suffer in silence because of how it may be perceived by others. Thank you for shedding light on this disorder and all that you do.
Thank you so much for your support my friend. It really means a lot. I hope you and your family are doing well!
I’ve had this for awhile and it’s tough. I find every year I have a few weeks where it’s really bad and the rest of time I’m ok. It’s all mix of harm and existential OCD, mainly fear of doing something to myself and losing my dad (single parent who’s been my constant support since my mum died young) as well as other loved ones. Just freaks me out as life moves fast and people move their separate ways, age etc. that I’m going to be either alone or not have support etc. fear of the unknown, it’s all a lot of catastrophising the future, and it can be overwhelming at times.
Nathan, stumbling upon your channel has been a blessing. Your videos on Depersonalization drew me in, but every piece of content, including the one on death, has been incredibly helpful. I'm practicing adopting an 'I don't care' attitude towards my Depersonalization feelings, and despite the difficulty, I'm finding increased functionality and happiness. Thank you so much for your valuable insights, Nathan!
Good for you. It's definitely tough but you can do it and you'll thank yourself in the future and when you do feel those feelings of functionality and happiness be sure to thank yourself in that moment
It’s so weird, when I’ve been seriously depressed there’s times I’ve wanted to die but at the very same time I’ve wanted to live and dying has scared me. As humans it’s possible to think 2 opposites at the same time
I see it as the wish to live vs the wish to exist. Keeping us alive is our brain's key job. Then there is the brain vs the mind. You might not think there is any meaning in life and life isn't worth living but there's the fundamental subconscious need to exist.
How do you always know the kind of video I need to see 😅 just had an appointment with my therapist over this yesterday!
This is amazing, clear and helpful!
Another great video 👍🏼
Love this channel.
I'm 45 and I've been terrified of my parents and my various cats dying since I was 4 years old. That fear turned into OCD at age 7.
I don't care what happens to me, but...I don't know how NOT to feel this constant fear
I can relate. I’m 55. 😢
Existential OCD has been the most intense thing I've ever experienced. Great video. It came at the perfect time. January gives me so much misery.
My greatest anxiety is never seeing my family again. And life being meaningless. I think all forms of OCD are just variants of this one.
This is my ocd , all my other themes of my ocd are connected to this contamination, remuneration, unusual behaviour, excessive prayer
I’m scared of dying cause anxiety and also when I think about my mom my wife or my son dying it’s really hard to think of it’s what I focus all my time on and also like feeling not real and doubting everything
Thanks a lott, everytime i overthink i watch this video again and relieve myself really thanks a lott
Nate please open super thanks, I have so many thanks want to express ❤ thank you Nate, I’ve been here for over half year, I think finally I find a easy way from you ( difficult but simple). Face the fear don’t run away and change the response, even super care but act like I dont care. Thank you
Hey Chris! Thanks so much for the kind words. I'm so glad you're doing better. p.s. I just turned on superthanks. I didn't even know that was a thing. 😉
This video honestly really helped I’m scared of being alone and now knowing what’s gonna happen
Thank you so much for helping me to make light of something I am so so scared of. I'm in tears of relief as I write this. Thank you 🙏
Thank you for this it really helps.
I've been waiting for this video. Si si señor, it's been running rampant through my head for the last two years. I think about it right when I wake up at the gym at work at home while I am having a conversation with someone. When I want to quit something. I've been having a lot of nightmares about it. The main thing I think about is oh man I'm going to be buried and decaying forever and the fear of losing loved ones is there as well. I tried the exposure by going to cemeteries and visiting my dad and sister Graves. It made me feel extremely unreal and it made me feel so much worse when I did it. I used to work in cardiology as a medical assistant so I had to deal with patients passing as well and working through the pandemic didn't help things LOL
Great video.
All day everyday 😢
The whole "You'll be dead so you'll never know you once existed; kinda like before you were born" arguement only makes it worse for me. Never having consciousness again for all eternity is what my fear is. I am rather religious and turn to God but something in my head always pops up and says... well what if faith is wrong. Ive had several signs and prayers answered in ways for me to think that there is a God but yet I constantly have random thoughts of doubt. For the past several years now these random thoughts just pop in my head and it seems like nothing I do and nothing anyone says can stop it. Say short of actually dying and experiencing heaven for myself, theres nothing else anyone can say or do to rid this fear for me. (And no Im not suicidal in any sense, especially bc of this fear of eternal nothingness). And the thing is, I know this all seems irrational. I just want these thoughts to go away or have some sort of "proof" that death isnt as final as I think it is.
does anybody here have a memory before we were born? because for me ,i swear i remember it well. it looks like you have a first person view staring into nothingness and its like what see when you close ur eyes. but one thing is for sure, its really peaceful and calm like you dont have any emotions. tho its kinda dark. then i remember untill the day i was born and able to see. tho at first its kinda blurry but eventually my vision started to be clear. i even remember the part of the house where im at. Do you guys wonder where you at before you were born? We came from a nothingness and so as we perish.
so i guess im not afraid in afterlife but the pain of actual dying. thank you for this video i just found out the core of my fear.
Honestly i know that What im about to say sounds ridiculous but i can not help it , im not scared of death but im scared of staying in a tight grave while im a claustrophobic
you are right now staying in your body as if you would stay in a tight grave. the difference is once having died you’ll eventually become free of the body and your consciousness will have no borders. and the body as a vessel will have no feelings or fears of staying in a grave. you’ll just leave it behind on the earth in safety, try to treat it that way
I have a fear of dying, this thought just pops up. I think this might help me though. Thank you again!
feel like shxt to know that so many people i Used to seen on and show or movie just died.leaves only sad and doubts😢
I am scared of how people perceive me and ultimately how I perceive myself.
We will overcome it guys, keep fighting!❤
im just so scared of not seeing anything and fading away into the darkness....
Things That People Fear About Death:
- Main: Leaving Remaining Loved Ones Behind, and/or Never Seeing Any Loved Ones Again.
Other Things About Death That People Might Fear:
- Nobody Knows Exactly What Will Happen.
- Some People Think It Might Be Painful to Die.
- They (Might) Feel Like They’ll (or Could) Miss Out on the Most Amazing Things That Don’t Happen Until After They’re Gone.
- Some People (Particularly Atheists) Think That There’s No Afterlife.
I use to get wound up in OCD thoughts about I might die if I do ‘x’ it took me years but I finally ended up accepting the thoughts and not arguing with them and once my anxiety comes down they don’t effect me anymore, I can have the same thoughts cross my mind in a calm situation and have it not effect me now, occasionally one brings me unstuck but for the most part I’m doing ok 😊👍
I'm not afraid of death as it is, because I'm a believer BUT I get PA and depression every time I read, think or remember about the autopsy and dissection that will take place with my body after I die. I don't know how to reconcile with this. Any ideas?
Thank u so much
A few years back, I really wanted to stop living but now I really want to live, I'm happy with my family, friends and my partner, I don't want to lose this. When I go to sleep is the only moment I'm alone, I'm scared of passing on in my sleep and no one noticing until the next morning
I used to live in fear. However, that changed when my beloved cousin, who was only 25, passed away. Her life and untimely departure have made me realize the fragility and preciousness of life. Now, I am inspired to live fearlessly, cherishing each moment as she did. In this light, I realize that I truly have nothing to lose.
The biggest worries for me are that I desperately don't want to die from an illness, I can't die without completing all of my goals, and I worry that people will forget to bury my with the items I want to be buried with. This week I got really hung up on the goals thing and then pushed myself to read 2 books, complete an entire art piece, and learn an entire chapter for my finance exam, on top of doing house chores and working overtime, all in the span of 4 days because I felt like "I have to get as close to complete as I can, just in case I die soon."
I can’t grasp not existing for ever when does forever end
That’s the scary part that you don’t know when or how and what is going to happen to my kids I am scared to die I even scared I even try not to do things to cause death I even scared if i die in a car accident I start having panicking and crying and overthinking 😭😭😭
Same it's horrible 😭
It started as a general phobia of dying as a children (around 9 years old I would say) though I never identified the trigger. It went away but came back harder a few years ago. I developped a panic attack disorder and there was a time during which I had these attacks multiple times a day and during the night. Then I developped fears around death like the fear of dying in my sleep. As for the past two years I have been having a fear of dying while choking on food, thus redulting in me cutting a lot of foods from my diet. A few months ago I developped the fear of having a severe allergic reaction, making me avoid even more food. It has gone so far it has now extended so products so now I am scared to even try products such as hair conditioners, make-up etc. If anyone has had/ still has similar experiences, feel free to chat with me as I have yet to meet a similar case !
Currently in ERP therapy for this lol
Me too
Thought of me gasping for breath when dying has been haunting me right from a young age.
I worry about death everyday. I can't stand it.
It’s the pure FOMO and loss of control for me
please do another video on the erp or how to deal with and overcome suicidal ocd
Do you have any video's on anxiety due to insomnia? I really need help with this. Thanks ❤
Also Nate what can I do if I can’t watch a movie or enjoy the stuff I used to do cause I feel like I can’t
Thank you so so much for this video, this is my biggest fear, also losing loved ones. Is ERP the only way to learn to accept it? Or let me say the most important? I think the exposure is gonna do me more harm. And get me more afraid of death. And keeps me hyperfocused on death. And the thoughts will be more, i'm afraid. Do you have tips on what to start with first? Because everytime i get over it, and someone dear to me gets sick, or the word death already gets me triggered or anything related to it.
I think you may be looking at this the wrong way. I don't think you even need to start with exposing yourself more because you get it naturally within the environment you are in... Like you said you were triggered just by someone mentioning it. I think the key may lie in your response. Work on your reactions and possible compulsions. Do you fight the anxiety it brings up? Do you seek reassurance? Constantly check on others when sick? Visit doctors more? Research health more? These are just examples. You may have your own unique compulsions. Next time you are triggered try to sit with the anxiety...doing things he suggests like thanking your thoughts, asking for more, "maybe, maybe not", etc. And refuse to do compulsions that ease your anxiety like seeking reassurance. This is where you heal. If you think you'll ever completely escape anxiety, it's time to bust that bubble. But if you can make anxiety not have the power it currently has...life will be better. Fighting it and giving into soothing behaviors and compulsions feed it. This is the "response prevention" of ERP. With death you basically have the exposure woven into life.
@@rrooster8218 thank you so much for your response. ❤️ I think you're absolutely right. I do half of the compulsions you said. So yeah, it's pretty clear. It's so weird. I learned so much, and when triggered i loose it in one second, and the trust in myself. Since a few days i'm finally able to not engage as much in the thoughts and compulsion. Again thank you for the response!
Its not so much death I fear but it is not getting to do and achieve what I want in life before death.
Can ocd be seen or detected in Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging (CE-MRI)? Please tell.
I am dieing... in fact we all are! 1 day closer everyday!
Need some more help over my RJ OCD. Pls help me. It's killing me from Inside. ❤❤😢😢
I didn't have death related anxiety until I turned 36 yrs of age. I had food chocking once and second time it was overdosing yohimbine hydrochloride both were close calls and near death experiences ever since then I have been fighting death related anxiety
Im really really really suffering from death anxiety and separation anxiety. The separation anxiety was with me from a very young age and I would cry and scream, and I would always puke the night if my parents are not with me, especially my mom. I started suffering from death anxiety after losing my grandpa in year 2022 and my grandma in 2023. Then i started fearing death a lot. If i think of the death of one of my parents just 3 or 4 seconds, the pan8c attack starts. I have extreme nausea and other bad symptoms with headaches and I cry like sooo much I cant even sleep for a bit.💔💔
I didn't know you are a believer. So nice to know! Can I talk to you?
I have this strange fear of making permanent imprint in storage devices and internet which seriously limits my abilities. For me making decision that makes a permanent changes in data is scarier than death.
I think it also has to do something with my underlying fear of eternity.
The concept of eternity shouldn't have existed.
I wish I wasn't aware of it.
Accept it!!
What scares me more about the most about death is when they cremate me and burn my body when I'm dead
I wonder about where was i before i was born an i often think il be going back to the same place when i die
do you put typos in your subtitles intentionally to trick our OCD?
Thank you Nathan for this video
I welcome death i embrace it
There's a few things i need to experience before my death
1 died with my name in honor and a clean criminal background
Be a Ally to someone in the LGBT community and this includes someone in the ocd community
To live in los Angeles
To live in Chicago
And to died in the great city of New York City
As a transgender person with ocd
Okay and you made a point, we say we don't care but there is the thing we care about, is our family. And to that fear we cant say "i dont care" I see people here saying they realized their core fear is losing their family members. Okay. Now what? Im just sitting with this that im afraid to lose my family? I find that here people dont know what to say cause the "i dont care aproach" doesnt work cause how you say to your family that you dont care, and others say you do what you can do, ans here i feel alone cause that makes me see myself like im the only one dealing with this cause it seems like others just know what they can do about that, but ocd takes the lead for me here too, and im acting in despair and i give more fear to it... so i dont become sober or calmer when i find out my core fear, actually i panic more cause there is an actual danger that im afraid... Hope this doesnt sounds rude
Dude I'm not religious an it cool to see a religious person not trying to make me join them very cool of ya man have a great day haha!
Me all day 😭😭
I don’t even think about my own death. I just worry about losing my loved ones, it’s my biggest fear
I’m scared for not being with my parents and what’s gonna be like after life
Leaving my children behind, will they be ok oin such a crazy world ! I am religious and know it will all work out but the world right now is wicked and this is what worries me. But thank you the video helped 🙂
i feel like the main character and it confuses me that im going to die and it really scares me i just dont understand life shouldn't be possible but it is and yet theres death like thats not fair and im really scared
Hi do you online video therapy
I am scared of two things and i think about these things every hour..
1) If i die, what is next idk?
2) i really fear this one, i love my wife and parents alot. I am scared I won’t be able to see them or communicate with them if i or them die..
What does it even feel
When my brain throws the thought i am going to die
I throw back i am already dead i don’t care
i guess i’m just scared (because of my personal beliefs) that death is an ACTUAL thing and it just hits me like it’s actually going to happen no matter what. like the fact that i am going to spend the rest of eternity dead like never again will you ever be alive just dead like nothing like what’s gonna hapkenn
I'm gonna be honest. I DO NOT FEAR THE DEATH. Actually, i can't wait for it to happen to me
Ever since I got HOCD everything it's been unbearable and I m trying TO HARD to get rid of the sickness. I committed a suicide attempt because of the HOCD, I almost went away but I over in a psiquiatric clinic in internation of two weeks. I almost got better after that internation but i got worse in some days and there are days where I feel like the me who I've always been and my essence it's back but in 90% of the hours is the fog of the HOCD
So if I can't end my life, i just hope God is watching what I'm through and take me out of life. I can't be here anymore 😢
Taking your life is never the answer my friend. I know these words probably mean nothing to you in this time of your life, but things always find a way to work themselves out. Stay strong and keep moving, live life one day at a time. You can do it
We need you here. Someone can be inspired by your story. Keep going ❤
A new problem arrived 2 days ago.....i watched a cremation...and body was not treated properly...i stared to had fear that my body will suffer same after death...btw i m 19 yrs old...its not that severe ...bt images and songs of that video still haunt...and i have urge to watch same video....😂😂
Man if i ever die i just wanna die in peace 🕊️✌️
Same me too
I could have used this a year ago