![]() It’s also important to remember that the content of OCD is not important, it’s all the same mechanisms responding to different triggers. **Please note: themes help us get more information out to individuals suffering with OCD, but anything can become obsessive and/or compulsive and themes can overlap. Avoiding creating a living will/death plan or keeping living will/death plan out/giving to loved ones.Researching the meaning of life, what happens after death.Ruminating about the meaning of life, what happens after death, what is real.Ruminating about what will happen when loved ones die. ![]() Loss of meaning/purpose in life, loss of loved ones, ending up aloneĬommon Existential OCD and Death Obsession Compulsions:.Death, missing out on the rest of life or doing life wrong.If I do/don’t do X, my loved ones/I will die (if I say goodbye instead of see you later)Ĭommon Existential OCD and Death Obsession Core Fears:.Fear of actually being in a simulation/dream and reality not being real.Excessive questioning/wondering/doubting about what is real.Excessive questioning/wondering/doubting about the meaning of life.Excessive questioning/wondering/doubting what happens after death.Common Existential OCD and Death Obsession Obsessions: Hello Brave One! Here is this week’s spotlight on Existential OCD and Death ObsessionsĮxistential OCD and Death Obsession are characterized by recurrent and persistent intrusive (unwanted) thoughts, urges or images about Existential OCD and Death Obsessions along with compulsive, repetitive behaviors or mental acts aimed at reducing anxiety/distress or preventing a feared outcome from happening, all of which cause distress and impairment in functioning.
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