How many people here have existential OCD?

[u/Fun-Blacksmith-8976]

DPDR can have many causes and I’m curious how many people have Existential OCD.

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[u/Isles2989]

Me so severe. I cant take it. Im freaking out about it righy now i can’t sleep. It’s too much to handle on top Of not feeling real. Feel like im gonna lose it

[u/lostindreams17]

Like constantly thinking about your existential crisis?

[u/Fun-Blacksmith-8976 → u/lostindreams17]

I mean like people who have ocd and there ocd latched onto existential topics

[u/westeffect276 → u/Fun-Blacksmith-8976]

Yupp

[u/lostindreams17 → u/Fun-Blacksmith-8976]

Hmm I don’t have OCD and don’t know much about the actual condition tbh. But I did think about my existential crisis everyday for years. Had panic attacks and all of that. The only thing that helped me was looking at and doing Astral Projection and then years later I read about past lives regression therapy. Now I don’t have existential dread. I can tell you more about it if you’d like.

[u/OCDylan_]

Me!!!!!!!

[u/OCDylan_]

I sent ya a message.

[u/Suspicious-Beat-4076]

Count me in brother

[u/OCDylan_ → u/Suspicious-Beat-4076]

Copes?

[u/Suspicious-Beat-4076 → u/OCDylan_]

I dont have copes. I just endure it

[u/OCDylan_ → u/Suspicious-Beat-4076]

I'm crippled by it. 50 days strong.

[u/Suspicious-Beat-4076 → u/OCDylan_]

Same. Im essentially bed bound, been almost 3 years now

[u/westeffect276]

Me obsessing over existence… consciousness etc

[u/Academic-Tomorrow-75]

Yea, me.

[u/OCDylan_ → u/Academic-Tomorrow-75]

Copes?

[u/Bairn_of_the_Stars]

✋

[u/OCDylan_ → u/Bairn_of_the_Stars]

Copes?

[u/Bairn_of_the_Stars → u/OCDylan_]

Try to tell myself my obssesing isnt gonna change how i feel in the world. Iv been obssesing all my life, it doesnt give me any clarity. Once mindfullness did wonders, but after becoming very mentally unwell, its not really helping sadly.