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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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For information purposes only. Does not constitute clinical advice. Consult your local medical authority for advice.

[stackels]

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.

[louzvendt]

not existing forever scares the heck out of me

[alexhearn]

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.

[lookfeelbehealthy]

Fear of losing awareness is what it is for me, which translates to the fear of falling asleep every night.

[Alex-vvsv]

anyone reading this, I love you and know how scary our minds can be <3 take care and feel better soon

[zell]

Existensial OCD and death anxiety hit the hardest as soon as i lay down to sleep. Thanks for this video :)

[isaiahcane]

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.

[hpxbwfv]

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 🙏

[dominantrecessive]

I'm scared of the unknown... I'm also scared of not being with my loved ones

[mqmiwse]

I'm so frightened of dying my anxiety is continuous

[jamessawyer]

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.

[rrooster]

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". ❤

[maximusdecimusgames]

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.

[missmanifestor]

i was literally up all night last night anxious about this thank you for this video 💕

[anolbe]

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 😇

[yoyoyo]

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

[kassidymichal]

I had no idea this was OCD. Thank you for this video.

[justmadeit]

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

[FEARLESSGEAR]

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.

[ricksfavs]

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.