Existential OCD

[@sondorp]

It's not that i would like another form of anxiety or ocd (mine is somewhat between existential/ religious& moral ocd), it's just that i would love to exchange for a day with someone who has ' normal problems' , like paying bills or taking their kids to school. What mentally stable people often don't realise is that having something like ocd is a job in itself and that having a normal job with normal recurring stress is far less exhausting than having to check on your thoughts/ ruminate etc etc....but great video , thanks!

[@Havana428]

Love the video! I agree all types of OCD are almost the same But i had almost all of them and Existential is by far the most debilitating because it changes your perception about absolutely anything. And you’re scared 24/7 cause you’re triggered by existence itself so it makes sense why people say it’s another type or hell.

[@samg6246]

did u recover from existential ocd? im going through it right now. scariest thing ever

[@braulio7843]

@@samg6246 same here…

[@samgonzalez9280]

@@samg6246 how’s it going now ? My name is Sam Gonzalez too

[@samg6246]

@@samgonzalez9280 that’s so funny, hi! I’m actually doing better now, therapy and medication have helped a lot so far, but the thoughts still linger around. Are you experiencing the existential anxiety too?

[@chintudutta5662]

@@samg6246 how are you doing now

[@titani1k]

"The key thing to remember is what you're worrying and ruminating about, what you're investing all this time and energy into, is NOT the actual issue." EXACTLY. When I'm not stuck on an OCD loop, I can consider all of these existential questions, no matter how bizarre they are, and I can not only live with the uncertainty, but I can embrace the weirdness. But when I get stuck on that loop, it's a nightmare. Very interesting how this happens, but luckily it can be treated, which is what I'm doing now.

[@jenniferbuford3803]

Can I ask what your doing to treat yours?

[@kratosofring]

@@jenniferbuford3803 ERP

[@laurisolups6563]

Thanks, this video felt quite spot on. I'm suffering from trying to figure out whether time itself had a beginning or not, but both answers lead to unresolvable paradoxes, so as a typical OCD sufferer I read obscure philosophical, physical and mathematical papers and dig myself deeper in the hole of confusion. Yet what puzzles me is that so many thinkers can delve deep into this question without the intense anxiety I experience. I just can't accept the mystery of existence that earlier caused me no problem at all. So I'm definitely going to check out all the resources you offer!

[@milica9822]

There are a lot of things we still dont know or dont have answers yet and thats okay, so dont torture yourself. Thinking about it is okay, especially if you cant stop it, but not too much thinking. However, letting those thought interact with the world, nope dont. So I wouldnt recommend reading ll those papers. That works for me, but I would recommend you visiting a therapist if you havent done that already.

[@emar22111]

What I experience, which may not even be existential OCD, is intense rumination about psychological models. I like to call it "psychoanalysis paralysis"; it's where I obsess about trying to find complete logical consistency within my understanding of psychological models. I have spent hundreds of hours going down a rabbit hole to figure out things like personality (I'm INTP, enneagram 5w4 with tritype 548 and sp/sx), intelligence (IQ 135+ tested at the proctored Mensa exam), psychopathology (obsessing about potentially being ASD, ADHD, OCD among other things, but arriving at a 'false, until proven otherwise') etc. What keeps me going is that I am almost constantly bombarded with information that makes me seriously doubt my own understanding, like seeing someone who inaccurately uses psychological terms, like saying that they're 'a little OCD' making me hyperaware of the true-or-false nature of actually fitting the labels. I spend the majority of my free time obsessing about meaningless details, and I desperately want to get out of it. I have already stopped seeing psychology as an 'exact science' long ago. But I still keep ruminating. Which is why I'm starting to see it as a form of OCD, even if it isn't diagnosable with the DSM-5.

[@stormchaser419]

i think I have this. Religious questions mostly. I can't figure out which religion is correct? Does hell exist? Do prayers do anything? If it seems like a prayer is answered is it god answering it or would it have happened by probability odds? Do these near death experiences people have any validity? Why do those who have NDE's report different things about some afterlife? I'm watching like hundreds of hours of religion videos and I think it's just a compulsion to try to answer these questions. Hundreds of hours......this is crazy.

[@janaskopekova3477]

wow, i thought i was alone... thank you for your comment now i dont feel so alone and insane...did something help you?

[@biatae2713]

Hey, not the one you replied to, but what's helped me is the idea that I may very well never know the answers to these deep questions in this lifetime, but thinking about how exciting it is that we don't actually KNOW. We can believe, and it feels good to believe, but what's waiting for us after death is a (beautiful) mystery. When it's our time we shall know, but most likely only then. I wish you the best on your journey.. Spending time ruminating and looking for such answers stops you from living now. Try your best to live in the NOW. Because in this exact moment (now) things aren't too bad, after all :) take care

[@fondl6026]

I had this issue and actually came to Christ and would call myself a Christian but the problem never really went away. I think your framing is incorrect in trying to solve this issue. Your trying to logically come to an answer about something when the underlying issue is the emotions behind it. In my case I came to Christ and felt such a relief for years and years and kept pushing the thoughts down that they eventually came back stronger and I really struggle to deal with that. Because I am attacking what I think is a logic issue when it's really I'm running from that fear instead of embracing it. That all being said I think that there are mountains of evidence for Christ and His resurrection and encourage you to pray and ask Him to show himself to you. Answers in genesis is a really good channel on KZbin for that sort of thing

[@diegogalvan7404]

Very thanks for all from Spain

[@mattcodde.restoredminds]

Thank you too!

[@onlyabdelix]

Okay here goes...For the past 12 months now I fell victim to existential ocd and heavy depersonalization to the point I feel like I don't exist (autopilot) as a result of this I'm paralyzed in thought and fall so behind on my medschool work that I don't even think I can even get on top of anymore which exaggerates my anxiety as I've always wanted to get into med school and I suffered so much to get into it at (reapplying 3 times). Day in day out not a thought goes by that isnt of matters of why? and how? That's when I opened up to my mother about this issue and she is a religious woman so her answer was for me to participate in the islamic faith again. I went back to Islam to find some answers but with the nature of my ocd I keep flip flopping doubting myself and wanting a concrete answer to my problems but knowing that I will never have that drives my mind nuts it's got to the point that I get so irrational and fall into the doomer nihilism that corrupts the minds of many. I honestly fear that I'll never get out of this hell live a life of mediocrity as opposed to a life that I have crafted for myself.... Even worse my intrusive thoughts cause me to automatically reject any doctrine or belief which even furthers my anxiety as this results in arguments with my mother about her beliefs etc which is very draining on my day to day life and as a result forms into rumination for months just a constant cycle of agony. It's so nausisting as ocd is known for you to doubt anything and everything and unlike anxiety you can't use logic to break it clearing doubts create more doubts... Then I came across a very influential philosopher known as j.krish (you may know who he is) who is very pro mindfulness meditation and spiritualism which I enjoy and then I came across his counterpart UG krishmanurti who is very anti spiritualism and rejects the idea that meditation has any benefit in human existence and that enlightenment is nothing but an illusion things like this make me no longer think properly anymore and my intrusive thoughts always side with nihilistic tendencies which has a very negative affect on my relationships and my uni work as it breeds complacency. One thing also that I think exacerbated this is my online medical program (and the years of quarantine following 2020) at the moment that feels very divorced from any personal contact or any revenues of help so I've been feeling real lonely. I am always open for answers but given my ocd problem I always find ways to reject any and everything. I feel like I'm being gaslit into a position that I don't fully accept atm and I may have to resort to lying to my mom my entire life. And I believe the worst thing that came out of this is the fact that I'm mega behind on my med semesters to the point that I don't even know if I will continue to pursue my childhood dream 🥲🥲🥲 Constant mental anguish over things that aren't in my control. And the sad thing is my mom is scared of me for being in limbo about all of this and thinks that it's a serious problem and that there is some kind of objective answer to evils existence and I'm just in the wrong for being unsure. She thinks my skepticism is gonna rub off on my siblings as I'm the oldest. And thankfully I was introduced into this community by a good friend of mine who said they helped him through every step of the way with how to manage his ocd. So I truly appreciate it if you've read it this far as this is pretty much my entire heart poured out on text ❤️ Much love Abdi. The thing about my relationship with philosophy thanks to my ocd is no matter how hard I think or read into philosophical texts etc OCD is not solved by logic unlike health anxiety which I had a while back so no matter what position my brain affirms no matter how much I personally dislike it will bully me into confirming with that thought process as if it was absolute truth this is what's called a cognitive distortion although I'm aware of it unfortunately I still fall victim to it which has caused me multiple bouts of nhilistic cynicism etc and it feels like an everlasting trap on everything I enjoy it's all sucked out.

[@RanaFaisalTufail]

Which country are you from

[@theotherway1639]

The mindfulness book "30 Days to Stop Obsessing" by Harper Daniels is a good resource.

[@GavDuggan1983]

Thank you for this. Your comment about clarity and that we have it the wrong way round made me smile, as it’s so true

[@mattcodde.restoredminds]

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[@akashjohun247]

I wanr to notice every object in my home...I want to remember

[@akashjohun247]

How can I stop this

[@mattcodde.restoredminds]

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[@akashjohun247]

@@mattcodde.restoredminds brw I missed your class..when I can join again

[@akashjohun247]

I had doubt about ..how to change my way of remembering everything around me...how not to hyper notice things

[@enimo9241]

I'm having solipsism themed OCD....

[@gabrielfelipepadillaespiti33]

Are u ok i have the same type, can you help me?

[@hasansarhan9296]

What is the erp for this type of ocd

[@mattcodde.restoredminds]

Hey Hasan, Feel free to attend our FREE Masterclass. Visit www.restoredminds.com/free-training to reserve a seat! Hope I can answer your question there!

[@Lauren-mz2dh]

Thank you

[@VladyslavKL]

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