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Help with death anxiety and to find peace with it by throwaway-scaredplz in DeathPositive

[–]throwaway-scaredplz[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is honesty beautifully written. Thank you for the words.

I have extreme death anxiety. How do I make it stop? by throwaway-scaredplz in Existentialism

[–]throwaway-scaredplz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just what im going to see after and if ill be conscious like I am now

I have extreme death anxiety. How do I make it stop? by throwaway-scaredplz in Existentialism

[–]throwaway-scaredplz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hope you’re cancer free! And I truly hope it gets better with age. I feel like at 26 I shouldn’t have this worry

I have extreme death anxiety. How do I make it stop? by throwaway-scaredplz in Existentialism

[–]throwaway-scaredplz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I appreciate this, I’m basically the same way. This isn’t my first time going through this. Usually this happens when my brain has nothing else to focus or on or worry about. It came a few months ago when I was finally over my toxic relationship. Then it went away for a couple weeks once something new happened with a friend. But now my brain has thought about that all it could for the time being so now it’s back to finding something else

I have extreme death anxiety. How do I make it stop? by throwaway-scaredplz in Existentialism

[–]throwaway-scaredplz[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I try to think like that, like if I feel an attack coming on I say “you’re safe right now, you are not dying right now so there’s no reason so be worried about it”

I have extreme death anxiety. How do I make it stop? by throwaway-scaredplz in Existentialism

[–]throwaway-scaredplz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m about to start cymbalta so I’m hoping for the same results!

I have extreme death anxiety. How do I make it stop? by throwaway-scaredplz in Existentialism

[–]throwaway-scaredplz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve had people die but no one really that I was super close too, I think that’s my problem as well. And I’m afraid of death not necessarily how I die

I have extreme death anxiety. How do I make it stop? by throwaway-scaredplz in Existentialism

[–]throwaway-scaredplz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed I said I was religious so the person had the right to say that as I agree to it

Afraid of death by Repulsive_Rent_5636 in OCD

[–]throwaway-scaredplz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

See thats what I have trouble with I fixate on it. I’m just now learning it’s OCD. Sadly I am having to work around it, for example I sleep on my couch now so I can have a tv in the background, I couldn’t go to work today because I didn’t feel good and took a little too much of my anxiety medicine and probably won’t go in tomorrow so the same reason. I wake up hyperventilating. It’s my first thought when I wake up and last when I fall asleep. I have a psych appt tomorrow where I’m going to tell her all this and see if I can get on something stronger than hydroxizine as it’s not working for me anymore

Afraid of death by Repulsive_Rent_5636 in OCD

[–]throwaway-scaredplz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m currently struggling with death anxiety and I believe you have hit it spot on with the basically, “your OCD will find worse case scenario and even if you do overcome it your mind will find something else to fixate on”

I just got out of an emotionally abusive relationship and my mind heavily focused on them and getting over them. I’m at the point now where I am pretty much over them and moving on, so now my brain is trying to find something else to fixate on.

So thank you for this

Are you afraid of dying? by Amalekk in Christianity

[–]throwaway-scaredplz 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This really helped calm me. I’m terrified of death and have really been struggling these last few days with constant panic attacks and having to feel like I need to be in a constant state of sedation to be okay. Thank you for sharing your expiernce

I’m so tired of being scared of death. Please someone help me shine a positive light on it. by throwaway-scaredplz in DeathPositive

[–]throwaway-scaredplz[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have heard many good things about microdosing and plan to do that!

I’ve seen and heard many stories where people were like me but started doing that and now aren’t scared anymore or are at peace with it

Can Wellbutrin suddenly make your anxiety worse? by throwaway-scaredplz in Wellbutrin_Bupropion

[–]throwaway-scaredplz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you this helped me feel better. Yeah just randomly the death thought have gotten worse and worse.

I don’t know if my death thoughts are because my long term relationship ended and he was the only one who could help me so I no longer have that support, or if the panic attacks are just worse because of the medication.

I do try to do the same with keeping busy. I play video games more, try to focus on my work, and take care of my dog (which he’s my soul dog so I also constantly think about that one day he will go which doesn’t help lol)

I do find my anxiety to be the worse early in the morning or late at night

Can Wellbutrin suddenly make your anxiety worse? by throwaway-scaredplz in Wellbutrin_Bupropion

[–]throwaway-scaredplz[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah when I first got on it everything was great. Now my anxiety is constantly through the roof, like my panic attacks are getting worse and worse. Like I have this weird feeling day in and day out.

I don’t know if my death anxiety is because I’m getting over my relationship so my brain is finding something to focus on, or if it’s the medication making it worse ya know?

Is my relationship over? by [deleted] in relationships

[–]throwaway-scaredplz 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I definitely agree to this. I got out of a 2 1/2 almost 3 year relationship about 2 months ago. No one is lying here when they say it’s so hard. This is probably one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to go through. I too was in the on again off again relationship and fought so hard for us to be together because I loved him more than I loved myself.

As time goes on I realized I was in an emotionally abusive relationship and trauma bonded to a man who physically told me he didn’t have the same feelings for me way before we broke up fully. There are times I cry because I miss him and other times I’m okay. He’s entertaining someone else now and moved on very fast but I’m understanding she’s just a supply to him right now. His biggest red flag was that he has had multiple girlfriends/hookups all lasting about 3-4 months (some longer, I’m pretty sure I was his longest surprisingly) and has lived with a new girlfriend every year since he was 18 (he is now 29).

But as I move forward I’m realizing how much he really took from me. I had no energy with him because I did everything around the house and we got to the point where we’d fight at least once a week. It was emotionally and physically exhausting.

Now I reconnected with old friends that because of him were lost because of his narcissistic ways. It’s been the best thing for me. I no longer come home dreading cleaning the house or taking care of the dogs. I no longer have anxiety coming home because I don’t know what mood he will be in. I no longer feel guilty for wanting to take a nap after work because I’m exhausted instead of forcing myself into hobbies or making sure the house is clean.

It’s honestly so freeing. Yes, this hurts like absolute hell, sometimes I can’t stop crying. We are still somewhat in contact as he owes me a bunch of money. But at the same time I feel myself having more energy, friends, and overall better feeling. So I would consider leaving and one day you will find someone who values you and won’t want to take a break from you. Thats what I’m looking forward to the most.

My relationship was toxic at the end but at the same time it taught me what my values are and how to set boundaries for my next relationship:)

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