existential ocd and harm ocd

I also suffer dp/dr and I think the only think you can actually do is just to think that one day it will go away you have to just live with it and think that one day it will actually go away and live normally try to have some fun,im in the worst period in my life right now and I also have thought like yours try to do what I said and it will all be alr

I’ve noticed with dpdr that when I experience this that I’m caring to much about that feeling. It’s almost like if I tell myself who cares or so what if something bad happens you have family and friends that will help and support you. No matter how bad the thought it u kinda just have to say to yourself maybe maybe not. Trust yourself 🙃

Also, the internet told me that caffeine increases anxiety. I had the thought that if none of this is actually real I don’t have to worry about it and I can drink as much caffeine as I want. So I decided to go back to caffeine after a few weeks of no caffeine and holy crap it was a 10x multiplier of anxiety and panic attacks. Thus I discovered our reality is real.

Sorry you’re going through this. I can relate to the existential thoughts. From time to time I catch myself going down the OCD rabbit hole at which point I lean towards the uncertainty. For example the thought pops up, my wife & kids are a figment of my imagination or maybe they’re not. My response, this is my OCD and I choose not to engage it. And the times when I get hugs from them, I’ll live in the present and cherish the moment with them. As for the DP/DR, I know I can function even in the deepest of symptoms. Rather than spending time trying to get rid of it, I bring along for the ride. In other words, I accept it’s there but I choose to move forward with whatever I’m doing in the moment. It takes practice and relentless determination. And you can do it too!!! Please know that you are not alone.

I’m going through this too. I started trying to help it by walking in nature and observing things that are unique. That helped ground me. Also breathing exercises help. Remind yourself that you are real and you’re thoughts are just thoughts. When my thoughts get intrusive I usually get up and walk and just say out loud. “I am real, thoughts aren’t real.” Stay off of the internet so that you don’t get anymore ideas for your brain to latch onto for a source of relentless intrusive unsolvable questions.