Obsession about others` death - Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Message Board

regina_ocd · 08-30-2005, 09:07 AM

hi!!i have ocd and these days i have started to obsess about these:im scared that all my relatives might die and i might have to stay out without a home..if that happens i wont be able to have education and i will have to commit suicide(if that happens)im so scared i cant get happy anymore...please help me!!if my parents die i wont have an education then i will live in need of other people!!!can someone help me get over these thoughts???

bif01 · 09-08-2005, 09:33 PM

Hi Regina,

Death is a very common thing to obsess over. No one wants to lose their loves ones. But they are here now! Enjoy them, you have no reason to believe they will die any time soon. The chances of them living are far more better than them dying. Focus on that. Talk to them about it too, they love you. Relax, thoughts are just thoughts, in most cases they mean nothing. The only thing you are doing incorrectly is reacting in a negative way to certain thoughts, and I understand. It's hard not too. Be happy.