[Greenfish77]

For over a month now I've been thinking about my death, I know I have a long time yet to live and that there's no real point thinking about it but I still can't stop thinking about it day in and day out. No matter what I do to try and distract myself the thoughts keep coming back. Is this OCD? Something else? I'm going to talk to my therapist about it in a couple of days, hopefully she can't point me in the right direction.

Thanks for the help!

[*Laurie*]

I'm not sure whether it's OCD or not, but really, it sounds more like severe anxiety. I mean, do you have any rituals you feel like you have to do to stop thinking about death? That would be more like OCD.

[Greenfish77]

I don't have rituals and I'm not sure if it's anxiety. I don't feel afraid of death or that I'm going to die any minute, I just can't thinking about the fact that I'm going to die. I just thinking about it over and over again without the ability to stop. I just want to be able to think about something else.

[*Laurie*]

I have the same problem, quite honestly. I am constantly thinking of my own death or the deaths of loved ones. I do have OCD, but also severe anxiety and depression. Have you seen a psychiatrist?

[Greenfish77]

I just did today, she was fairly quick to diagnose me with OCD, and I trust this psychiatrist. I guess some people have obsessions they can't get rid of, while others mostly have compulsions, with some people with a mix, I just have the obsession. The problem for me is that I also have bipolar disorder and the antidepressants used to treat OCD can cause a manic episode in someone with bipolar disorder. I remember when I finally figured out I had bipolar and got a good medication, I was so excited that things would be better. Now I'm just frustrated and unsure if I'll ever be able to function normally.