This is driving me crazy, I am obsessed with thoughts of death. I constantly think I'm going to die at any moment. I think about people I know who are dead, watch old tv shows and wonder if the actors are dead, wonder what the last song I ever hear will be, what should be my last words....it never stops. has anyone out there had the same problem? Did the obsessing stop? If so, how did you stop? This is ruining my life.
HI Debra i can relate to your fears because i do feel the same way. If someone i know passes i would feel i am next or to make it worst feel like i have what they died from. A friend passed away on Monday with cancer in the stomach/belly and automatically i started exhibiting the symptoms. It is driving me crazy. I always wanted to loose some weight i have been eating less and stopped sugar and eating at nights so i have lost some weight i feel that i am dyeing thats why smh it is stressful hoping someone can give some advice or comments to help
whilst I have lots of {insurmountable) problems, not this particular one. One bit of advice is perhaps to be less inward looking, ie worried and concerned about ‘self’. Any thinking really where 'I/me comes into it is on the wrong path. Try and get your attention more external facing eg on your work or others - not easy but can be done, you have a lifetime to practice!
cheers
Richard
Hii its only your fear …or nthing else …chill your life with joy spent some time with god and nature they will help you
That’s what set off this latest episode. A friend died end of April from blood cancer. I think that since I have never heard of such a thing that’s why I’m really bad. He was younger than me! My stomach has been bloating and my doctor thinks it’s IBS and the meds have helped. But today I looked and thought my stomach is bloating more than yesterday. I’m assuming it’s due to lack of exercise and I’m tying to do more walking, but it’s not enough to take my mind off of all the diseases I have that cause bloating. I’ve been under major stress in the past several months dealing with moving my mom (in Florida, I’m in Illinois) from one assisted living place to a new one because she ran out of money and I’ve been trying to get her on Medicaid working through a lawyer. It’s been 18 months since I retained the lawyer and she just finally got accepted. Now I find I’ve moved her into a place my lawyer told me about. Unfortunately the new place is still waiting for approval to accept Medicaid payments! I’ve been doing her finances for 4 years now and I fretted terribly as I watched the money go… now I’m working with the owner of the place trying to get Medicaid to approve letting her receive the money and I’m paying the balance of her rent that she can’t cover! I just don’t want to move her again. Last night I kinda fell apart when my husband asked for an update. Thank God he’s helping me with this or I’d have cracked up by now. It seems to help writing this out, but I’m still on edge. Can’t stop shaking!
Sorry this is so long, but I guess I just couldn’t stop!
I do try but it’s not at all easy to stay focused when I get this way. Going out with friends tends to distract me temporarily, but when I get home…Bam! I believe this worsened when a friend died suddenly in April and another had a heart attack and had to have open heart surgery! Thanks for the thoughts!
I’ve never been good at asking for help from anyone, including God. I feel like I’m not really praying right and asking too much! 
just as important is to persevere through much failure !
It’s ok hun i am here and you can just talk your heart out, it is not easy but i think we should pray more.
It’s funny, but I sometimes think I’m bothering God, as he’s got to be pretty busy.
Hi, I have been feeling the same…fear of dying. I have been having palpitations for a while, and I am seeing a doc on monday, but I am getting crazy thoughts like he might not give me good news and that there is something terribly wrong which I won’t be able to afford to correct or cure… I know what it feels like. Though I haven’t yet been to a psychologist for that yet. I am not even sure whether this is anxiety or my palpitations are making me anxious. It sometimes feels like too much to live like this and i want to go back to being my happy self…not worrying about anything.
When my anxiety is really bad I get palpitations too. Worse, I hyperventilate. According to several doctors my heart is just fine. Yesterday I merely felt nervous, like I could jump out of my skin. It went like that on and off all day. This morning I’m starting out feeling good. Let’s see how it goes. Good luck at the Dr.. It will most likely just be anxiety. Clonazapam (Klonopin) is very helpful and usually takes about 20 minutes to kick in. Problem is, when I’m very anxious I have to take a second one. That’s my limit, but all in all I try to avoid having to use it at all.
Get an antidepressent…they help with obessive thoughts…I had a period of time where i was obsessed with death also.
The thoughts occur still daily at least once or twice..but nothing like the all day consuming thoughts I had prior to taking an antidepressent.
I’m going through this exact this. my mother in law died a month of a sudden stroke and I still feel like I’m going next and that I have all the symptoms of a stroke. how do you deal with this? it’s consuming me.