Anxiety about death, getting old, losing loved ones.
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I am constantly worrying about when my parents are going to die. I'm 23 years old and just can't seem to shake this obsessive thought. Then I think of myself being elderly and freak out also. I have no idea why I'm obsessing over all of these things as I used to be able to just talk about them in passing. Death, old age and the passing of loved ones.
I feel trapped, I just finished college in May and have a degree but I'm afraid to move forward as it means its closer to my parents dying or even me dying. it's just so frustrating as I KNOW it's something I can not control. In any shape of form. I'm just writing to see if anyone went through this and if there's any type of treatment. I'm thinking intense CBT?
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This almost became an obsession because i actually started reading blogs, articles anything i could find in order to come to terms with my own demise. It took a lot of searching, to get over this phase, but i haven't had it since I’ve gotten into mediation.
I was never a spiritual person whatsoever, i was more closely related to an atheist belief; i just thought that life was just a series of fortunate events and that’s it no more no less. However once I stumbled across mindfulness and other forms of mediation my system of beliefs started to shift and the worry of death started to subside.
Try not to engage too much with the thoughts of it, when you realise what you're thinking, stop the emotional charge you are giving it and focus on something else. I know it’s simple but it surprisely works, rather than giving it too much attention use that time to perhaps contact them or plan something that you enjoy.
In the videos and research i've done, most people in the end when they accept it generally start to feel optimistic about what follows.
I hope you start to feel better soon Sinead and that you have an amazing year to follow us ahead
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