Monday 14 May 2018

OCD and Death Obsessions

a post by Janet Singer for the World of Psychology blog



As some of us know, obsessive-compulsive disorder can take on many shapes and forms, limited only by the imagination of the person with OCD. In general, OCD likes to attack whatever it is we most value: our families, relationships, morals, accomplishments, etc. In short – our lives.

So it shouldn’t come as a big surprise that some people with OCD are obsessed with death. What better way for OCD to attack what is most important to us than telling us our lives are all for naught as we’re just going to die anyway?

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Oh the lies that mental illness tells us. Food is an enemy, I am worthless, I am a terrible mother, nobody loves me – our wise minds tell us that these statements are not true. However, trying to find the wise mind when the illness is filling our heads with lies is very hard,


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