Existential Crisis

[jae-amethyst]

I'm 27 and relatively healthy. I've had a few health issues over the last 5 months but they all seem to be figured out. I cannot stop having an existential crisis and I think of death often and it scares me. I know we aren't guaranteed tomorrow but I used to be able to live my life normal and go about my days without thinking about or being petrified of death. Like if it crossed my mind, I wouldn't get stuck on it or think too much about it but nowadays I get hung up on thinking I could die any minute or thinking about a lot of "what if" scenarios and I don't like it at all. I just want to be able to live a normal life again and not think about it all the damn time. Is there anyone who has gotten through something like this or found a way to calm the anxiety? I've had social anxiety since I was around 12ish and have struggled with general anxiety in recent years but never anything like this.

[litethatnevergoesout]

Jae-amethyst, do you have a cognitive behavioral therapist? from my experience they offer the best type of help regarding thinking along these lines. it may or may not resolve itself, your persistent thoughts of death, but this same type of thinking and feeling will manifest itself in other ways down the road regarding anything important or crucial in your life. it’s not uncommon to obsess about anxious thoughts and there are strategies to bring the excessive thinking and worrying down to an appropriate level. these strategies are often referred to as’tools’. there really are so many faces to anxiety. good luck.

[jae-amethyst in reply to litethatnevergoesout]

I'm in the process of finding one. I luckily just got access to healthcare that covers therapy. Thank you for your reply.