Existential/moral OCD

[Lil_88]

Has anyone experienced OCD revolving around the idea humans shouldn’t be able to have fun/enjoy things? I’m stuck at the moment with the idea that all humans do is cause suffering through their desires and that because there is suffering in the world, I should suffer and not have wants/desires etc. I’m not sure how to get past this or work through it.

[Sunshine995]

Hi Lil!

Going through the same thing right now. At first it freaked me out cause until a week ago I was ok with all the different activities we have in the world and then suddenly started to get plagued with the ideas. Honestly what is helping me is still doing the activities regardless of what my thoughts are saying. I know deep down I enjoy eating nice meals or watching Netflix. Just because these thoughts come doesn't mean I will stop all of what I enjoy. Let is nag you as much as it wants but in the end it's you that's in control!

[THL1]

Hi Lil_88

I think I’ve got a related issue: a preoccupation with the injustice in the world, how some people (who didn’t ask to be born in the first place) suffer incredibly and others again by chance live ‘charmed lives’ (i accept that all people experience some suffering of course).

I ruminate about this and sometimes feel I shouldn’t enjoy life given the level of suffering others experience.

I then have an additional rumination that is connected to this I.e. that in the ‘afterlife’ I could be ‘chosen’ to experience horrendous suffering equivalent to the experiences of some very unfortunate people in this life