Has anyone else had this happen?
I'm not afraid of death, but I constantly think about it and the meaning of everything. Like, "Why do anything if you're going to die anyway?" Even when I'm doing something I enjoy, I might get distracted for a while, and then the thoughts return. I can still enjoy games, socializing, hobbies, etc., but these thoughts really ruin my mood and seem to constantly hang in the background.
It's especially hard when there's nothing to occupy myself with—then it's almost nonstop. And I don't understand how other people just live their lives without thinking about it all day. My friends seem to have no problem with this: they don't constantly think about death and live normally.
I just want to stop obsessing over it and live like before. Not looking for the "perfect meaning of life," but just for my mind to stop constantly returning to these thoughts.
Has anyone else experienced something similar? Did a psychologist or therapy help, or did it go away on its own over time?
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