Afraid of time passing? How to manage time anxiety
Time anxiety can be triggered by real or imagined fears of lateness, productivity, or larger worries surrounding mortality.
Learn more“Am I dreaming?” How to handle the fear that it’s all been a dream
If it’s difficult to separate your waking from your dreaming life, you can take steps to figure out what’s going on–but you may never find answers to your biggest questions.
Learn moreWhy am I constantly having dreams about dying? A therapist’s advice
When you’re disturbed by your dreams, the memory of them may affect your waking hours. Here’s how to cope.
Learn moreCould you have dementophobia? How experts make a diagnosis
If you spend a significant amount of time researching psychosis and schizophrenia, then read on for what to do about your fears.
Learn moreIs anything real? How therapists approach existential worry
These thoughts may be indicative of any one of a number of mental health issues, including several I've treated during my years as a therapist
Learn moreFear of death: Is it OCD, thanatophobia, or something else?
As an experienced OCD specialist, I have recovered from my own struggles with OCD focused on a fear of death. Here's how you can do the same.
Learn moreWhat if I’m actually dead and don’t know it? A therapist’s perspective
Unanswerable questions like these can end up consuming your life. I know from experience how difficult these fears can be—and how to find relief.
Learn moreWhy am I always thinking about death? What therapists say
Drawing from my experience both as an OCD specialist and someone who's struggled with these very same thoughts, here's what you should know.
Learn moreWhat can cause an existential crisis? A therapist’s view
Exploring the underlying causes of an existential crisis can help us gain insight into the psychological and philosophical factors that shape our lives.
Learn moreFears about being adopted in OCD
Fears about being adopted and persistent distressing doubts about one’s origin of birth in OCD are related to the subtype of Existential OCD.
Learn moreFear of depersonalization
People with OCD may fear that a wide range of unusual or uncomfortable sensations are a sign of depersonalization
Learn moreFears about reincarnation
People with OCD fear of reincarnation experience obsessions related to reincarnation and the possibility of prior lives.
Learn moreFears related to dreams
People with fear of dreaming (Dream OCD) experience obsessions about the content, meaning, or importance of their dreams.
Learn moreFears about the afterlife
People with OCD fear of afterlife experience obsessions and compulsions related to what happens to us after we die.
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