Intrusive thoughts around life, reality, and impossible questions

Existential obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a subtype of OCD, that causes intrusive thoughts about reality, existence, and life’s deep unanswerable

April Kilduff, MA, LCPC

Existential OCD: Signs, Symptoms, and Treatment

Existential OCD is characterized by the preoccupation with philosophical questions related to life and existence. For example, someone with existential

Existential OCD or a ‘Deep Thinker’? How to Tell The Difference

Exploring the underlying causes of an existential crisis can help us gain insight into the psychological and philosophical factors that shape our lives.

What is an existential crisis? Examples, causes, how to cope

It can be common to reflect on questions about mortality and identity, but if existential thoughts become persistent and intrusive, you may be dealing

How to deal with existential dread

Discover if OCD can trigger derealization. Understand these complex conditions with our insights.

Patrick McGrath, PhD

Can OCD cause derealization?

People with OCD fear of afterlife experience obsessions and compulsions related to what happens to us after we die. 

Existential OCD

Existential OCD: Signs, Symptoms, and Treatment

Existential OCD or a ‘Deep Thinker’? How to Tell The Difference

What is an existential crisis? Examples, causes, how to cope

How to deal with existential dread

Can OCD cause derealization?

Fears about the afterlife

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