Hi everyone,
I experience recurring intrusive mental images involving myself dying or getting seriously ill (for example, scenarios like fatal accidents or diseases such as cancer). These images can feel very vivid and sometimes come with strong emotional or physical reactions (like discomfort or tension).
They often appear spontaneously in different situations (walking, being alone, or even when I’m distracted). When they show up, I tend to mentally engage with them or analyze them, and sometimes they repeat or evolve into different variations.
I want to say that i’m not suicidal, but those thoughts do not scare me. I kind of feel relieved
I’m not asking for a diagnosis, just wondering if others experience similar patterns of intrusive imagery and how you relate to or manage them without getting stuck in them.