[header] How to stop obsessing about death [title] Monitor suicide risk. [step] If you are having obsessive thoughts about death and are thinking of taking your life, reach out for help. If your thoughts of death coincide with feeling hopeless, wanting to die, thinking about ways to kill yourself, feeling like a burden to others, social isolation, or extreme mood swings, get help now. 
Reach out to a friend or family member, or if you're in a crisis situation, call the ed or a suicide hotline. [substeps] You can call emergency services or check yourself into the emergency department at your local hospital.