Hi. I've been thinking a lot about solipsism recently and it's really increasing my anxiety levels. I am terrified of the possibility that I am the only person to exist in the world. I haven't been able to stop thinking about it. I was not raised in a spiritual household, but my fear of solipsism has progressed into me having intense moments where I believe in bizarre scenarios regarding the meaning of my life and what will happen afterwards. There are two main scenarios that have been running through my mind within the last couple of months. Firstly, I want to clarify that I am not trying to impose my beliefs on anybody, I am just describing my experiences.

Scenario 1: Once I die, I will be reborn into the body of another human being until they die, where I will again be reborn as another person, so on and so forth. And every person besides myself is a soulless husk with no more consciousness than a machine. This ties into solipsism in the sense that I am the only consciousness in the world and all other beings are psychologically and emotionally empty, like they are preprogrammed to react to me and my actions.

Scenario 2: The world isn't real and my life as I know it is a simulation created in order to judge my personality and character. Once I "die" and the simulation is over, the individuals who created the simulation will rank me based on my actions and determine whether or not I can live amongst them. These individuals are either extraterrestrial or human.

While these thoughts are more offshoots of solipsism, they are the main cause of my current anxiety. It's incredibly hard to shake off these thoughts and it's made my life feel like a living nightmare. It's excruciating. Speaking of nightmares, most of my dreams in the past 2 weeks have involved suicide, and I am certain that it is tied to my anxiety.

To clarify, I go through periods where I start and stop believing in these scenarios and at this very moment, I am not buying into either of the aforementioned ideas (although that's likely to change in the next few days). However, these scenarios disturb me quite a bit and make it very difficult to function in my day-to-day, so I was wondering what I should do when I experience these thoughts. Also, is there any logical way to disprove solipsism?