Sigh

At this point I’m tired of posting every thought but I can’t help but feel that I’m going to have a heart attack or stroke I’m only 25 and I hate to put those thoughts into the universe but they play over and over in my head. I’ve had echocardiograms proven that my heart is fine. My heart rate is 64 at rest and 90 on up when I’m moving. Every move I make causes me to be extremely anxious. I just want there to be a cause for all of this be it a deficiency or a illness that can be treated and cured so I can move on. I know I sound ridiculous

[Sillysausage234]

Have a minute,I can’t keep up with your posts, check out costochondritis ,I have it and it’s linked into anxiety.widespread pain..

[Sttbngi in reply to Sillysausage234]

I have it too. Between it and anxiety it can be a vicious cycle.

[Sillysausage234 in reply to Sttbngi]

Hi,nice to meet you ,yes it’s very painful isn’t it and getting in a stressy tizzy exasperates it and leaves you crippled in pain,best wishes stay zen🧘‍♂️🌞

[Sttbngi in reply to Sillysausage234]

That is exactly it. I have bouts of it. Have you found anything that works for you? I have found keeping my stress level down and stretching really keeps it at bay. I hope you are able to control yours. Peace to you.

[Sillysausage234 in reply to Sttbngi]

I have c.o.p.d also so get into some right states but keeping calm is key my diagnosis now is chronic costochondritis and widespread pain all linked into stress,anxiety,and depression so have to try and remain positive embrace the good moods and keep working on lifting my mood and keeping as active as possible 🌹🎵🎶🧘‍♂️🍀🎧🌞peace to you too .

[Sttbngi in reply to Sillysausage234]

I will think happy thoughts for you. Have you tried a heating pad? I find when the bouts are bad that works too. I tried cold, but my breast bone is wired closed and the cold made it really bad! That’s where my costochondritis stems from. I wish you many days of stress free bliss and pain free living.

[Sillysausage234 in reply to Sttbngi]

I use voltorol diclofenac gel,it does help it’s expensive but it works ,I put it on my sternum,it calms the cartilage and swelling down,thank you for your best wishes and hope the same. For you 🌞🧘‍♂️🦋🍀

[Keeshdoe]

You don’t sound ridiculous. Every issue you post is one i deal with too. You’re not alone in this i am SO MUCH better than i was every just 2 years ago. There’s lots you can do to clear your mind and cleanse your heart! Have you tried medication yet?? A lot of people don’t like it but it helped me tremendously when i first started having my issues. I since stopped taking them and doing it naturally by training my own brain. Have you looked into CBD oil? I’ve read amazing things about that too.

[Hidden in reply to Keeshdoe]

Hi! Thank you so much! I’ve been prescribed meds the only one I’ve taken was buspirone and I only took that once. I believe that it’s all in my mind and I’m practicing on training my mind as well. I don’t like feeling out of it and I have a 4 year old that I need to be alert for. But believe me if it gets worse and I mean suicidal thought start to come into my head I’m definitely starting meds

[bonkers65 in reply to Hidden]

Just try to think rationally. Yeah I know - easier said than done. But I think it can be done.

[Hidden]

Don’t stop posting, but I really think you’re ok! If you’ve had 2 echo’s that were normal, then you’re fine. You’re the only person who can change your obsession with your heath. But!! You’re not alone because it has a name...health anxiety!! Get assistance through a therapist or the like. Work on redirecting your thoughts away from your health. It won’t be easy and you’ll need to practice, but think of the positive rewards for such hard work! No more health anxiety! 🌺😊🌺

[Hidden in reply to Hidden]

Thank you so much!

[Sillysausage234 in reply to Hidden]

Good morning Susan ✊🌞🎵🎶🎧🇬🇧

[Calm_mama]

Hi deeaire,

I'm sorry you are struggling so much. I know what it feels like to be focused on every little thing going on in the body and having those whooshes of anxiety overtake you. And all the thoughts. All the what ifs. All the "Oh my goodness"s. Yes you have health anxiety and another name for it is somatic anxiety (being very focused on the body). I have 2 suggestions for you - 1) create an anxiety avatar for yourself. Something or someone in your head who represents your anxiety. I'll write about my avatars soon because they have helped me so much, and maybe they can help someone else. Another time! But when you feel anxiety coming on strong, imagine your avatar is creating all these false alarms. Lovingly but firmly remind your anxiety that he/she does not run the show. You only want him/her to jump in if, say, the house is really on fire and you need to run. Or if you need to slam on the brakes of your car without even thinking out it. Otherwise, tell your avatar, "thank you for the interesting thought there, but I know all about you and how much you bluff- how wrong you are almost ALL the time, so don't mind if I just ignore you." Imagine that every message you are getting right now is coming from this overzealous, twitchy anxiety, who is trying to look out for you, trying to do a great job, but just making error after error! Your anxiety avatar can be anything you want it to be. Make it good-natured, but WAY too enthusiastic about the job!

2) Have a look at the resources I list on my profile. They have helped so, so many recover from this. Especially Dr. Claire Weekes.

Lastly, I second the recommendation to find a good therapist who knows all about anxiety.

Wishing you all the best!

[Hidden in reply to Calm_mama]

Love this! Thank you so much!! I’ll be using these techniques

Xoxo

[InSearchofSelf]

I have anxiety and have gone to the ER about 4-5 times thinking I am having a heart attack or something like that. Each time the EKG comes up fine and they can'take find anything wrong. Now I actively work to tell myself that it is probably anxiety and any pains I am feeling (say in my chest) are muscular. In my case I work to remind myself it I have thought this before but it always *just* been anxiety. I wish you luck and remember, you are not alone.

[Sccccc]

That is not a problem. Only you can not give duty your mind which deserves. So your mind make problem everything for solve them. Your mind is a big solver i offer you try to learn computer programmer languages (c #,visual basic,.net....) thats help you make chance your mind to make fakr problems and you will try to solve them. And that is the point important. That will not make you unhappy. Regards

[HealthAnxed]

You don't sound ridiculous to me because I have similar thoughts. I'm sure the docs think I suffer from hypochondria also. I get everything checked out. Sadly, I usually leave thinking they've certainly missed something. The physical symptoms of anxiety and panic are real. When my heart rate rises for seemingly no reason, I panic and my mind goes crazy with "what ifs." There's so much unknown. I likely have control issues and the fact that it's impossible for a medical professional to give you a 100% exact response without their disclaimer of the "except for 1 in a million," makes me unable to ever accept that there's nothing wrong with me. I went through a period of time in my teens when I truly "let go" and just lived. I'd never shown such bravery in my life. I truly had the attitude that "even if it killed me, I had fun doing it." Now, I have a family and it's not that simple. I want to be here for them. So, I do care. I need to find a balance but I haven't yet. I'm fearful of most things and I hate it. Health anxiety especially as related to my heart is something that I'm plagued with and yes, even though all of the many many tests say I'm fine. It helps getting this out to someone that I know lIves it also. Thank you for beginning this discussion.