i dont know if i can live much longer with this symptom 😞

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i just dont think i can go through anymore of life with constant chest pains it scares me all the time how can i get better when these wont go away i cant cope i just want them to go and not come back 😪😪😪

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Hello. I can understand your fear and frustration concerning your chest pains and I am sorry it is so upsetting for you. What I can say to you , and you probably already know this, is that this kind of chest pain in linked to anxiety disorder. When we focus on what we think is wrong it can easily develop into a panic attack. This causes all kinds of reactions to take place, such as quick shallow breathing. This in turn means the heart has to work harder to get enough oxygen, leading to you feeling some pain. There is usually nothing wrong with the heart itself. It is also possible that the pain is Skeletal in nature - not in the internal organs but coming from the bones around the rib cage. I get that a lot. Its possible to test that by gently pressing the bones.

If the pain is really bad and not going away at all then its ok to ask for some help - no one can ever say for sure it is not a heart problem until tests are carried out. But with people like us who suffer from anxiety it is more likely to be that which is causing the problem. But as I say, nothing wrong is getting it checked out if you really feel that bad. I hope you feel better soon.

Karl