Why is this happening to me :(

[Snapper123]

I'm 27, and a mother to 3 brilliant children.. I'm newly engaged.. have a great family.

Life should be great but instead I'm suffering from random attacks of anxiety for no apparent reason. And evry time I have 1 of these attacks I feel like my time is up and I'm going to leave my kids with no mammy.. I get chest pain,left arm pain,dizzy, short of breath, tingly all over my body, and although I have ended up in the doctors or the hospital many times with the same thing and came out alive .. evry time it happens it feels like this is it ..I'm having a heart attack ... my most recent 1 was the worst iv had .. it lasted for over an hour at it's worst point and the effects are still on going 3 days later I'm still having the random sharp pains in my chest and evry time I get 1 I start to think what's wrong again ... I have ended up at the doctors twice in 2 days with this attack because I felt it was something more .. I have had countless tests done over the past year .. ecg x 4 ....a heart echo ....stress test ... holter monitor ... and nothing to shout home about... I'm starting a group therapy next week for stress and anxiety control and I pray that it helps as I am unwilling to go down the meds route.. i hate feeling like this and it is effecting my everyday life ..the palpitations are constant they never go .. do I just learn to live wit it ?

[Agora1]

Hi Snapper123, for now it would be best to just learn to live with it and not fight it.

Of course, medication could take the edge off while you get some therapy and find

different methods to deal with the anxious symptoms. You took the first step by having

your symptoms checked out. Once you are assured it is anxiety then it's time to accept

it as such. The rest is about finding out what works best for you. I use meditation and deep breathing along with self hypnosis. I have accepted this as part of my life style now

and even if I didn't have anxiety, it couldn't hurt.

I wish you well with the group therapy you will be starting next week. My go to is YouTube when I tune into different videos that pertain to my issues. 5-10 minutes of respite therapy 3x a day is usually enough to calm the nervous mind and body.

I'm glad you are a part of our team. xx

[Snapper123 in reply to Agora1]

Hi there thanks for reply, I do the breathing exercises myself, but I havnt tried the meditation I will give that a try, anything that can help, Thanks so much for the advice

[pink318]

Hi Snapper,

I’m sorry you are going through anxiety. I’m glad you are visiting your doctor regularly and you have plans of attending group therapy. I pray that you can get all the help you need to get better. Keep us posted. You are not alone, please feel free to post anytime. We are here and we care for you. God bless.

[Snapper123 in reply to pink318]

Hi there, Thanks for reply I really do find this very helpful, it's nice to no I'm not alone and I'm not crazy thanks for the support it means a lot