Constant Battle

[Frankiesdad]

I’m fighting a daily battle in my mind that goes a little something along the lines of:

1. Anxious about getting physical symptoms

2. Physical symptoms appear

3. Worry if symptoms are anxiety or possible heart problem

4. Convince myself it’s anxiety

5. Worry that I’m convincing myself it’s anxiety when it could be a heart problem

6. Convince myself that it’s “just anxiety” again

7. Get more anxious about having anxiety!!

8. Increased anxiety causes increased physical symptoms

9. Symptoms are getting worse, it must be more than anxiety, it’s got to be my heart

10. See point 4 & repeat!! 😤

[Bbower67]

Same here! :/

[Sinatra301]

I’ve been going through the same thing! Once I get over one symptom another one pops up. I’ve been back and forth with facial numbness and twitches all around my body along with joint pain as well. I think my body tenses when I sleep cause I’m in a lot of pain when I wake up. It’s so hard to ignore them, it’s like the more you try to take your mind off it the more you focus on it and the sensations get worse :/ I want to believe it’s just anxiety but there’s always that thought in the back of my mind that lingers that’s saying “it’s not anxiety it’s something serious” It’s a daily struggle.

[o2G2o]

Since heart problems don't pop up overnight, I strongly suggest that anyone with cardiophobia get the standard tests done. If the results are good, you can pretty well be 100% sure you won't have a cardiac episode for at least several years, barring electrocution or something like that. If the results are less than ideal, the heart is something that is incredibly well understood and doctors will begin the process of repairing it.

[Frankiesdad in reply to o2G2o]

And that’s part of the daily battle unfortunately!! I’m a well educated man but, rational thinking seems to go straight out of the window as soon as the anxiety kicks in... 👍🏼

[eternalsunsh1ne]

This is exactly how I feel everyday! And then when a new symptom pops up, even more anxiety on top of that! It's so exhausting, I know how you feel