I’ve been suffering quite a bit recently with my health anxiety, namely chest discomfort & worrying myself sick that my heart is about to pack up on me!!
Everyday I’m getting a twinge here & twinge there in my chest & straight away I start panicking about it, checking my pulse & my blood pressure!!
I know, deep down, that it is the anxiety giving me the symptoms but I’m really struggling to stay on top of it, as it’s getting harder to reassure myself.
I’ve spoken with my GP & they’re sending me for some counselling & doing all the usual tests but, it just seems a lot more difficult to cope recently!!
Sorry folks, just needed to vent it somewhere I suppose!!
I fully understand the feeling (first hand), but you need to force yourself over that hill so you can coast down the other side. You know in your conscious mind that it's nothing, but your fight or flight is kicking in anyway. That's literally all that is happening. Use the understanding to train yourself in your reactions to stimuli. You just need practice, nothing more. I promise.