Anxiety Chest Pain

[meganhill395]

Was at the hospital again last night until 2am. Again i was told that my heart is fine and that it is anxiety. It makes me so upset because no one understands. The pain is so real in the pains that shoot through my chest or so sharp my shoulder starts hurting so bad and down my arm into my hand. I came home and took CBD gummies for the first time and slept until 2 p.m. this afternoon felt okay most of the day but of course now that just means they're coming back and my shoulder hurts again. I truly don't know what to do I just don't see how anxiety could cause so much pain and agony. I haven't been to work in weeks I'm barely able to care for my children worried that if I exert myself I'm going to cause myself to go into a heart attack. All I do is worry and cry I have no peace. I truly believe that there's something wrong with my heart and despite all the tests that they're missing something. If this is anxiety how could it cause pain when I'm not even anxious? Why would I all of a sudden just started having anxiety like this out of nowhere when I've never had a problem with that in my life? I truly just don't know what to do if anyone else is experiencing this where you have chest pains sharp shooting through your chest and pain in your shoulder and down your arm out of nowhere please comment and give me some advice. Thank you

[AD2677]

Anxiety is able to cause physical symptoms and pain associated with them. And you don’t have to be anxious or worried to trigger an event. It can come on unexpectedly and seemingly for no apparent reason. Unfortunately there is no easy way to anticipate it and thus we have to deal with it as it comes, which is quite difficult because we’re already under tremendous stress and dealing with it produces even more stress which feeds it even more. The only thing that works for me is deep breathing exercise and I continually remind myself that it’s okay and that if will pass soon. It can be difficult to believe at the time, but I still continue to work on and it eventually subsides. Hope you’re doing better already.

[meganhill395 in reply to AD2677]

Thank you so much. It really helps to know I'm not alone.

[Katielucyx]

I could have wrote this post. I experience the same sharp shooting stabbing pains over the left side of my chest. So bad it leaves me in tears. Been getting it for years, had ecgs chest X-ray both clear. Drs tell me it’s anxiety, but like you it comes on when I’m not even feeling anxious!!