movie induced panic attack??

[Sugarplum1811]

Hi there,

Today I went with a few on my friends to watch the new Marvel movie endgame. I highly recommend you go and watch it ASAP if you’re a big marvel fan and haven’t already!!

As I have previously stated on my other posts, I’m currently suffering from some serious health anxiety as I’m experiencing some scary symptoms!!

Today I was feeling heavily anxious as I’ve been coughing for a while and woke up and went to the bathroom to split my phlegm (sorry tmi) I’m pretty sure I saw blood!! But I didn’t get a good look since the tap was running. This immediately terrified me as this chesty cough has been with me for over 3 weeks! With shoulder/arm pain I’m scared this could be due to lung cancer!

Anyway flash forward to the movies, I still couldn’t stop thinking about my cough and pain in my shoulder/arm and then I started experiencing chest pain! Not severe but like a tingling mildly painful chest discomfort. Half way through the movie I couldn’t stop panicking and I could feel my heart rate get faster and hear palpitations! I knew then I was having a panic attack as thoughts about dying and death and being diagnosed with metastatic lung cancer raced through my mind and I honestly was thinking how I might die any day now!

Although I have managed to calm my nerves, I am still beyond terrified that I may have something serious like cancer because of all the symptoms I’m experiencing!! My GP has done the best she can to reassure me that it is unlikely that I have cancer but I still don’t believe this as I am experiencing so many random unexplained symptoms!

I’m trying to find sensible reasons and convince myself that nothing is wrong and I’m fine but the pain says the opposite! I don’t know what to do and feel so stuck again as the GP has said not to come back in another 2 weeks until I get some more results on some blood tests and scans.

If anyone has any advice or suggestions they have to help me calm my nerves and anxiety, I would be very grateful!

[Agora1]

Hi Simrrran18, the fact that you had just woken up and spit some blood in your phlegm

is more likely coming from your gums. The pressure of the pillow on our cheek

while we sleep can cause a little bleeding. (which is nothing to worry about)

Unfortunately, once we put our mind into full gear, it races off and so does our

heart and our emotions. Follow your doctors advice and see her when the test

results are back. You are okay. You are safe. xx

[Xena13]

The movie didn’t induce your panic! Anxiety is what induces panic. Read as much as you can about this!!!Look on U Tube!!!Please help yourself..,, you deserve to feel well!!!! See a therapist and see what the anxiety is about!!!! It’s all about the anxiety!

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If it makes you feel better - I’ve spit out phlegm with blood and it was actually from my sinuses!! Omg one time I hacked up spit after a bloody nose and FREAKED. You’re a healthy girl! I know how you feel but from an outside perspective I know you’re fine. It’s so easy to add up each pain and symptom but your doc is right. ❤️❤️❤️

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I used to get bet blood in the mornings sometimes, had done for years and it was usually from my gums, I got a soft toothbrush and he bleeding stopped.

You look really healthy in your photo, it's hard not to worry but when you do try to do something to take your mind off it.

I wish you well.