Worse at night

[Frenchbulldogsx]

So I have heart disease, I had a heart attack 2017 followed by a quadruple bypass. I'm 53 and work 24 hours a week. I went back to work following rehab, but last year suffered a minor heart attack, now being treated with blood thinners.

So the worry is that I am going to have another event, my husband is working away and at night I can't stop thinking about dying. I worry that I am going to leave my kids. I have work stressing me out and talking redeployment and adding to my stress levels.

I try and think positively as my dad has the same condition and has managed it for 22 years.

[Dolphin14]

There is a heart site on here with some very supportive people. You may want to post there as well for additional opinions.

I think it's a positive thing you can look at your dad and see that things can stabilize out and you can live a long life.

Do you have a therapist you can discuss your fears with?

Is your job physically demanding and stressful? Mayb you need to think about options for change?

With any medical condition we always have to be sure we take control of what we can. Diet, exercise, sleep, avoid alcohol and smoking.

I know it's scary. I've seen many people with heart disease. Stay positive that science is heavily into research on heart disease and there are always new things coming out.

I think when we have situations like this it makes us face our own mortality which is frightening.

Keep your appointments, take your meds, follow the rules.

Im not sure if any of that helps in some way.

Take care of yourself