Does anyone else experience this?

[b12439205]

I’m 18 years old and have been experiencing health anxiety for the past year. I had my first panic attack back in November 2018 when I was experimenting getting high. I felt as if I was dying and my heart was beating out of my chest and I felt as if I was going to faint every few seconds and everything seemed to be almost melting. Ever since that day I have never touched a drug again and I rarely drink, I can’t seem to handle not being in control. But from then on for about 3/4 months I was a wreck, I couldn’t live my life I was constantly in fair of suddenly dropping dead, I would convince myself that something bad was going to happen, and that my heart would stop beating. I went to therapy for a few months then eventually I felt better and stopped. For the rest of last year I still dealt with anxiety but seemed to moved past the thought that I was dying everyday. But then 3 weeks ago I’ve been experiencing the same anxiety as I used to, I can hardly sleep because I’m scared of dropping dead in my sleep but everyone around me tells me I’m fine and the doctors always say I’m healthy as well, I’ve been to the hospital a few times last year when I first experienced everything and they ran tests on my heart and said everything was fine. Now not only am I scared of suddenly dropping dead but I’m scared of being killed suddenly either in an accident or by a disease and this corona virus isn’t helping at all. I’m just really stressed and wanted to know if anyone else experienced this kind of fear or if it’s just me

[borahae]

Hi I've been in a similar situation like you too. I'm almost 21, I have been suffering with anxiety, namely health anxiety and cardiophobia for a year now. I became so afraid of suddenly dying. I was convinced that there is something wrong w my heart. I would get 24/7 heart palps, chest pains, breathlessness etc. I got tested, everything came back fine and so my anxiety eased up. But recently my anxiety started up again, Im also scared of dying in my sleep as my hr seems low, ive been getting dizziness and breathlessness too. So if its some solace to know that youre not alone! I feel like our situations are quite similar.

[Chloekay]

Hi I am 21 and I can really relate to your post. I have felt all the same things, I also went to the hospital and everything was fine with my heart. My new worry at the minute is that I have a brain tumour because I get headaches and feel dizzy a lot. It is so hard to tell yourself that nothing is wrong when you have physical symptoms. I think the fear of death comes from not being in control of your body or the world going on without you and it is strange though to think about no one likes the thought of death but to a person with health anxiety it can make you really panic. I also have intrusive thoughts about dying which I have been able to control by clicking my fingers or quickly thinking about something else. If you have any advice let me know. It’s so hard

[Caronshuler119]

Bri we have the same symptoms you are not along it sucks feeling like this not knowing what you can do to prevent the anxiety attacks from happening you feel like your dying