How to deal with anxiety over health when doctors tell you that you’re fine?

[Yatesrp]

Hello,

It’s been awhile since I’ve been on here, but my panic and anxiety has come back recently pretty severe. I see my PCP every 6 months, had blood work done a little less than a year ago, an EKG recently and saw a neuro optometrist the other day. I also am in therapy right now. I have physical symptoms daily like headaches, dizziness, wooziness, skipped heartbeats, brain fog and impending doom feelings. I’m constantly thinking I will drop dead of a cardiac related event (heart attack, stroke etc), that I will suddenly faint, or will end up in the ER with an emergency. I’m told I am perfectly healthy and should not worry about those things, but I can’t seem to recover. I can barely go anywhere without getting very anxious anymore. Anyone have any advise how to recover? I’m in therapy and take a benzo when needed for panic attacks. I workout daily and eat healthy. I do drink coffee and drink alcohol on an occasion, but even when I cut those out it doesn’t help and therapy isn’t helping.

[SurvivingEveryday]

For me, I found that a combo of: medication, talk therapy, and homework therapy helped. Let me explain... I get to talk to my therapist weekly, sometimes twice a week. The medication helps me throughout life. The homework I do is self-help books, videos, TedTalks, Yoga, etc.

If a doctor is not wanting to help because they do not believe or whatever.... find a combo that works for you. Reach out to me if you need help ever!