Pda Anxiety AGAIN

[LonerIQ]

This is chase again im having anxiety about the pda i had when i was 4 months old , ive been in the house for atleast 6 months ive called the ambulance over 40 to 50 times during these 6 months , sometimes i feel like ill drop dead at any moment and everytime i go to the ER they say its nothing wrong i really dont know what to do at this point i lost my passion to do anything because of anxiety ive had multiple ekgs and everything but i always manage to think i have some serious deadly condition , and im scared to leave the house because i dont wanna have a panic attack in person omg

[Hidden]

You’ve already established the problem here and with your previous posts, and all the evidence you’ve been provided and posted about on the forums suggests it’s most likely not your heart. I’m not remotely medically qualified, and I would therefore hesitate to diagnose anyone with anything, but you acknowledge yourself that you are extremely anxious and there is a condition specifically called health anxiety. It’s where you experience severe, sometimes crippling and life interfering anxiety as a result of often unfounded concerns about your body and/or having a serious disease. The heart is often a common concern for people with health anxiety because of how vital it is to being alive, but unfortunately, anxiety of any kind can and does manifest as symptoms related to heart problems such as chest pain and palpitations, which then only reinforces the anxiety that there’s something seriously wrong. It’s a vicious circle.

The only answer to health anxiety is to get help for it professionally. Cognitive behavioural therapy can be extremely beneficial for some people. Some find medication can help in the shorter term, particularly if their anxiety is more generalised, but the bottom line is that people on a forum intended for those with physical heart problems aren’t going to be able to fix this for you. If you’ve had all the tests required to ensure you don’t have a heart problem, and you have also been reassured by both doctors and other people with the condition that your past PDA is not of concern, then you need to deal with your anxiety.

[LonerIQ in reply to Hidden]

Thanks ive been struggling to get to a shrink i have no car and i live with my grandmother but it just scares me out of nowhere most of the time because i dont know much about it and with anxiety its hard to trust someones word

[Kristin1812 Heart Star]

Charlie G writes such a helpful reply. Do get counselling. Some counsellors have been working right through the pandemic, using Zoom.