Hi,
It's 10 weeks since my event and I am struggling. Constant feelings of dread and thinking the only place for me to be safe is in hospital. I have been told numerous times that I am fixed and the chances of anything further are slim but that doesn't help. Do these feelings ever go away?
Make sure you take your ”happy pills“ every day. I do & it works for me.
It's only natural to have these feelings,but they will go just take you're time to adjust,,tc
I had my heart attack and stent fitted last October.... I suffered a massive loss of confidence...changed from a happy go lucky chappy into Victor Meldrew...OMG... I thought life had ended. I was so anxious, thinking every flutter was another heart attack coming and that I was going to die. However, now Im running every day with my doggy.... appreciating the lovely weather and thanking the lord how lucky i am. I went on a trip of a lifetime to india and despite being anxious about that... i survived and saw sights i had only dreamt about before. So yes you will recover and its totally normal feeling like you do. Messages from this site really helped me I hope this message of hope helps you.
I think it was same for most of us. One step at a time and it gets better and better. I'm 10 months down line now and almost forget bar the odd moment / day. Take care
Yes it's normal. And yes it gets better and you learn to handle it better. But it will always be in the back of your mind. If you find it hard to cope then seek help. I took counselling and it really helped me. I was able to just dump all my anxiety onto this person who never judged or made me feel stupid. It was best thing I did. She recommended that I do some Mindfulness so I found a class and practice this to deal with the tough times and feel good about myself. We are all different but we don't have to struggle. We just have to ask for help.
Do these feelings ever go away? Yes, as time passes and you learn ways to replace them with new things and practices. Anytime these feelings come up replace them with other things, like read a book, go for a walk, breathing meditation, work some puzzles, count to 10 as fast as you can repetitively. Then read some educational books-articles, Exercise, listen to upbeat music, listen to comedy or watch comedic movies, do Tai Chi or yoga, organize something, learn something new. Basically the mind can only think about one thing at a time. If you're keeping the mind engaged in something else, it has no room for the worries and concerns. This is me talking 3+ years post event. I had the bonus (sarcasm intended) of also sustaining an anoxic brain injury, which basically has made me have to create a whole new life as I lost some of my abilities. My cognitive, problem solving and executive functions were most affected. I just take it a day at a time and do the best I can. Honestly some days really suck. Then there are better days. What helps me is to break my time into smaller blocks and say well I can stand this for one hour. The next hour will be better and it usually is, when I take charge of what I am doing. Anyway good luck on your journey.
I am also about 12 weeks after my heart attack and am in a very similar headspace as you Steph. I am trying to be kind to myself and have decided today to seek someone to talk to about all of the feelings and thoughts. There are some great replies and suggestions in your responses. It has given me a lot more hope to learn that others have experienced these depths and got through. I hope you do also. Again this forum has shown it has great resources and is a bit different or more broad minded to most others I have looked at. Thanks.
Anxiety has lifted quite a bit over the last couple of days.
Was talking to my cardio nurse and she gave me my echo results. Seems there was minimal damage and the changes in lifestyle i have made should mean that my heart is on its way to being repaired if not already. Was also told that my heart is as strong if not stronger now than before my event.
I'm now 10 months since my I had cardiac arrest ,5 times you will be down for ages ask for anti depresents and counciling if things are so bad ,belive me it does get better
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