*ahem* hello.

[iceman33]

I just wanted to start off to say that I'm new here and it's nice to meet all of you but I want to point out that I have had chest pains along with some arm pains like in my left shoulder and I felt like I was having a heart attack and I don't know but that subsided and now I'm feeling tightness or pains in my lungs and I feel like if I go to sleep I won't wake up. I feel afraid and I just want to sleep again and go back to feeling normal again. :/ I honestly don't want to live like this anymore and I wish I could go back to feeling normal again. All this started when a famous singer passed away of a massive heart attack in his sleep.

[Orida]

I am with you on the chest pains. I struggle with breathing, I felt like my lungs are wrong and that I would suffocate, but hey, here I am, doctor said my lungs are okay and I am still alive and breathing.

Sleeping is a wonderful thing and we do not appreciate it enough until we actually can't sleep. Is there any position that makes you comfortable? Maybe when the pain isn't that strong? I ended up sleeping in sitting position (a lot of pillows everywhere around!) because I was afraid my head is going to burst.

[Agora1]

Hi iceman33, welcome to the anxiety forum. Have you been diagnosed with anxiety? The feeling of tightness/pain sounds like it's coming from your chest muscles. When we are anxious everything tightens up on us leaving behind all kinds of physical symptoms. When we worry about what we are feeling, the muscles continue to tighten and before long you have completed a circle of fear. Sometimes, like in your case, things that happen in life make a deep impact on us. The passing of a famous singer from a heart attack while sleeping, doesn't mean it will happen to you. I think what happens is that you feel if it could happen to someone famous, then why not me? There are things we do not have control of in life, death is one of them. What we do have control of is enjoying every minute we are blessed with. Don't let anxiety take that away from you. We are here to support you.