Heath anxiety

[Healthy_anxiety]

Very new to all this. About 2 months ago my life changed when I had a huge panic attack. Went to the hospital thinking I was having a heart attack, but doctors told me I’m fine. I’d honestly thought it go away with in a few days then everything came falling down on me, lost my job and thinking there is something medically wrong with me after the so called heart attack.

Fast forward to now where I only think about am I medically fine. Is always with the heart and lungs with me I’m always thinking is there something wrong with my heart even tho I’ve seen a cardiologist and doctors so many times and they all the same information that I’m fine. But it’s so frustrating how I always feel like someone is squeezing my heart but I can’t do anything about it, it’s costing me jobs, being social and exercising. I’m not the fittest or a lazy person, but I do like to keep active but it’s so hard to do that now I don’t know what’s wrong with my lungs. I got mis diagnosed with asthma and going to see a specialist soon to see if everything is ok but it may possibly be my mind playing games.

I’m sorry if this story doesn’t make much sense. But all I know is having health anxiety it’s terrible, you fear everyday. Even tho you are fine but you are living in fear.

Eddie

[adarkbloom]

Hi Eddie,

i'm in the same boat as you right now. basically exactly the same and it's freaking me out so much. i suffer from anxiety and have for 7 years now, and since mid march i've been sick and no one knows what is wrong with me. i feel the exact same as you, consistent "problems" with my heart and lungs and living in fear that something is wrong with me, even though i have had numerous scans done that show my lungs and heart are clear and my doctor claiming there's "nothing wrong" even though i feel the way i do. i have consistent pain, shortness of breath, unable to fully yawn, i feel overtaken w anxiety and i feel horrible and i feel like there is nothing i can do.

i am living in fear that something is seriously wrong with me but i don't know what. i'm sick of being told it's nothing because nothing doesn't explain the way i feel. it very well could be psychological but nothing is being done professionally to improve my mind state (i already exercise, do yoga, read etc).

i am so sick of it all and i just want to feel normal again.

Alison

[Healthy_anxiety]

I don’t want this taking over my life, but it’s so hard to ignore this “pain” since it feels so real. I’ve tried working again but I still feel some symptoms while working. I got let go from that job due to all my anxiety, but now I’m too afraid to take a job offer due to feeling something will be wrong with me and I don’t wanna harm anyone while working from. I get depressed from all this too since I can’t continue with my life with this holding me back. I just wish there was some way to be normal again.

On a happy note I’m glad you are medically fine! But I wish both of our minds thought we are medically and physically fine so we can continue with our life

[adarkbloom]

i feel exactly the same! my mind cannot let this go even though i am technically fine- even though i have symptoms of being sick its technically anxiety manipulating me to think that i am sick and something is wrong with me and i just want to move on. it is taking over my life