Why am I scared of my heart

Cuchculan · Jun 19, 2019

What you are really doing is placing your full focus on your heart. This only leads to more problems. Because you start to become aware of every little beat of your heart. You have to try and take your focus off your heart. People with anxiety do get palpitations. Skipped heart beat and the likes. But as I don't focus on the heart all of the time, things just right themselves in no time at all. If I was to focus on the heart I am sure things would be much worse.

People have many ways that they fear dying. Not something I would think about as a rule. Much like when you focus on your heart, the more you think about ways of dying, the more you will imagine every little pain or twitch is a sign that something must be wrong with you. When really it is nothing at all. Distraction is the main thing here. To try and take your focus away from such things. Find other things to do. Other things to focus on.

Cuchculan · Jun 19, 2019

Growing old frightens a lot of people. Think people wonder what they will be like if they make it that far. Used to have a friend on another forum who simply feared having to depend on others and not knowing who people were and the likes. To me that would be a common fear. Dementia and the likes. But there are a lot of years between now and then. What we do with those years is up to us. Do we waste them worrying about our older years? Easy thing to do. But I would rather take a chance and whatever will be, will be. Try and enjoy your time now. While you are still young and healthy. Look after yourself and you will grow to be old and healthy.

Kelculator · Jun 20, 2019

It's definitely a common, and understandable thing to be afraid of heart issues. I used to have palpitations all the time. I'm talking about nonstop, rapid and strong missed beast. Turned out to be hormonal issues. My doctor explained that a lot of people suffer from palpitations at least once in their lifetime, and a lot of heart issues cannot be explained, really, but thankfully the patients usually end up okay.
In fact, the flutter in your throat can very well be a strong pump from a heart palpitation. But that's okay, I still get those here and there, and as far as I'm concerned, I have had no follow-up heart issues, or any chronic medical issues to be exact.
Your fear can be illogical, because hey, you suffer from anxiety. And you have time to learn to cope with it, live more comfortably with fear... etc.
As you're 19, your heart should be really healthy, assuming you have no alarming symptoms or chronic heart issues. Don't be shy about reassurance, we all need it some days!

Kelculator · Jun 22, 2019

Anxiouslizzy2000 said:
Thank you that actually really helped. I feel a lot calmer. I think I’m gonna go to the doctor just to tell her what’s going on and double check to make sure it’s not my anemia acting up or anything small like that.

That's a great step to take! Im proud of you for both outsmarting your anxiety and be attending to your body's health at the same time.

Jennycard · Aug 11, 2019

Not sure if you’re still having this problem but this is SO me!!! I’m very afraid of sudden death and aneurysms, heart attacks, etc. is there anything you do in particular in the months that you don’t worry about it? I’m really struggling right now.

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Jennycard · Aug 11, 2019

I had a really bad headache. So I took 3 Tylenol extra strength earlier (about 2hours ago) I just took a 0.5 mg klonopin an hour ago as well. Now I’m afraid of dying of an overdose. Isn’t that crazy?! I’m going crazy! Just the idea of sudden death is what’s been really getting to me lately.

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bbenedict · Aug 11, 2019

Been having palpitations off and on for last 48 hours - totally out of the blue - try to just roll with it and know that it will go away at some point

TDS74 · Aug 12, 2019

Jennycard said:
I had a really bad headache. So I took 3 Tylenol extra strength earlier (about 2hours ago) I just took a 0.5 mg klonopin an hour ago as well. Now I’m afraid of dying of an overdose. Isn’t that crazy?! I’m going crazy! Just the idea of sudden death is what’s been really getting to me lately.

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I take 3 ibuprofen Everytime I take them, you'll be fine!

AiThink · Aug 15, 2019

Health anxiety is such a mind f!#%. I been suffering from it for 16 year's. And it all stems from the fear of dying. And that fear stems from childhood trauma. When i was 7 my parents took me to see a cousin at the hospital who was on life support , not cool mom and dad. When i was 9 i saw my neighbor only a couple years order on life support after he was shot. When i was 14 my sister on life support as she died of cancer. I became obsessed with death and not in a cool Gothic horror movie way. I had to come to grips with how fragile life really is. And all this at an age when i couldn't fully understand. Now i live with constant anxiety. Thanks childhood trauma. Sorry, don't mean to be such a downer.

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