Does anyokne else suffer from this fear of a heart attack??I can't stop thinking about it !every little pain ,shock, twitch freaks me out it's !!its like my brain is programmed to freak out now every time I fell something on my chest it automatically does it!!
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Oh. yes, and when I think of symptoms they happen too. Very unsettling. Usually I just go "nice try" at myself, and tell myself to calm down and be logical before I would listen to my body. There is no use trying to self-diagnose when your symptoms are all over the place and some (most) self-created. I know this is hard.
I had to go to the ER TODAY I lost control ..they ran ab ekg test on my heart and once again it was normal! Still my mind says the doc is a liar ..I asked for a copy of the test and he gave it to me ..im hoping I can look at it when I'm struggling to prove to my self that I'm fine!
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I used to but, I started to take a low dose aspirin everyday. It' like assurance that if I have 1.... my chances of survival are much better. That's a comfort.
Did it help you get over it? Did you get over it??
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Yes. I did get over it. But, to be fair though..that was the time I started to worry about having strokes . You see.. I have something called supra ventricular tachycardia. A heart valve problem . So..if you really feel deep in your heart that something is up...get it checked out. An ekg helped diagnosed me and also a cardiac ultrasound was performed to confirm. It really require little care just keep stress to a minimum try to keep out of heat.
I have done an ekg and an ultra sound aswell both were normal ...thank God ..but my mind still says it's false
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Trust the test darling. 8f u don't have a aspirin allergy...try it. Everyone just needs that security blanket.
I've gone to urgent care a few times myself with the same fears. Gotten EKGs and an ultrasound and everything was perfect. Every good test result coming back would allow me to convince myself and I'd feel good for a couple weeks. But that's about as long as it lasts. I know that since nothing physically changes after these tests that it's my anxiety but I definitely convince myself otherwise everytime around that it's real this time. What a previous commenter said about saying "nice try" to yourself really does work for me as well. Kind of like admitting your mind is smart but you're still better than it.
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Well yes, actually! I don't like to admit it but yes I do. When it comes to mind though, I try to forget it. I'm a smoker and do all the wrong things. If that is the way I go, then so be it. I hope I take care of my body a lot better in another life.
Thanks for the info..I myself went to get an ekg and ultra..I even asked for a copy of the ekg to take home ..so every time I freak out I take a look at the ekg. Lol it's dumb but it helps me