meganmary09
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I’m new here - hoping this will help with my GAD since being diagnosed about 6 months ago.
Over this past summer, I ended up developing anxiety so bad and legitimately thought I was dying. It took me months to figure out my triggers and why it was happening but I believe I now know why. 3 years ago my father had a heart attack and we almost lost him. A year later my grandfather, sister in law and aunt all passed within 3 months from Cancer. One year later my Mother In Law passed unexpectedly from a blood clot and a few other underlying health problems.
Now I suffer, what seems like constantly, worrying about my own health - mostly always related to my heart.
Sometimes I think I trick myself into thinking I’m having chest pains, shortness of breath, arm pain, etc. all related to my heart. Sometimes it’s like it’s all day anxiety and my only relief from it is sleeping.
Any ideas how to cope with this?
Over this past summer, I ended up developing anxiety so bad and legitimately thought I was dying. It took me months to figure out my triggers and why it was happening but I believe I now know why. 3 years ago my father had a heart attack and we almost lost him. A year later my grandfather, sister in law and aunt all passed within 3 months from Cancer. One year later my Mother In Law passed unexpectedly from a blood clot and a few other underlying health problems.
Now I suffer, what seems like constantly, worrying about my own health - mostly always related to my heart.
Sometimes I think I trick myself into thinking I’m having chest pains, shortness of breath, arm pain, etc. all related to my heart. Sometimes it’s like it’s all day anxiety and my only relief from it is sleeping.
Any ideas how to cope with this?
