Rough day...Setback or New Concern? (Appreciate feedback)

[scared_nut]

Been doing better with accepting that I have health anxiety as of the last day or so. I’m 15 and just got an appointment scheduled for Sat with a therapist. Today at school wasn’t so great though. This was my first time having a gym class in about a week due to schedules. With my heart fear I haven’t been as involved in gym as usual bc my heart is beating fast almost all the day when I’m going about my day. I usually am calm and my symptoms come involuntary. Noted I hadn’t had an anxiety attack since MLK Day. During gym i noticed my right ear was hurting for a quick sec. At the end of gym however, I got that warm “uh-oh” feeling. My heart was fast but not as fast as it usually is during an attack, and I felt a bit weak and anticipated passing out. But what really alarmed me was a new symptom: as soon as it hit I felt like I had to spit up blood. I could taste it all in the back of my throat. Haven’t been using Dr. Google for answers as of late if they aren’t related to anxiety. Heart and blood has been checked out as of last month. Been having weird feeling in fingers as a new thing too. Weak muscles, feel like crap all the time. Feels like a setback because my mind is worrying it’s something else again. Based on my history/genetics/etc. it points to anxiety and chronic stress, but still can’t help but to feel like I haven’t had all my bases checked...

 

[JustMe]

Ifk what it is but I get that a lot...

 

[Souris]

So much of that sounds like classic anxiety symptoms -- weird feelings in fingers and other extremities included. Good on you for not Googling. I just did on your behalf, and apparently having a sensation of tasting blood in your throat is something that happens to some people after exercise! Not something I'd ever heard of, but it's actually a thing and something that they don't really know why it happens. (I'm going to encourage you NOT to Google it still, because it was hard to get to without seeing lots of things about actual blood in the throat.)

You've had your heart and blood checked out very recently. It's stress and anxiety.

 

[Anxiousholly]

I get the blood taste in my mouth when I do lots of running. Stay off google and don’t worry yo fine x

 

[TruthHurts]

I'm in the same boat as you are most of the time. For the last couple of years I've been touching my chest to feel how my heart is beating etc all day and of course when I do that I always end up stressed. For the last week I haven't touched my chest. You just have to understand that the heart has a job and it knows how to do it's job. Worrying about it will not prevent a heart issue if one was going to happen. So it's best to try not to worry and live life. I keep trying to convince myself that also

 

[kivyt73]

Sounds like reflux from stress on your stomach. I wouldn't worry about it just a typical anxiety symptom.