Always jumpy and thinking the worst

[Want2feelnormalagn]

I find myself jumping at the slightest thing. Loud noises, my cat jumping on the floor, dropping stuff, I just can't help it I jump and the my heart picks up a little. I think I have GAD and I am not helping myself by always thinking the worst especially when it comes to my heart health. I have had many many tests and still get pains. I immediately think heart attack and freak myself out. I am so tired because I can't sleep at night and I find myself being jolted awake trying to breath. I'm only 30 and I'm not over weight.. Please help this is controlling my life and affecting my relationships!

[onebreathatatime]

I find myself jumping at the slightest thing. Loud noises, my cat jumping on the floor, dropping stuff, I just can't help it I jump and the my heart picks up a little. I think I have GAD and I am not helping myself by always thinking the worst especially when it comes to my heart health. I have had many many tests and still get pains. I immediately think heart attack and freak myself out. I am so tired because I can't sleep at night and I find myself being jolted awake trying to breath. I'm only 30 and I'm not over weight.. Please help this is controlling my life and affecting my relationships!

I'm exactly the same way, I jump even in the car when we go over a bump.. I feel like an echo of the bump inside me, it freaks me right out. Even just the normal moans and groans of my body make me uneasy. I always have to remind myself that these things are normal and being jumpy is just my anxiety. Every time it scares me I tell myself "it was just a bump, etc.." The more I remind myself it's nothing the more I realize and believe it.