Regional
01-06-2011, 02:31 PM
I've been battling my anxiety for about a year now, since a particularly nasty panic kicked off a new saga in my life.
Basically my problem these days is this, I'm obsessed with having a heart attack. I frequently get chest pains, like tight tight crushing feelings in the center of my chest, which leads to my shoulders and neck tightening up. I find that it feels like my throat is closing up and I can't breath. Just a few days ago this caused me take my first trip in an ambulance. 8 hours later I was discharged, nothing wrong with me.
The catch is, I've had multiple EKGs, both relaxed and under duress, I've had a stress test that came back normal, all my bloodwork has been good, I'm a non-smoker. I am, however, severely overweight, but I'm told that as long as I take care of that before I get too much older I should be fine. I'm only 29, but I'm convinced I'm about to have a heart attack ALL THE TIME!
Anybody else like this? How can I get over this obsession?
Basically my problem these days is this, I'm obsessed with having a heart attack. I frequently get chest pains, like tight tight crushing feelings in the center of my chest, which leads to my shoulders and neck tightening up. I find that it feels like my throat is closing up and I can't breath. Just a few days ago this caused me take my first trip in an ambulance. 8 hours later I was discharged, nothing wrong with me.
The catch is, I've had multiple EKGs, both relaxed and under duress, I've had a stress test that came back normal, all my bloodwork has been good, I'm a non-smoker. I am, however, severely overweight, but I'm told that as long as I take care of that before I get too much older I should be fine. I'm only 29, but I'm convinced I'm about to have a heart attack ALL THE TIME!
Anybody else like this? How can I get over this obsession?