Cardiophobia and Eating Habbits

[maddyH9]

Does anyone have Cardiophobia and has ever recovered from it? I’ve had it for two years after a panic attack and it’s now shape shifting into controlling what I eat. If I have anything unhealthy or that has saturated fat in it, it instantly sets my anxiety off.

I haven’t been able to enjoy the normal indulgence over Christmas as my anxiety has reared its ugly head as I know I have been eating unhealthy over the last couple of weeks on the lead up to Christmas.

Even enjoying a drink over Christmas I felt guilty, and I hardly drank.

Has anyone ever recovered from this and if so what did you do? I’m fed up of overthinking everything and not being able to enjoy life and live in the moment.

Are you aware of what started this? Finding (and dealing with) the source is the best way of resolving it.

It’s not shape shifting into anything.

Any Phobia and now fear of eating certain foods is as a result of your thoughts - influences by a possibly unpleasant experience in the past that was the trigger event.

Look at the evidence
Challenge your thoughts

Only my panic attack, it resembled a heart attack and that’s the cause of the Cardiophobia but no idea what started the thoughts of the eating.

This is true, maybe I should challenge my thoughts more.

Thoughts are just thoughts they are not always based in reality/facts

I bet your feared outcomes have never happened

Wow. This is the first I’m hearing of cardiophobia.

I have heart failure, an aneurysm in my heart & have had two heart attacks.

Panic attacks are hugely different. Have you had therapy for your irrational fear?

Im so sorry to hear this. Yes I’ve had therapy which worked to an extent but it still bothers me daily.