Health Anxiety

[HAhel]

just thought I would start a thread for anyone who maybe be feeling the same.

Ive suffered with HA for years went to therapy about 10 years ago and ‘cured’ me well helped me managed it.

i can feel myself spiralling again!!! Thinking someone wrong with my heart or im having a stroke bare in mind I’ve had recent ECG’s in last couple of weeks, blood tests, 24 hour heart monitor & I’m still convinced.
i know actually how anxiety & the physical symptoms it can cause but I can’t help my self.
i feel all tensed which I think is causing ‘chest pain’ but I don’t think it’s actually chest pain, the worse thing is when I start to get pain my arm & I’m like here it goes im going to have a heart attack,

we’ll just writting that has made me feel slightly better.

happy for anyone to write how there feeling might make you feel better too

Bump

This video on progressive muscle relaxation should help you to calm yourself;

Was there any particular trigger that caused you to spiral?

Thank you I’ll have a look.

yes I got a really bad plantations the other week that made my dizzy since then I’ve not been in a good place

Hello. I suffer from health anxiety too and can understand where you are coming from. I suffer from anxiety in general tbh but currently focused on health.
I have had one hell of a year so far with one thing after another. A few different things going on but after being treated for indigestion for the past 5 months, and doc being a bit blasé about the whole thing, I had emergency surgery for gallbladder removal a week ago. I would like to say I am recovering nicely but I am not. I am hyper focused on every ache and pain going on in my body and imagining the worst case scenario so it’s been a struggle and I am trying not to let myself spiral too far down. I know it’s early days yet and I’m in my sixties so will not bounce back like I would have when I was younger but I just want to hide away.
I am also too scared to post anything on the general health section for fear of any answers that might upset me 😞
Hope you are feeling a bit better OP.