I've posted this before, but maybe writing about it again will help. I've been having chest and throat pain for months. While it is atypical for blocked arteries in the heart, it is terrifying the crap out of me. I've had 2 normal nuclear stress tests in the last year (which are > 90% accurate for determing if someone has blocked arteries), and countless "unofficial" regular stress tests, but I can't seem to get it through my head that my heart is fine.
The problem, I think, is that chest pain like this was never really one of my panic and anxiety symptoms. I know anxiety symptoms can change, but it still scares me so much.
The last two days, my anxiety has been so terrible. I woke up at 4:00 this morning, and have been in a state of near terror since then. It was so bad that I was dry heaving in the shower this morning. I'm at work right now, and barely managing to hold my emotions in check. I feel so helpless and alone. Unless someone has been through this, no one can understand what I'm going through. I feel like such a failure that I can't control this better.
