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Hi Alexis,
Thanks for your reply and your good wishes!
No, I'm pretty sure I don't have a heart disease. I've been having anxiety and panic attacks for 21 years and so far nobobdy ever found anything wrong with my heart. My panic attacks started a few months after my father had his first heart attack, and just hearing about heart problems on TV or reading about it makes me feel sick with fear.
I do have a funny stomach though and have had ulcers, which can cause chest pain. My problem is that although part of me knows there probably isn't much wrong with me I still get the panic every time I have a pain in my chest, and every time I go out of my comfort zone I keep thinking 'what if I get a pain now?', 'what if the pain doesn't go away this time?', 'what if this time it is something serious?'.
I'm currently working on keeping the pain and the panic apart, i.e. acknowledging that the cold sweat and restricted breath etc is the panic reaction and nothing to do with my heart. I also try not to catastrophise, I keep telling myself that it may hurt but it's unlikely it will kill me. I'm also working on exposure. This year I have managed an increasing radius for day trips and have even stayed away over night twice and been on a flight!
So I'm working on it, and I'm nowhere near as bad as I have been. Things do get better.
Marianne
So, Cardiophobia is the fear of heart disease? Marianne, do you have a heart disease? Have you gotten everything checked out? I have a heart murmur, I dont think thats any kind of disease, but the doctor says that if it gets really bad I could go into cariac arrest, yet I'm not worried my heart will stop ticking. My advice for you is to have faith that you're going to be alright. Life is too short to worry about what COULD happpen. If you're alright, thank god. Think of all the healthy people in the world and then that small amount that actually gets a heart disease. Think positive. I'll pray for you.
hello marianne,
I ve been suffering from cardiophobia related panic attacks since i was 15 (for 15 years) Through the years I collected very useful information about it and it helped me alot to overcome. If you like you may write to me on burak1972@mynet.com and we may exchange our experiences. Good luck...
Hi, Marianne. The problem with a lot of information like that is that it's still vague enough to feed catastrophic thinking.
Heartburn and acid reflux, gall stones can cause similar type feelings too. However even though feelings play a certain part in forming a diagnosis, it takes solid lab work and other real measurable physiological changes in the body to confirm that something has taken place. Health is something to cherish. Try to keep your thoughts as positive as you can.
Perhaps you can examine this in regards to patterns and how this might influence them. Have you signed up for the Panic Program? It can help you with some goals pertaining to catastrophic thinking or worry.
Aaaaaaargh, I just tried to look up cardiophobia on the Web as this is a big part of my panic disorder, and instead of finding friendly comforting explanations I came across the symptoms of a heart attack and they sound exactly like what I usually get. Now this is nothing new but just bringing it back to mind is so scarey! Next page I got to told me all about patients being scared before and after major heart surgery, and I saw myself in their place immediately. I wish I could block all mention of heart desease out of my life! I avoid reading about deseases and never ever watch hospital dramas, but sometimes you just can't avoid coming across it. I feel scared and vulnerable now and wish I could somehow erase what I just read from my memory. Does anyone have any suggestions?
Marianne
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