So I was reading some articles on heart attacks. And I stumbled upon an article that talked about silent heart attacks (great for my anxiety) apparently you can have a heart attack and not know it! This made me anxious and it's something that has been in my head. I start thinking what if I thought it was a panic attack but it was a silent heart attck. Which is illogical I know because I'm 22 no history of heart disease. It's just anxiety. I'm going to the doctor soon to check it out be at peace. Do you guys get anxious about this too?
This is what i am freaking about i been having bad sharp stabbing pain in left side with arm pain for 5 days i keep thinking if its a sign ill be getting one soon or had one i aint even paying attention , soo idk if i ahould go in or not and i have no insurance i am 20
Hi Jay,
Here's a little statement from an article you may find helpful
'according to a new study published in the journal Psychological Medicine. As well as inducing a feeling of intense fear, panic attacks can cause physicalsymptoms including chest pain, heart palpitations and breathing problems -symptoms that researchers say could represent a misdiagnosed heartcondition.'
Anxiety and panic attacks can appear to be heart attacks, but most of the time will certainly not be a heart attack. I would take the neccessary precautions like seeing your doctor, but remember how anxiety is, it will make you believe it is a heart attack even if it isn't and it will make you worry about it, see your doctor and when you get the all clear focus on your anxiety rather than adding extra stress worrying about heart attacks which will not happen.
Same boat here! I don't have insurance either. But my fear is so great that I need get checked out. I'm going to set up an appointment tomorrow. The prices are not too bad without insurance something like $300 for a full physical. I suggest you go get checked. Only then will you get at least some peace. It's terrifying! But there's so much to gain!
Thank you so much Gary! This helps!!!! Anxiety plays with your mind and it's just horrible how it makes you feel! But reading these statements really helps.
Yes at nigth it gets worse thas wen i freak out, i will check out something out here thats cheap ,thank youu and good luck
Please let me know how it goes! Wishing you the best!!!!
Going to get checked for this won't give you peace unfortunately, you'll just move on to something else. Good idea to see a Dr, but not for this, ask for help with anxiety, tell them you obsess about Dr health issues. Remember just because you've read about something in no way increases your chances of having it
Of course. That would set me off the way my heart goes sometimes as soon as I wake and falways at the slightest thing or if I'm worrying so reading that. Our anxiety will tell us we've got this. Check heart again with doc. But tell doc your anxiety is the underlying thing making u worse. He may say it's hypochondria but ask him to look further. It's easy to put everything down tohypocondria but anxiety needs addressing it's awful. Good luck❤️
I strongly advise you to avoid reading medical literature. It's good to be informed, but too much information can be a bad thing for people with our disposition. Generally speaking, I believe there are usually indications associated with catastrophic health events, like heart attacks. There are always freak incidents and uncommon circumstances that fall outside the realm of normal experience, and dwelling on these things can lead us down a very dark spiral.
That said, there are blood tests that can detect damage to the heart, as well as other non-invase forms of testing. Having your mind put at ease is always a good thing, even though I'm sure you're fine. If you're like me though, once that concern is put to rest, you'll find something else to worry about, or devise some way in which you could still have a condition that was missed by the doctor. If you do get checked out by the doctor, you should keep in mind that you're probably far more likely to win the lottery than get a clean bill of health at 22-years-old and still have an undetected heart issue. I hope you feel better, your situation is very similar to mine, I was sure I was on the verge of dying and was 22 during my first panic-induced ER visit, but here I am over 8 years later.
I am like this too, i'm always thinking it's my heart, and when I start to get new symptoms like aches in my arms, I always think the worst. its very hard to think that it's anxiety and not something serious.