Hi I'm 23 years old and been living with health anxiety and panic dissorder for three years now. Suicidal, yes. I don't feel like living anymore. I've called out 8 ambulances in the last month and I feel bad as if I'm wasting emergency time. I'm fixated on the fact I'm always having a heart attack even if I get the slightest twitch or pain in my chest. I'm currently on 20mg beta blocker and 100mg sertraline a day and tonight my chest is painful and my left arm is numb, I can feel my pulse in my neck ughhh I dunno what to do. So hate this disease. Get out of me
Hey Matt
What if you're having a stroke, heart attack, embolism? Go to the ER. It's not normal for your left arm to be numb and your chest hurts. It's better to be safe than sorry later. You sound depressed? Things WILL get better you need therapy, or counseling. There's nothing wrong with calling the ambulance if you feel sick.
Health anxiety is the misinterpretation of normal bodily sensations as dangerous.
The False Alarm
Picture a car with an alarm system. It’s useful if your car alarm goes off when a criminal is breaking in, but it’s problematic if it goes off every time someone walks by. Your car alarm would be misinterpreting innocent pedestrians as dangerous criminals. Talk to your Doctor about the way you feel. Don't lose hope.🙌 You will be better.
I have had many panic attacks. Matt, first it's important to know that any symptom related to anxiety cannot hurt you! They cannot give you a heart attack. They can be scary but that's all.
Have you seen your doctor about this? Any tests done?
just to let you know there are awesome meditations on YouTube for anxiety and panic attacks. They guide you through the panic attack.
Just search for Guided Meditations for Anxiety or Panic attack emergency.
many to choose from. I use earbuds and lay down. They totally calm me down.
You just need to calm down your brain because all anxiety starts in the brain.
Doing the meditations a couple times a day, deep breathing, staying active, reading a book called Mindfulness have all really helped me manage and control my anxiety.
when you have a panic attack, it's important to focus on your breathing. This and more are explained in the book.
Theres a Great short audio on breathing on you tube called FIVE MINUTE BREATHING MINDFULNESS MEDITATION. Others as well.
YOU CAN DO THIS.
YOU are in control!! Dont let anxiety win!!!
Do not react with anxiety when you feel panic coming on, it will make your panic worse. Again, all in the book.
NEVER give up! ❤️ We are here for you!!