I’m trying so hard to not research my symptoms right now. I’m 21, no known family history of heart problems. Sometimes when I breathe deeply I notice that the top of my left chest/underarm hurt. I’m also noticing a localized ache on my bottom left chest. I was walking today and I really felt it, I could have also sworn my jaw was aching. Yes, felt very anxious at the time. Now I’m noticing that my lower left arm kinda hurts. I’m trying to convince myself that everything is ok but my mind is playing tricks on me. Has anyone felt anything similar? My health anxiety is debilitating.
Also, I have seen multiple doctors. Even had various tests done on me, everything looked normal. I posted something similar for the first time a few days ago.
Anxiety and stress is a powerful force.. If you’ve been to the doctor and got all checked out, then yes muscle pain is affected by your inhale exhale breathing.. I’m not a doctor or work in the field, but I’ve had anxiety issues for over 20 years.. I have that arm pain when I take deep breaths and brought this up to my doc.. he didn’t seem to worried about it
Hey, try reading books like “Overcoming Health Anxiety” - this book really helped me because it described numerous patterns I had and explained how to reverse them. Also at 21 (and with no history of issues assuming you have spoken to a dr), you have a better chance at the lottery than a heart issue at this point. Also I experience this sensation embarrassingly when I work out more (your pecs are located at your chest, and there’s many other arm muscles in this area).
Hi, who is the author of the book?