I’m 18 and worried about cardiac arrest.

okay i know this may sound stupid but i have a fear of cardiac arrest. i know i have nothing to worry about because i'm still very young but something about it freaks me out. sometimes i cant sleep because i'm so terrified. its gotten bad to the point where i'm constantly checking my pulse and thats when i realized i had a problem. I don't know why i have this fear but its driving me nuts and i can't take it anymore. if it helps, i have no medical conditions with my heart and my family's medical history has no heart problems. however i do have a bit of a belly on me but i'm working on getting it down. please i need someone to get rid of this anxiety. will i be okay? Also i heard that cardiac arrest is rare in people my age, is this true?

you are going to be fine! Yes cardiac arrest is extremely rare in young people so it’s actually not even worth the thought.
just because you have a little weight you want to lose does not mean it has affected your heart. You are young and most likely very healthy.
what you are doing is making yourself completely miserable for nothing. Please don’t do that to yourself. I used to do that when I was young and even as I started to get a little older. It made me completely miserable and sometimes depressed. And nothing bad ever happened to my health!! I can’t get back any of those days that I wasted in fear and worry.
AS Long as you get a physical check up at least once a year at your doctors, you’ll be OK. Just eat healthy, get some exercise, get some socializing, keep busy doing things you enjoy and live your life! Believe me, worry and fear are not worth it! be determined that you are not going to let it control your life. also you have no family history of heart issues. There is a saying that goes …
DONT BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU THINK!So true! take care of yourself and enjoy your life :heart:

thank you so much, you have honestly made me feel so much better. and you’re right! All of this worry and fear is not worth it at all. i really appreciate it❤