Hi, I am sure there are many people asking the same kind of questions that I am but I have been experiencing very severe Cardiophobia for a number of years now.
Does anyone have any good advice on how to tackle this? I just can’t seem to get over it.
It’s a constant. I am always so focused on my heart, it really is hindering my life.
Anti-depressants haven’t made much of a difference, beta-blockers have also made no difference. Have had 4-5 ECGs which have all came back normal.
Why can’t I get this out of my head.
Thanks in advance..
take it for me who’s been dealing with this for over 30 years. You can’t get it out of your head because… You are in your head! I lived in my head for decades and couldn’t figure out why these scary thoughts persisted . it took me years to find out why. I finally listened to an audiobook that hit the nail on the head! The answer was get out of your head and into your life! In other words, stop thinking and start doing! take action. Most of our thoughts are baseless and they are not based on reality or fact. They are simply thoughts that are not a part of us they are fleeting and come and go. Yours are negative. The more you think about your negative thoughts and allow them to frighten you, the more they will control your life.
The more you get on with your life and do good things for your self, the less negative thoughts you will have . there’s a reason for that! The more you DO , The more your thoughts will line up with your good actions. And you will see the negative thoughts start to dissipate. It’s amazing how that works! I had to STAY OUT OF MY HEAD! to feel relief and more control and more joy.
Doing can mean just about doing anything. Taking an art class, riding a bike, joining a social group, visiting family, and on and on. Your heart was shown to be fine. Let it go! Live your life! The guy that reads the audiobook was saying at the end of our life we are going to regret wasting so much time on fear instead of enjoying our life.The biggest regret of people at the end of their life is that they didn’t push forward on things, instead they just stayed and didn’t take risks. I mean safe risks. They didn’t try new things, etc. we have a chance now at this point to not let that happen. you’re going to be OK. Now get into your life! 
im exactly the same my dad died of a heart attack at 59 and his dad at 53. both were unfit fat smokers so you could argue they deserved it, since my dad died ive jokingly told myself thats how ill die too and in july this year i had a funny turn thinking it was heart attack since then ive had 3 ecgs, a 5 day holter and an echocardiagram all came back fine but that still wasnt enough so i paid a private cardiologst £180 for a 15 minute Phone call who also said all is fine and actually very good with my heart and gave me a 1.1% chance of a heart attack in the next 10 years which along with some therapy has helped me but this last week ive had some festive booze and ive started getting chest pains again a tightness and also sharp pains, it happens after eating and seems to happen more late at night, last night it was quite bad and made me really worried then my anxiety kicks in along with palpitations.
i just cant make myself belive my heart is fine one small twinge or pain and im off on a downward spiral of heart fear.
its silly too as often a good burp clears the pain im guessing its gerd or something related to my anxiety.
its a shame as i used to be a keen runner doing half and full marathons but now im scared to run a mile incase my heart stops 
hope we can all get past it one day and be mentally free.
Hi there,
Thank you so much for your reply. I’ve never used something like this before so I really appreciate it.
Yeah, it has been and is a massive struggle for me. I really want to enjoy my life and be happy.
Thank you for advice. Could I ask what audiobook you used?
Xx
Hi there,
Also thank you so much for your reply. It’s so strange because my situation sounds so similar to yours! I, by no means, want to say I know exactly how you feel but there are similarities.
My Dad very recently passed away suddenly from a massive heart attack. He had previously suffered a heart attack, albeit a smaller one, at the age of 46.. recovered, however this one came totally out of the blue and he passed at 52. His grandmother also passed away at 56 from the same thing.
My cardiophobia appears to have appeared or accelerated around the time of my Dad’s first heart attack and I tell myself the same is going to happen to me, that there must be some genetic factor at play.
All of the triggers you mentioned are also the same ones I get. Alcohol makes me feel awful, it gives me terrible palpitations and I also get it quite bad after food at times.
It’s awful isn’t it. I’ve always felt quite alone in this but it helps to speak to people who have the same kind of feelings.
I have always loved sports and exercise and I feel it is a massive barrier to me keeping myself physically active.
I hope we can get through this too..
Xx