WittyFool
09-02-12, 17:33
Recently I have had this terrble fear of having a heart attack. It's the main cause of my panic attacks at the moment. I'm terrified by every slight pain in my back, arm, jaw, neck, chest, basically anywhere! I'm constantly checking my pulse and I never stop worrying about my heart.
Today I even got scared because I was jogging about in the corridoor and I started panicking because it made my heart beat faster, which I know is normal obviously but I couldn't control my fear.
I'm only 16, a few weeks ago I went to the doctors and he listened to my heart and said it was fine, took my blood pressure etc. It was all fine, but I'm still afraid. I'm healthy and have never had heart problems or family history but I can't control these fears.
At the moment the fear is really disabling and I haven't been to school this week because I've pretty much had a break down.
My mum's arranging for my to have CBT therapy and I'm on 80mg slow release Propranolol, which scared me because it's the first proper medication I've ever had to take. This fear is taking over my life and I just want to get back to how I was before. Please give me some advice!
Today I even got scared because I was jogging about in the corridoor and I started panicking because it made my heart beat faster, which I know is normal obviously but I couldn't control my fear.
I'm only 16, a few weeks ago I went to the doctors and he listened to my heart and said it was fine, took my blood pressure etc. It was all fine, but I'm still afraid. I'm healthy and have never had heart problems or family history but I can't control these fears.
At the moment the fear is really disabling and I haven't been to school this week because I've pretty much had a break down.
My mum's arranging for my to have CBT therapy and I'm on 80mg slow release Propranolol, which scared me because it's the first proper medication I've ever had to take. This fear is taking over my life and I just want to get back to how I was before. Please give me some advice!