CJMoore
24-10-12, 02:17
Hi there,
Let me first introduce myself as Chris :). I am a 20 year old, Biomedical Science student studying in Bristol, UK. I'm here today to hopefully get a few things off my chest and be able to talk to people about issues I have and hopefully some of you will be able to relate and give me advice on how you cope.
For the past 9 years/10 years I have been suffering with anxiety and panic which within the past 12 months has severely began to affect my life. My anxiety is present in the form of heart arrythmia, palpitations, and localised mild chest pains, added to the obvious mental symptons such as being a Hypercondriac.
The symptons are never constant but seem to only occur when my mind isn't distracted by something and I am on my own, which is why I'm here today. I have recently gone through a very bad break up with a girlfriend and as a result I have lost the on person to me who has reassured me on countless times that I'm going to be okay. I am a very fit and healthy individual who has been in the AirForce. I've had numerous medicals and fitness tests yet still I sit here at 2am and worry that this tiny discomfort near my left breast is an underlying heart problem that is going to mean I will die. I can't get it out of my head I fixate on it. The thing is, with my studies I am extremely familiar and have good knowledge on most heart conditions and the symptons I feel are similar. However, I know the symptons don't lead to what my anxiety is telling me as I wouldn't be able to run 3/4 miles a day, type this, and live life aws I do, if I was a having a heart attack or if my heart tissue was slowly dying.
What do I do? I really am struggling to cope at the moment and my anxiety is taking over every thought I have. Nothing I do or say to myself makes it go, it's just there. Niggling. I wake up and worry it's going to come on, then the worry causes it to start. I go out with my friends and worry it's going to start, then it does.
I just hope to God someone on here can give me something to read that will make me realise I am being silly?
Health Anxiety is the WORST condition on this Earth. I don't care what people say.
I hope for some replies,
Thank You,
Chris.
Let me first introduce myself as Chris :). I am a 20 year old, Biomedical Science student studying in Bristol, UK. I'm here today to hopefully get a few things off my chest and be able to talk to people about issues I have and hopefully some of you will be able to relate and give me advice on how you cope.
For the past 9 years/10 years I have been suffering with anxiety and panic which within the past 12 months has severely began to affect my life. My anxiety is present in the form of heart arrythmia, palpitations, and localised mild chest pains, added to the obvious mental symptons such as being a Hypercondriac.
The symptons are never constant but seem to only occur when my mind isn't distracted by something and I am on my own, which is why I'm here today. I have recently gone through a very bad break up with a girlfriend and as a result I have lost the on person to me who has reassured me on countless times that I'm going to be okay. I am a very fit and healthy individual who has been in the AirForce. I've had numerous medicals and fitness tests yet still I sit here at 2am and worry that this tiny discomfort near my left breast is an underlying heart problem that is going to mean I will die. I can't get it out of my head I fixate on it. The thing is, with my studies I am extremely familiar and have good knowledge on most heart conditions and the symptons I feel are similar. However, I know the symptons don't lead to what my anxiety is telling me as I wouldn't be able to run 3/4 miles a day, type this, and live life aws I do, if I was a having a heart attack or if my heart tissue was slowly dying.
What do I do? I really am struggling to cope at the moment and my anxiety is taking over every thought I have. Nothing I do or say to myself makes it go, it's just there. Niggling. I wake up and worry it's going to come on, then the worry causes it to start. I go out with my friends and worry it's going to start, then it does.
I just hope to God someone on here can give me something to read that will make me realise I am being silly?
Health Anxiety is the WORST condition on this Earth. I don't care what people say.
I hope for some replies,
Thank You,
Chris.