ajhawkx2
10-11-12, 07:50
Im a 32 and mom to a 3 year old. I developed health anxiety after taking care of my father , who i was extremely close to, and watching him die in front of me. Since then i associate doctors or hospitals with bad news and my anxiety tells me its always the worst when i am sick.
I often monitor my BP constantly when i am sick which only causes it to spike and my heart races. The only thing that helps is to pick up a book and read for whatever reason. If i do go to the hospital or doctor my bp and pulse are sky high of course. Often times the response to this doesn't help so i always have to go through the anxiety speech before they put the bp cuff on. One nurse went so far as to tell me anxiety wouldn't cause a bad spike and wanted to know what kind of illegal drugs i took prior.
Palpitations are always scary and convince me i have a heart condition as my dad did. I do know for a fact that i have GERD. I have found that these palpitations are often followed by small burps.. which is strange so i relate the two which has eased some anxiety. Yet when anxious this flares up so i see how everything can be a vicious cycle.
I know i need to make an appointment and get meds to help me regulate this anxiety. Whenever i start any new medication i have a lot of fear of effects and attribute things to it im sure i should not and eventually stop taking it. Really need out of that mindset, very frustrating.
I often monitor my BP constantly when i am sick which only causes it to spike and my heart races. The only thing that helps is to pick up a book and read for whatever reason. If i do go to the hospital or doctor my bp and pulse are sky high of course. Often times the response to this doesn't help so i always have to go through the anxiety speech before they put the bp cuff on. One nurse went so far as to tell me anxiety wouldn't cause a bad spike and wanted to know what kind of illegal drugs i took prior.
Palpitations are always scary and convince me i have a heart condition as my dad did. I do know for a fact that i have GERD. I have found that these palpitations are often followed by small burps.. which is strange so i relate the two which has eased some anxiety. Yet when anxious this flares up so i see how everything can be a vicious cycle.
I know i need to make an appointment and get meds to help me regulate this anxiety. Whenever i start any new medication i have a lot of fear of effects and attribute things to it im sure i should not and eventually stop taking it. Really need out of that mindset, very frustrating.