Help please

[LilysMummy]

Hello, I have health anxiety and have a lot if panic attacks, ATM I have a cold so my nose is blocked and feels like my heart is betting really fast is this because I have a cold ?? Ty

[panickyme]

Hope you feel better soon. :hugs:There is a lot of support here, and many good articles, and post. Hope this helps you feel better.

[amplificolour]

if your nose is blocked you might not be breathing properly. just try to breathe slow and calm down.
after you've calmed down, look for a pulse either on your wrist or under your neck. time 15 seconds, and count your beats. multiply that number by 4. that will be your heart rate per minute. if its anything between 70 - 120, you should be completely fine. if it is higher than that for much longer, you might want to get it checked out just in case. but even so, this won't kill you. i've had a very high heartbeat for up to 3 - 4 days and then it slowly went away on its own - and i was fine. so this will not kill you. just relax :]

[Tero]

Some kind of meditation might help. There are books and tapes.

That, or watch rekaxing tv shows.

One is only aware of heart beats by thinking about ot too much.