Heart Obsession Why?

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I seem to be ok.I have no symptoms of heart disease..I have no real trouble breathing or any thing that resembles heart problems.I have been checked out by two doctors including a specialist and a gp and a nurse all agree nothing wrong.I can hear my pulse in my ears alot most of the day and night.I wake in the mornings with a steady beat in my ears and then hear what sounds to be a stumbling every fifth or sixth beat.I have mentioned this to several nurses and also a doctor or two .They said it sounds normal.Lately I have been waking obsessed by the sound and feeling terrified with it although I don't really experience anything that would suggest heart problems.I find myself nervous shakey and stiff worried to death the sound could suggest a problem.I can't seem to shake this worry.. I don''t know how to stop..I try everyday and keep on but it seems my worries are getting stronger..I have asked and asked and asked and nobody seems to be concerned saying im obsessing to much ..Anyone else have this problem where they think there is something wrong when they are being told constantly there isnt?

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[kimmiepie]

What is Cardiophobia?
Defined as "a persistent, abnormal, and unwarranted fear of the heart", each year this surprisingly common phobia causes countless people needless distress.

Persons with cardiophobia focus attention on their heart when experiencing stress and arousal, perceive its function in a phobic manner, and continue to believe that they suffer from an organic heart problem despite repeated negative medical tests. In order to reduce anxiety, they seek continuous reassurance, make excessive use of medical facilities, and avoid activities believed to elicit symptoms.

I suffer from the same thing except over time I have givem myself the symptoms too. :(

You can do a search to find out more.

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Yes you have the nail hit on the head with me..worst case I have ever had today ..I usually get it and can take a med and it goes away..it was like doom over my head all day ..I feel like im going crazy..Its not like I actually have anything that would indicate a problem..The only thing I have that makes me hyper aware is the fact i can hear it and have been told that Im not hearing it to get over it.. Yeah why is it the harder i try the worse it gets..I had a friend that was a nurse for 30 years caught me posting questions and told me to come talk to her.I was freaking out and she somehow after about three hours finally got me to calm down and start talking about other things.I want so much to just throw caution to the winds again and say whatever happens happens but well its gotten harder to do that.Its so weird when I get scared its not that im actually experiencing anything its just that my mind is telling me maybe there is a problem.I guess all i can do is take more meds and pray and hope that it will get better and keep trying.Thanks for the defintion and yes .I have a severe case of it..cardiac neurosis.. One reason is my brother died at 44 hidden heart condition and im 52 and it worries me that it could be next and i was on the phone with my mother 350 miles away when she was dying and I didnt even know the symptoms then but know them ever too good now..everytime something doesn't feel right .I don't know what it will take to go away but ill have to keep trying i don't have a choice..thanks for responding..

PRAYER FOR FREEDOM FROM SUFFERING

May all beings everywhere plagued
with sufferings of body and mind
quickly be freed from their illnesses.
May those frightened cease to be afraid,
and may those bound be free.
May the powerless find power,
and may people think of befriending each other.
May those who find themselves in trackless, fearful wilderness--
the children, the aged, the unprotected--
be guarded by beneficent celestials,
and may they swiftly attain Buddhahood.