RetailMoth
07-03-15, 08:20
Sometimes my chest feels tight - it doesn't hurt very badly, it's just tight. Sometimes it feels like I'm not getting enough air, even though I am, and I have to force a deep breath or a yawn to feel okay again. I try to breathe through my nose and relax when that happens - normally if I don't think about it, it goes back down to normal after a few minutes (but then sometimes I realize it's normal and I start focusing on it again and then the feeling's back). I was told that since I'm not wheezing or dizzy and the feeling isn't painful, it's likely anxiety-related and I don't need a doctor, but
This is embarrassing, but this evening I got turned on and for a few scary moments, that tight feeling came back and I briefly felt breathless. I panicked and had to take a few deep breaths and calm back down, try to get the feeling to stop. It did, but now I'm terrified because it just came from nowhere, for no reason I can think of!
I was so panicked I even checked my heartrate - 76 beats a minute. I was stupid and went to Dr Google (I know, I know) and everywhere I looked said I could suffer a heart attack at this rate.
I can't afford a doctor though - I have only enough money to survive, no insurance, no one can pay for me to see a doctor. I'm just so scared, why did my chest get tight then? Is that a normal part of anxiety or is it something much worse? What about my heart? I'm so scared about this.
(As I type this I get a cool feeling in my throat too. I guess my anxiety's acting up again, I need to try to calm down but I keep thinking about my stupid chest!)
This is embarrassing, but this evening I got turned on and for a few scary moments, that tight feeling came back and I briefly felt breathless. I panicked and had to take a few deep breaths and calm back down, try to get the feeling to stop. It did, but now I'm terrified because it just came from nowhere, for no reason I can think of!
I was so panicked I even checked my heartrate - 76 beats a minute. I was stupid and went to Dr Google (I know, I know) and everywhere I looked said I could suffer a heart attack at this rate.
I can't afford a doctor though - I have only enough money to survive, no insurance, no one can pay for me to see a doctor. I'm just so scared, why did my chest get tight then? Is that a normal part of anxiety or is it something much worse? What about my heart? I'm so scared about this.
(As I type this I get a cool feeling in my throat too. I guess my anxiety's acting up again, I need to try to calm down but I keep thinking about my stupid chest!)