Gina32
24-08-15, 13:12
Hi All, stumbled across this website today and decided it would be nice to talk to people with similar problems as myself and see how they cope and get through things.
For me it all started about 6-7 years ago when my mum had a heart attack... i started experiencing panic attacks and obsessing that it was going to happen to me. My mum was okay and i asked her about our family history, (she didn't know i was starting with anxiety, i hid it well) she told me that her mum died very young when my mum was 2 and her mums brother died really young.... all with heart attacks. So i went off and got my self a full check, on doing this they found i had very high cholesterol but said not to worry as everything else was fine and i just had to start taking statins. After the tests i was reasurred a little and managed to cope with the next few years with my anxiety even if some days were worse than others.
December 9th 2014. Mum goes in for a stent fitting and doesn't make it. She was 55!..... this has sent me completely over the edge! My anxiety symptoms are now on another level, my chest constantly feels heavy, i get aches and pains all over, completely shattered all the time, shortness of breath, panicking that i'm next.. i'm so tuned in to my heart rhythm that even the slightest palpitation or flutter makes me fear the worse. I won't even exercise for fear of something happening to me.
Anyway i start CBT Therapy in 2 weeks so fingers crossed it helps!
Thank you for taking the time to read my post, sorry it goes on but just needed to get it off my chest as i do thinks it helps a little.
Gina x
For me it all started about 6-7 years ago when my mum had a heart attack... i started experiencing panic attacks and obsessing that it was going to happen to me. My mum was okay and i asked her about our family history, (she didn't know i was starting with anxiety, i hid it well) she told me that her mum died very young when my mum was 2 and her mums brother died really young.... all with heart attacks. So i went off and got my self a full check, on doing this they found i had very high cholesterol but said not to worry as everything else was fine and i just had to start taking statins. After the tests i was reasurred a little and managed to cope with the next few years with my anxiety even if some days were worse than others.
December 9th 2014. Mum goes in for a stent fitting and doesn't make it. She was 55!..... this has sent me completely over the edge! My anxiety symptoms are now on another level, my chest constantly feels heavy, i get aches and pains all over, completely shattered all the time, shortness of breath, panicking that i'm next.. i'm so tuned in to my heart rhythm that even the slightest palpitation or flutter makes me fear the worse. I won't even exercise for fear of something happening to me.
Anyway i start CBT Therapy in 2 weeks so fingers crossed it helps!
Thank you for taking the time to read my post, sorry it goes on but just needed to get it off my chest as i do thinks it helps a little.
Gina x