damianjmcgrath
18-10-15, 06:57
I am suffering from heart related health anxiety and I've been dealing with it and I have good and bad days.
Over the last 2/3 days, I've picked up a cold. I've obviously had plenty of colds before but this one feels different. Normally, I can get over colds in a day or two and can still go to work etc. This time, I have body aches so it's painful to move, although I still can so it's not flu. With the body aches, comes aches in my left shoulder, chest etc so that's triggering heart concerns.
I'm also getting pretty dizzy. This might be from the cold or anxiety, I can't tell but I haven't had anxiety related dizziness in weeks so I'm hoping its not that. I'm probably a bit anxious that it's coming back!
I also feel like my body is pounding, and my heart rate is pretty quick. I think it's normal for the heart to beat quicker to fight infection but this current cold definitely feels worse than normal.
I'm assuming anxiety can heighten the cold symptoms?
Over the last 2/3 days, I've picked up a cold. I've obviously had plenty of colds before but this one feels different. Normally, I can get over colds in a day or two and can still go to work etc. This time, I have body aches so it's painful to move, although I still can so it's not flu. With the body aches, comes aches in my left shoulder, chest etc so that's triggering heart concerns.
I'm also getting pretty dizzy. This might be from the cold or anxiety, I can't tell but I haven't had anxiety related dizziness in weeks so I'm hoping its not that. I'm probably a bit anxious that it's coming back!
I also feel like my body is pounding, and my heart rate is pretty quick. I think it's normal for the heart to beat quicker to fight infection but this current cold definitely feels worse than normal.
I'm assuming anxiety can heighten the cold symptoms?