heavyweightworrier
12-06-18, 12:48
I’m writing here since I don’t know what else to do anymore. I started experiencing chest pains (usually on the left side of my chest) along with health anxiety early this year. They’ll appear mostly while lying down (and sometimes after eating) and I’m not usually particularly anxious at the moment they show up, they just appear. I’ve had my electrocardiogram and blood pressure taken twice within these few/couple months, they both came out clear both times.
However I’m still experiencing these pains, I live alone so I often stay up as far as until 8am to 10am as I’m too afraid to go to sleep in fear of dying in my sleep (and no one noticing or helping). For the past two nights I’ve only been able to sleep on my right side as the left side of my chest hurt and putting any weight on that side of my chest made it hurt even more. This along with the rest of my health anxiety is sucking up almost all the joy in my life. I don’t know what to do next. I want an mri or an x-ray done as my chest keeps hurting but I feel no one takes me seriously because of my anxiety. I’m scared nearly every minute of the day and I feel so hopeless. I’ve stayed over at my friend’s house a bunch of times so I wouldn’t be so afraid to sleep, but I’m moving in the fall so I can’t keep doing it forever. I’m finally about to study the thing I’m most passionate about, which is why I’m moving, but now even that brings me so much worry and fear as I won’t be able to count on my friends and family as easily because of the distance. I just don’t know what to do.
Ps. I already have a psychotherapist, which isn’t working out that great so far (I’ve seen them for a year now).
However I’m still experiencing these pains, I live alone so I often stay up as far as until 8am to 10am as I’m too afraid to go to sleep in fear of dying in my sleep (and no one noticing or helping). For the past two nights I’ve only been able to sleep on my right side as the left side of my chest hurt and putting any weight on that side of my chest made it hurt even more. This along with the rest of my health anxiety is sucking up almost all the joy in my life. I don’t know what to do next. I want an mri or an x-ray done as my chest keeps hurting but I feel no one takes me seriously because of my anxiety. I’m scared nearly every minute of the day and I feel so hopeless. I’ve stayed over at my friend’s house a bunch of times so I wouldn’t be so afraid to sleep, but I’m moving in the fall so I can’t keep doing it forever. I’m finally about to study the thing I’m most passionate about, which is why I’m moving, but now even that brings me so much worry and fear as I won’t be able to count on my friends and family as easily because of the distance. I just don’t know what to do.
Ps. I already have a psychotherapist, which isn’t working out that great so far (I’ve seen them for a year now).