damianjmcgrath
17-06-21, 19:34
Hi everyone. I'm a long time lurker and occasional poster on here. I remember @fishmanpa from about 15 years ago!
I could do with some advice.
I'm 36 now. Since 18, I've been anxious about my heart. That's been based on almost nothing, just me assuming the worst and overreacting to any tiny pain. Nothing has ever happened, never been diagnosed with anything.
Over the past few years, I've managed this anxiety pretty well and it hasn't been a problem.
Recently, the anxiety has returned. I've been feeling strange. I don't really have any symptoms but I'm struggling with catastrophic thoughts and what if thinking.
It's obviously got worse with the Eriksen football heart issue, which seemed to be out of the blue. A lot of news articles mention other footballers, like Graeme Souness who had coronary heart disease at 38 and he was super fit and healthy!
I'm not an anti vaxxer so I try and ignore conspiracy theories but I'm reading more about vaccine induced heart problems as well. I had the Pfizer 3 weeks ago.
I've got a new baby, she's 6 months old, and I think that's contributed to my What If thinking as I really want to be around for her.
I can't shift the feeling of "what if I collapse in a few minutes", "what if I have a heart issue that I don't know about", "what if I'm on my own with my baby for a day and something happens". Stuff like that.
It's scaring me off exercise, and it affects my mood. I go withdrawn and moody and I do the worst thing which is to Google symptoms!
How does everyone else learn to accept that life is unpredictable? How do people teach themselves that it's very unlikely but then you see people your age and much fitter get problems?
Thanks in advance
I could do with some advice.
I'm 36 now. Since 18, I've been anxious about my heart. That's been based on almost nothing, just me assuming the worst and overreacting to any tiny pain. Nothing has ever happened, never been diagnosed with anything.
Over the past few years, I've managed this anxiety pretty well and it hasn't been a problem.
Recently, the anxiety has returned. I've been feeling strange. I don't really have any symptoms but I'm struggling with catastrophic thoughts and what if thinking.
It's obviously got worse with the Eriksen football heart issue, which seemed to be out of the blue. A lot of news articles mention other footballers, like Graeme Souness who had coronary heart disease at 38 and he was super fit and healthy!
I'm not an anti vaxxer so I try and ignore conspiracy theories but I'm reading more about vaccine induced heart problems as well. I had the Pfizer 3 weeks ago.
I've got a new baby, she's 6 months old, and I think that's contributed to my What If thinking as I really want to be around for her.
I can't shift the feeling of "what if I collapse in a few minutes", "what if I have a heart issue that I don't know about", "what if I'm on my own with my baby for a day and something happens". Stuff like that.
It's scaring me off exercise, and it affects my mood. I go withdrawn and moody and I do the worst thing which is to Google symptoms!
How does everyone else learn to accept that life is unpredictable? How do people teach themselves that it's very unlikely but then you see people your age and much fitter get problems?
Thanks in advance