loulabell
04-04-10, 10:49
Hi,
Please dont read on if you have a phobia/obsession about the heart as i have just frightened myself by what i read in another post on here. I realise the lady didnt mean to frighten anyone and its not her fault but i read it and frightened myself. In the past ive suffered with fear of death and alot of it being about my heart. Ive been alot better over the last few years and usually manage to be more positive and when ive suffered palpatations and ectopic heart beats i tell myself its just anxiety. Ive had my heart listened to several times over the years, had been to hospital several times when i was younger in a right state. Just recently the fear seems to have reared its ugly head again, it hasnt helped that a dentist where i work got taken into hospital last week with chest pains, ended up having a triple heart bypass, then a few days later i saw a story of a guy on gmtv who had a heart attack at 31 then to top it off i read the story on here of a guy in his thirties who started a blog on fear of death and coincidentley died of heart problems( its on page 7 of the fear of death/dying in phobia section). My hair stood on end because then all the horrible negative thoughts came flooding back, im trying to convince myself that having anxiety panic attacks for years cannot harm the heart and this man must of had an underlying condition, but then i think well if he had fear of death would he not of been checked by his doctor, any positive inputs would be appreciated so i can help dispell these anxious thoughts im having.
Louise:ohmy:
Please dont read on if you have a phobia/obsession about the heart as i have just frightened myself by what i read in another post on here. I realise the lady didnt mean to frighten anyone and its not her fault but i read it and frightened myself. In the past ive suffered with fear of death and alot of it being about my heart. Ive been alot better over the last few years and usually manage to be more positive and when ive suffered palpatations and ectopic heart beats i tell myself its just anxiety. Ive had my heart listened to several times over the years, had been to hospital several times when i was younger in a right state. Just recently the fear seems to have reared its ugly head again, it hasnt helped that a dentist where i work got taken into hospital last week with chest pains, ended up having a triple heart bypass, then a few days later i saw a story of a guy on gmtv who had a heart attack at 31 then to top it off i read the story on here of a guy in his thirties who started a blog on fear of death and coincidentley died of heart problems( its on page 7 of the fear of death/dying in phobia section). My hair stood on end because then all the horrible negative thoughts came flooding back, im trying to convince myself that having anxiety panic attacks for years cannot harm the heart and this man must of had an underlying condition, but then i think well if he had fear of death would he not of been checked by his doctor, any positive inputs would be appreciated so i can help dispell these anxious thoughts im having.
Louise:ohmy: