Re: Heart Issues worrying me
Re: Heart Issues worrying me
I know this is hard to believe and accept, because I went through the same thing, but it is all classic health anxiety.
The reason it is noticeable at night is because you are not distracted by other things. You have time to think and feel your body more. “Feeling” your heartbeat, even in your stomach, totally normal. Skipped beats, Totally normal.
I remember wrestling with my boys and feeling like I pushed too far and was going to die. Nope. It was just anxiety.
I am a year or so from my last major symptoms. Actually that isn’t true. I still get skipped beats etc, but I know now that they are not signs of impending doom, so I ignore them.
Re-assurance from doctors only helps for a day or two. You need to believe you are ok and you will notice the symptoms going away. My turning point was a bicycle ride. I pushed hard, and I survived. Told my heart, “ok now is totally the time, do your worst!” There was no issue, even though I imagined the drama and worst case scenario.
Check out Hope and Help for your Nerves. Great book.
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Re: Heart Issues worrying me
Thank you for the links - weirdly just saw those after i posted this so i felt like an absolute fool!
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Yep, i'm going to get some CBT and counselling in place to help me cope.
Going to try and do some exercise as well to help.
Thank you for your kind words.
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Why would you expect your heart rate NOT to be high after a 3 mile run?
If you're not used to doing that, I would expect your heart rate to be over 150bpm, and not come down fully for at least a few hours.
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Sounds very much like how my health anxiety started! Best advice I could give you would be to accept what the doctor told you and move on. At 8 weeks you’re still relatively early in the health anxiety journey. If you can get on top of it now you will save yourself months/years of worry and different/worsening symptoms.