Hi all,
Just wanted to vent a little - feeling angry and anxious.
I've been feeling quite stressed lately - busy at work and just in the final stages of getting ready to move house. There's a lot of pent-up anxiety because I've had several years of nuisance neighbours and the end is in sight!
This week I've been getting quite stressed - shaky, short-tempered, headaches, etc. I've managed to ease it by going to the gym. I've had anxiety about the gym too, because I'm scared of a heart attack (daft, I know), but gradually been getting better.
Today, though, I'd done about 25 minutes cycling, and towards the end had a really HUGE ectopic - felt like i'd been shot in the chest or something. Of course I got really panicky and finished.
It took me ages to calm down, had to walk around outside for a while. I still feel dizzy and my right shoulder hurts... I guess that's all just panic symptoms, but it's horrible. Really scared me off going to the gym :(
I guess I just need a bit of reassurance that they're really not anything to worry about, and that it shouldn't be related to exercise (scared that if I push myself too much I'll end up having a heart attack). Stupid really, i'm 27. Unfit but not *that* unfit, and I had a clear bill of health after a week-long heart monitor about 2 years ago.
Nick.