Re: ectopic beats
Ectopic beats are very, very annoying, make no mistake about that. They are also extremely frightening, especially when we get sensitized to them, and we are aware of our heart's every beat. However..... Ectopic beats are also harmless, they will not cause your heart to stop, and they will certainly not cause a heart attack. They are annoying, but will not harm your heart in any way!
Ectopic heart beats are actually normal, most people have them at some time in their lives, but for those of us who are of an anxious nature, we run the risk of allowing these sensations to affect our lives in a huge way, when in fact, there is absolutely nothing wrong with our heart.
When an anxious person feels an eptopic heart beat, he/she is so frightened by the sensation, they think they are about to die. This, of course never happens, but the experience was so terrifying to the individual, they are now constantly aware of every heart beat, which by now seems to be beating more prominently than ever before. It's not of course, the individual has simply become sensitized to it's every beat, and the fear of this 'terrible' thing happening again creates constant fear within the individual. Adrenalin is now being released into the already exhausted body, which just makes the symptoms worse, and the individual is now beside themselves with worry, convinced that the next attack will surely kill them. And the cycle goes on... fear-adrenalin-fear, symptoms after symptoms after symptoms.
I hope I can reassure you that there is absolutely nothing wrong with your strong, healthy heart. A heart which has never, ever let you down before! A heart which has never decided to stop for any reason. It is a brilliant heart, and although you may think it has missed beats in the past, I can assure you that it has not! The spacing out of the beats may have been adjusted a few times, but that's it, your heart has not missed a single beat, imagine that!
Please don't let eptopic beats affect your lives too much, they are normal, the heart always corrects it's rhythm, with absolutely no input or help from us whatsoever. I hope this reassures you a wee bit.
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