My Heart is Scaring Me: Help for Cardiac Health Anxiety #arrhythmia, #palpitation, #chestpain

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Are you experiencing excessive worry about your cardiac health and heart symptoms like arrhythmia, palpitations or chest pain? And even after you have been medically evaluated and cleared from any cardiac disease, you continue to worry and have symptoms and sensations that just won't go away? Then, you may also be suffering from Health Anxiety.

I am a therapist that specializes in treating people with anxiety disorders, health anxiety and OCD. One of my specialties is working with people with cardiac symptoms and sensations and worries that have been referred to me by their cardiologists or from the local emergency rooms.

The American Heart Association recommends that you seek immediate care if you are experiencing chest pain and other cardiac symptoms. However, only 5.1% of the millions of people that go to the emergency room with cardiac symptoms are diagnosed with acute coronary syndrome.

Often, if symptoms continue it is not unusual for compulsive behaviors to begin like: excessive body checking, taking their pulse, excessive googling and researching, perhaps more doctor visits, excessive testing and other attempts at gaining reassurance or answers.

Avoidance behaviors like avoiding physical activity and travel are also common.

The physical sensations, along with worry, anxiety and safety and avoidance behaviors likely develop into full blown health anxiety.

Health anxiety acts like OCD and is currently diagnosed as somatic symptom disorder or illness anxiety disorder or sometimes panic disorder.

If you need help recovering from health anxiety, I will walk you through Step-by-Step what to do to have more peace of mind and get back to feeling like your old-self again. You may register for my online course here:

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Until next time, I will see you in session,
Paige

Music:
Meditation by Gold Tiger

[andar]

For 3 years I've been plagued by this illness. Multiple ER visits, EKG'S, chest x-rays, Holter monitor, stress test, even an echocaridiogram. All normal. Blood pressure perfect, heart is healthy is what I've been told by a heart specialist and at least 10 different doctors. Yet I've still felt they "missed" something. I stopped drinking caffeine and alcohol, ate as clean as a could, and stopped going to the gym all in fear of the grim reaper coming for me. I'm a 32 yr old male and I knew something had to change, I couldn't keep living like this. I've since accepted the symptoms and embraced them, it's still extremely difficult for me and I struggle at times. I tell myself I have to keep fighting for my family and I won't allow my own body to defeat me. Stay strong my kings and queens. Keep fighting

[houseoflamarr]

does anyone get anxious about being anxious about being anxious lol

[tonybp]

It's gotten so bad for me that I'm scared of going to sleep. I wake up in the middle of the night with my heart pounding and empty feeling in my chest while my heart is racing. I went to the doctor a few days ago and had some blood work and ECG done, my BP and cholesterol was high, so the doctor gave some meds, ECG was fine other than rapid heartbeat. It's been a rough start of the year with the loss of a cousin and weeks later an aunt. I'm also unemployed and been running all kinds of bad scenarios on my mind so I think all of this stuff is catching up to me. I hope I can get rid of all this and videos like this one help out a lot, thanks.

[erinzak]

I cried watching this. This is me 100%. I need help because I’m starting to have agoraphobia. Thank you for this video. It gives me hope.

[grumblekin]

One of the most important things to remember is that your heart is a mechanical organ. If there IS a problem with it, it WON'T stop or come and go until it's fixed. If it comes and goes, it isn't disease. It's hypersensitivity.

No matter what you feel is happening, if it isn't constant, it is anxiety, especially if you've been checked out completely. Even thinking about your heart being healthy is enough to change the pattern or speed it up.

[ravioli-bamboli]

I found your videos about 2 years ago, you’ve helped me go from having extreme agoraphobia to leaving my house getting a job and moving to a new town. Without you I would still be where I was then so thank you

[dougg]

When you learn to not fear death your anxiety level goes to zero.
It has worked wonders for me. Instead of concentrating on my body ailments I instead focus on How blessed I am. I'm dying and treasure each day...And I certainly don't worry about dying.
I do have empathy for those who do.
I wish them the very best and I'll see 'em later! 🙏❤️

[dizzyd]

I was a hypochondriac and my anxiety turned into a vicious cycle, panic attacks and all. Eventually I came to the conclusion that I just got fed up and stopped caring about dying, this may not work for everyone but for me it did. Without fear anxiety is useless

[Joshuafoxx]

That’s me!! I’m Josh (literally, my name is Josh). I’ve been suffering from near constant PVCs the last year (about 1-2 a minute) and it has completely wrecked my mental health. Going out with friends or even the slightest thud in my chest that’s hard will send me spiraling into a panic. I am hoping to get final word that my heart is void of any real problem, and in the meantime I will definitely be working on my response prevention, and some exposure. Thank you for this information!

I’ve been to the er and they were rude to me for having a panic attack...I’ve did an echocardiogram stress test, ECG and holter monitor. They all came back okay but I’m still convinced something is happening. I used to do a bunch of stuff I’m not proud of with drugs. I’ve been clean since 2017. A couple years later these heart sensations it got to the point where I couldn’t even smoke weed anymore which used to help my anxiety. Couldn’t drink caffeine and now it’s getting to the point I can’t even have nicotine anymore...I know some of these things can make anxiety worse but damn..I’m tired of giving up the things I enjoy over this. I’m convinced there is still something wrong with me or my heart that they have missed and I’m going to die over this...man I really hope it’s anxiety. What’s worse is I have social anxiety and don’t do well in doctors appointments..

[KRAZEEIZATION]

That’s me! It’s the worst thing that ever happened to me. I got numerous tests over 10 years. The flutters were the worst. Sometimes you don’t notice for days but some days you feel them all day.

[swathiarunlistens]

Thank god I found this video ❤ I have severe health anxiety and after all tests being normal, I still felt doctors were missing something, now I’m on my journey to recovery with guided meditations and healing, thank you for making this video ❤

[ashleylamb]

Every single thing that is mentioned in this video is me. I was doing better & my mom got into a freak car accident and that has started me up all over again. I have had multiple ER, Primary, and Cardiologist visits. Xrays, Ekgs, Ecg & heart rate monitor all says ok, still every pain I have sends me into a spiral! I've been battling for 10 months now & I hate it! I wish I had someone like you near me! THank you for this. You truly save lives.

[AllThingsFitnessandLifestyle]

I’m with you Josh, praying we all get better from this🙏

[OhTylerB]

Love this! It's helped a lot as someone who has been suffering with Heart and Health Anxiety on top of Panic Disorder for 4 years or so now. Really soothing voice and a pretty smile too! 😊

[Spookyboo]

My god, this is me, 100%. Watching this almost made me cry. I even bought an Apple Watch because I was having heart palpitations so often and check my pulse manually as a nervous habit. To think I’ve been making it worse myself!

[toffylikesgames]

I could cry, this is me word for word. At least I know for certain it's a health anxiety, despite having a diagnosed heart pulse problem that certainly doesn't make it easy. Trying to do CBT techniques, breathing exercises. Excited to try out what advice you give, because I want to feel happy and hopeful again and not focus on every twitch and pang and ideas of heart attacks. Thank you for this video <3 I hope everyone who reads this knows - you can feel better. It's going to get better, you'll get there.

[Fo]

I was like Josh. I did all the tests I even stopped working for 3 months straight.
One day I had a panic attack again and I went to the ER again but this time the blood test gave me false positive, I can’t explain my feelings at that day when I took the ambulance and went to near city ( 120 km)I thought I am dying.
When I arrived they took blood and do ECG and I was shocked that the doctor say IT IS NORMAL. At this time I feel like switch in my life I take action I STOPPED GOOGLING, I become more religion, went to gym, walking everyday and become more social person.
My advice to anyone having the same after taking all the tests and everything, if it’s normal just ignore and make good habits.
Sorry for my bad English, but I hope this will help at least one person.

[jaypee]

Hi Paige.. I'm struggling for almost 2 years and everytime I experience panic attack and anxiety I just watch all your videos and being motivated and felt healed again.

[Meza.Mani]

I've been experiencing the same symptom's and i tell you its so scary, i feel like am gonna drop dead any minute. I just wanna feel like my old self again..less worry about my health and less anxiety in my life. am emotionally tired