Health, Mental health and Anxiety: MAKE IT STOP

MAKE IT STOP

By justin(((())))) - 15/07/2022 18:00

Today, and for the past few weeks, I've been hyper-aware of my heartbeat, and super paranoid that it’s just going to randomly stop beating at any time. This is a constant state for me, and it isn’t going away no matter what I do. FML

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The impending sense of doom

By Awake - 23/12/2022 21:00

Today, I've known for a long time that I generally only wake up at ungodly hours in the night when something is wrong with me. Since last week, I've been doing this pretty much every night. Only now, I can't figure out what's wrong. Consequently, my anxiety is now keeping me awake too. FML

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Enough is enough

By Anonymous - 13/05/2022 18:00

Today, if my blood pressure rises too high I get migraines that cripple me for days, even with medication. I can’t let myself get stressed, I can’t exercise, I can’t stand up too fast if I’ve been sitting or lying down, I definitely can’t have sex, and I also can’t drink coffee. Someone shoot me. FML

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By mybackhurts - 04/02/2018 15:00

Today, my doctor ordered me an EKG to help my health anxiety. I have panic attacks and feel like my heart is out of rhythm, but my doctors have all told me it’s just in my head. I got the test results. I meet with the cardiologist next week to discuss surgery. FML

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Hit the gym

By Anonymous - 02/03/2013 03:17 - United States - Cedar Rapids

Today, after months of my doctor telling me that my heart palpitations are simply due to anxiety, and that I'm perfectly healthy, I decided to weight train to face my fears. Two hours later, I was in the emergency room. FML

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Feeling faint

By jacey - 12/06/2021 02:01

Today, I discovered that my body will go straight to “weak and lightheaded” before it even considers “hungry.” FML

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Panic!

By daybyday - 22/11/2011 08:08 - Australia

Today, I found out that what I thought could be a life-threatening issue causing me chest pains was only because I over-obsessed about it. Now not only do I have social anxiety, but I get so anxious I can create fake illnesses. FML

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By Fuckmylife - 19/12/2018 22:00 - Canada - Port Colborne

Today, thanks to a side effect from my medication, I'm suffering the longest mild panic attack I've ever had. I'm on day two and it shows no sign of letting up. FML

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Fall from grace

By Klutz - 18/08/2022 04:00

Today, I realized that over the past few months, I seem to be getting more and more prone to bumping into things, and tripping over nothing. I'm also apparently more prone to getting injured when this happens. I've always been uncoordinated, but this is getting out of hand. I'm falling apart. FML

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All shook up

By Anonymous - 12/11/2022 06:00 - Germany

Today, I realized that apparently there are only two general states of mind in my life: 1) Utter mental and physical exhaustion while wondering whether my job has irrevocably ruined my health yet, or 2) depression and latent panic for being an unemployed loser with no stable income. FML

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By Anonymous - 18/10/2009 13:36 - Sweden

Today, I got diagnosed with a condition that expresses itself in the form of violent diarrhea whenever I get nervous. Now I am constantly nervous about getting nervous about anything. FML

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cacheson 41

Friday 15 July 2022 18:02

You should go to both a psychiatrist and a cardiologist. One or both should be able to help you.

electraliv 13

Friday 15 July 2022 19:45

welcome to the crippling thing called health anxiety!

Comments

cacheson 41

Friday 15 July 2022 18:02

You should go to both a psychiatrist and a cardiologist. One or both should be able to help you.

RichardPencil 30

Friday 15 July 2022 18:26

You're not paranoid. It will inevitably stop one day. Cheers!

cuz803 44

Friday 15 July 2022 18:37

Practice meditation. I recommend yoga and transcendental meditation to cool your nerves. Reading a book and eating more healthy will help as well.

electraliv 13

Friday 15 July 2022 19:45

welcome to the crippling thing called health anxiety!

tiptoppc 19

Monday 18 July 2022 20:57

Sounds like you got myocardial issues. I’m the same. It’s sometimes due to an extra half-beat signal that hits it and the correction of extended time is what you are aware of. If you take your pulse, feel a vacuum in your chest with an extended period with no beat followed by a normal beating, check with a cardiologist. A med can stop the extra signal. I have this exact thing. Simple holter monitor if not happening in Drs office confirms it and it’s not invasive. Just a portable EKG the size of a pager. Good luck!