Heart palpitations

Heart palpitations have an all new meaning since I’ve been fearing cardiac arrests. Cardiac arrest consists of irregular off rhythm heart beats and every time i experience heart palpitations it immediately reminds me of that and i start freaking. And i know heart palpitations are a normal symptom of anxiety and it says that females in there 20s may experience heart palpitations and that its normal. However they have an all new meaning to me now and im scared that im just going to go unconscious or something 😭

Health Concern OCD

vlrm

Date posted: 2y

Hi! I have the same fear and I am a regular heart palpitation sufferer who also has a heart condition. It is no fun to also have anxiety lol I just want you to know you aren’t alone in your fears! I’m struggling with that exact fear as I am getting a COVID shot in a week and I am terrified of myocarditis and cardiac arrest so I completely understand !!

Anon17

Date posted: 2y

@vmcgee Thank you so much. So glad im not alone. Ive seen your previous posts about fearing myocarditis and that is my current fear as well! I already have the Covid vaccine so these last 2 weeks I’ve been stresssing over the fact that this is injected in my body. Not to mention that there has been so many unexpected random medical emergencies lately and my mind is screaming that they are experiencing heart problems from the Covid vaccine. For example the Damar Hamlin situation a 24 year old healthy athlete had a cardiac arrest ( and i am fully aware that he experienced this from being tackled but my mind is screaming its from the Covid vaccine) and like today Lisa Presley suffered cardiac arrest ( and i know she is in her 50’s and may have an underlying condition but my mind is just screaming “This is going to happen to you”. ) and social media has been killing me lately because its full of stories of people experiencing medical issues.

vlrm

Date posted: 2y

@Anon17 Yes ugh! Social media definitely hypes up those stories and they really trigger my ocd. It’s so hard!

Anon17

Date posted: 2y

@vmcgee It’s sooo hard! And right now i was on Facebook and it is flooded because Lisa Presley like i mentioned above just passed away. And i feel such an urge to read the story because i need to know if it was a random cardiac arrest or if there was something underlying. However i know that if i read a story and it says random i will completely spiral. And its just so hard to know that the odds of surviving a cardiac arrest or heart attack is slim to none. :(

vlrm

Date posted: 2y

@Anon17 I know :( it’s so scary! Not to give reassurance but I think she had a past use of drugs and alcohol abuse which can definitely cause stress to the heart.

Anon17

Date posted: 2y

@vmcgee It is indeed so scary and i know that reassurance only makes things worse but this really helped me. Thank you!

Anonymous

Date posted: 2y

Currently laying in my bed, with heart palpitations for almost a week and of course health OCD. And a random sinking feeling in my head (most likely anxiety as well). So trust me, you’re not alone. I feel your pain. Literally.

Anon17

Date posted: 2y

@Anonymous So sorry that you are experiencing this as well :( I never knew how real physical symptoms from anxiety could feel and how much they could Mimick what your brain is telling you up until i started experiencing it myself. Wishing you well!

Anonymous

Date posted: 24w

Heart

I went to take my heart rate and bp at the store and the pharmacist said i should go to a doctor because my heart rate was really high and wouldnt go down. I haven't had time yet and im at the grocery store rn and my heart is beating lile crazy for no reason and im so scared. Ive had ekgs before and other tests and there was nothing wrong

Cooki_brooki23

Date posted: 19w

Health ocd obsessed over heart/lung related issues

I have gotten maybe about 8 EKG’s within the lest 2 years? I’ve also gotten an echo done, and I got a heart monitor to track my heart over the course of maybe 2 weeks, back last year. Even though I have been to the emergency room so many times because of panic attacks that I thought were heart attacks, and went with a Cardiologist I still obsess and worry. I always think that I am going to develop some kind of heart problem after getting the tests done. Like if they’re just suddenly going to appear/my heart will suddenly have an issue. I especially get nervous when the pain is in the center of my chest + I get a tight feeling like I have pressure on my chest and can’t breathe completely. Please someone share their experience of how they controlled their health anxiety, especially if it’s related to this.

Anonymous

Date posted: 18w

Heart

I was just lying on my bed and i felt mh heart stop for a second and it felt like it was beinb squeezed. Im freaking out this has never happened before

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