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- 2y
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 2y
Anxiety from the ocd has caused palpitations for me
- User type
- Staff
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- 2y
I think that this can be very common in those experiencing OCD or anxiety, or stress in general. What helps me when I get this way is splashing cold water on my face and trying deep breathing techniques.
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- 2y
Yes sadly. I’ve tried retyping this so many times because i wanted to share my story but didn’t want to scare or even aggravate your OCD with my story.. so I guess I should put ahealth concern OCD trigger warning first. < But yes and if you think it is something you need help with you should talk to a heart doctor and get the proper testing done to see what’s going on. Our mental health definitely impacts our physical health, and our heart is something that will def react to our stress, anxiety, or trauma. I went through a very traumatic experience and afterwards developed a heart condition called tachycardia as well as irregular beat/palpations. They found out by having me use a heart monitor for a month and anytime I’d felt like it was irregular I’d record my heart rate with it. I had to take beta blockers (medication to lower Herat rate) for a year and really work through my trauma before I found any relief. During the hard year as I call it I found that if I got scared suddenly, or my emotions got too extreme, or otherwise I’d found myself in a bad situation- my heart rate would get so high I would faint. One time I fainted and went face first down onto a metal tool, don’t wanna get into the details of that but I’m definitely scarred from the event. Nowadays I don’t take the medication, but can still occasionally find myself sensitive and having moments of my emotions affecting my heart. I have to be pretty careful unfortunately if I don’t want to experience symptoms still; I love coffee and nicotine but I had to slow down/stop because of how it’d affect my heart and I really stay away from situations or events I know that may be triggering for me unless I have a safe person with me. Deep breathing and immediately removing yourself from whatever was causing your heart rate to become irregular/spike your anxiety is the best call, laying back and taking away any stimuli also helps. I sit in my car with the seat back in silence doing deep breathing until I can physically tell my heart rate is lowered (I also have a $40 heart monitor from CVS that I use if needed). I’m supposed to be going to my cardiologist regularly but I don’t got no money for that so I’m just self soothing the symptoms physically until I can get the mental health help I need to really help my symptoms and find relief. I know once I get my mental health in order my physical health should also get a bit better.
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- 2y
@Ahgeezrick Also arms above your head with the deep breathing during an attack, also tmi but if you have anything that is constructing your chest (for me it’s always the damn bra) take it off!! Try to relieve any pressure or weight that may be against your chest and raise your arms so that there is less pressure/stress on your veins/cardiovascular system so your heart doesn’t have to work as hard to pump blood.
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- 21w
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- 16w
Hi!! My names Calista R. Woodbury-Rabon. I recently got married in March of this year. And have been struggling with my severe anxiety disorder since I left my toxic 3 year relationship about a year ago. Over the past several months, I have noticed that I go through phases where: I have a full body “anxiety attack”. Or at least that’s what I call it. For example : when we went to cookout and they told us they were out of the chili for walking tacos. I had a full blown anxiety attack or at least what I thought was an anxiety attack and starting hyperventilating and crying. Therefore, the only solution (in my mind) was that I wouldn’t be able to calm down until I had the walking tacos. Another example : My husband bought me a pajama set that was only recently put out because it was a patriotic item which means that after the summer it’d be gone… I ended up picking up the wrong size. So that night when I went to put on the Pajamas and realized they were too small I started hyperventilating and crying. All because these $17 pajamas did not fit me and it was no fault of my own. Whenever this happens, I usually end up spiraling and crying and saying a lot at once very quickly. And I usually look crazy and don’t make a lot of sense. Usually after the spiraling is over with I’m very exhausted and usually will cry myself to sleep. My husband more often than not will say stuff like “it’s not that big of a deal you can get something else.” << when it has to do with food etc. OR “we can just buy another set of pjamas the next time I get paid.” << in relation to the pajamas in this instance. But honestly no matter what him or anyone else tells me in that moment. All that matters is that I can feel the anxiety in my bones. And I can’t breathe and in that moment my world as I know it has ended. I’ve tried taking online free “quizzes” to find out if I acctually have OCD and they’ve been negative. I also did some research and learned that you can have all the symptoms for a OCD “flare-up” but present no active case of OCD or symptoms. So I guess what I’m trying to find out is if I don’t have “OCD” than Is this out of body experience caused from my “severe anxiety disorder” diagnosis ? Or just anxiety in general?? Thank you for taking the time to read this even if you also aren’t sure!! Means a lot to me..❤️🩹
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- 16w
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.
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