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- 6y ago
- Date posted
- 6y ago
Hi! I’m Mera. ??♀️ You are not alone. I’ve had OCD most of my life, but after my first panic attack two years ago, my OCD has wrapped its nasty hands around my heart health and this has by far been my hardest fear to let go of. I used to be a long distance hiker and for the last two years most days I just have to muster up the courage to leave the house. My compulsion is around measuring my heart beat. I have spent entire days checking it. I’ve had about 10 EKGs, one I had when I was checked into a psych ward last year. My heart skips a ton of beats. An EKG is used to assess the heart rate and rhythm. This test can often detect heart disease, heart attack, an enlarged heart, or abnormal heart rhythms that may cause heart failure. An EKG is used to find any problem you may have with your heart. You don’t have a problem with your heart. You have the tests to prove it. It’s all in your head. Everyone gets heart palpitations and having a heart rate that varies is healthy. I understand how hard it is to let go of this one. I’m still working at it myself. It’s difficult but not impossible and you are not alone! Xoxox
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- 6y ago
Dude, I had the same problem! Always thought I was the only one lol. I was always afraid I’d accidentally stop my heart from automatically beating if I thought about it too much (kinda like when you have to manually breathe if you think about it too long). I knew it wasn’t possible but couldn’t shake it. I’m sure your heart’s fine. Apple Watch’s aren’t the most accurate thing ever.
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- 6y ago
I use my heart rate of an indication of how much stress I’m feeling. If you’re not symptomatic with chest pain or dizziness, you’re probably okay. My heart rate tends to run high but a healthier thought than I’m dying is to think, oh my heart rates up, I better take a few deep breaths or take a few minutes to calm down some.
- Date posted
- 6y ago
Try to make your heart stop. Just try. With all your concentration powers. You’ll see
- Date posted
- 6y ago
I’m right there with you! I just got an Apple Watch on Friday and it told me this morning that my BPM was 143.?but then it said 102 like a minute later so I don’t know if it’s super accurate!
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- 6y ago
As someone with diagnosed ventricular tachycardia I totally understand what you mean. Often times when I’m really focused on my heart and chest pains I can tell other anxieties are coming too. I find it’s good to just practice breathing, stop checking your pulse (this may be hard for those with the Apple Watch) decrease caffeine intake and make sure you are doing cardio because that allows for a healthy heart along with eating healthy foods.
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- 23w ago
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- 16w ago
I’ve been struggling a lot with existential OCD lately, but for some reason, I’ve been fixating on the human body. And I can’t stop thinking about how incredible it is. Like, we’ve figured out how our bodies work, down to the smallest cell. We understand every pulse, every beat. We know how the heart—this intricate, delicate thing—keeps us alive without us ever having to ask it to. And if we did ask it to, it wouldn’t respond. It wouldn’t listen to our conscious brain. If your heart is failing, asking it to work wouldn’t do anything. The heart itself is a masterpiece. It’s not just a pump; it's a rhythm, a beat that holds everything together. Four chambers, valves opening and closing with precision, blood flowing in perfect cycles, never missing a beat. It keeps us alive even when we’re not thinking about it, doesn’t need our permission to keep going. It works for us, endlessly, without complaint. It’s kind of wild when you think about it. Our minds might spin out of control, but the body? The body’s got it all figured out, like it’s always working in the background, quietly supporting us. It’s beautiful that way—how the heart just keeps beating, how we keep going, even when we forget to appreciate it. The most wonderful part, we can be us. I can be a conscious person, while my body is almost robotic, all to keep my consciousness here. It’s scary sometimes, to think that we have no control. But right now, to me, it’s beautiful.
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- 5w ago
Hi everyone. I take hydroxyzine 50 mg every night for anxiety for about five months. I’ve been experiencing at least one heart palpitation a day so of course I went down my googling spiral and saw people say it gave them cardiac arrest? I’m only 19 but I’m so so scared. Please someone help me.
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