Hi Im new here so thought I would introduce myself. Im a 33 year old woman..full time mum of 3 young children. I suffer from health anxiety and panic attacks which at this time are the worst they have ever been in my life
I am currently having CBT for my anxiety and have my second session next week. My main anxiety symptoms at the moment are chest pains, shortness of breath and palpitations so of course in my mind I am going to have a heart attack at any moment and die! Im booked in for an ECG in two weeks as I went to the doctor with my symptoms last weeks and he did a few basic tests and said they were all fine but booked me in for the ECG as a precaution. I had one a few months ago at the A&E when I went there during an extremely bad panic attack which I thought was a heart attack and that came back fine. Underlying my heart attack worries are real reasons I could be at risk of a heart attack: I have type 2 diabetes, im overweight, I have high cholesterol (6.8) and I have family history of heart disease. So in my mind im a ticking timebomb and it really terrifies me
I would love to chat to others who have the same worries as me, if there is anyone! My partner gets sick of my constant moaning about
symptoms and has little symphathy as he thinks its all in my head, which maybe it is.
Anyway I hope to get to know some of you
Amy xx