Worried and new to anxiety

Hello everyone, I'm new and rather panicy about my new founded anxiety. I have had a small amount of anxiety in the past but nothing serious and no real physical symptoms appeared. After an ER visit involving an overdose of caffeine (my heart rate was 150 and i was having heart palpatations etc.) i have had extreme paranoia about having a heart attack or some kind of heart failure. I get chest pains that arnt stabbing pains but rather discomfort like some one is sitting on my chest and arm pains. Usually the pain travels throught my chest area. Along with this i have difficultly falling asleep due and when i start to drift off i startle awake and get anxious that me falling asleep is me dying. I've been to the ER twice more and have had multiple EKG's and the doctors say that im fine and that the chance that i have heart problems are "1 in a million" due to me being 16 and being perfectly healthy other than anemia and acid reflex (not sure of the proper terms). When i start to get anxious i constantly check my heart rate and I have a tendancy to freak out if it starts going fast. I have tried self management and telling myself that I am perfectly fine but sometimes it doesnt help and i deveolp more symptoms like throat tightness and my chest burns. These oviously terrify me even more because they are realativly new. Medication wise i am taking nothing but wonder if I should, concidering these problems happen every day. I honestly am not a fan of addicting substances, mostly because I'm concerned that i will grow too dependent on them rather than actually trying to solve my anxiety. Of course this reasoning goes out the window when i get anxiety. I honestly have no clue if what im feeling is normal when it comes to anxiety standards or if i have a certain type of anxiety....

(Also appologies in advanced if i screwed up and posted this in the wrong place I am extremely new to this)

Health Anxiety is absolutely horrible. You suddenly become hyper vigilant over every sensation that before you would barely have noticed. Check out the resources available for tips on how to relax and develop some coping techniques.

Some kind of therapy, like previously mentioned, is also worth trying. I had a course of CBT early last year that helped immensely.

Welcome, I'm so happy you found us, but so sorry you are dealing with anxiety at such a young age. Stick around and we will try to help you along this journey, we do care and above all else we do understand anxiety.

It sounds like you are dealing with health anxiety, many of our members also deal with health anxiety myself included. You're first step is trying to believe the doctors, you have had heart test and they told you that your heart is fine, you must try to believe this. I know it is hard, but it is the first step to recovery. Secondly, I recommend you see some type of therapist, for mindfulness or cbt therapy which are both proven to help with anxiety. You can see your regular doctor for a referral to a therapist.

I'm going to post some links on health anxiety, please take a moment and look them over. And remember you are not alone, we are here for you so post when ever you'd like.

Health Anxiety - A Self Help Guide:

www.nhs.uk/conditions/hypochondria/pages/introduction.aspx

Helping health Anxiety

www.cci.health.wa.gov.au/resources/infopax.cfm?Info_id=53

Health Anxiety- The Super Scanner

www.get.gg/docs/SuperScanner.pdf

Definitely the right place to be! I also suffer from Health Anxiety now, after going through heart palpitations, which I still have. I understand not wanting to take medicine, Maybe try a therapist first? Talk to your Primary Doctor, mine has put me on Zoloft, and gave me a referral to a Therapist, The breathing never worked for me either.. I'm sorry you're going through this!