No reason panic

Reepin

Regular Member

Joined : May 2012

Posts : 223

Posted 11/21/2013 6:01 PM (GMT 0)

OK - so I've been doing very well for about a week now. Last night I was watching my grand daughter (15 months old) and started feeling strange. (Sometimes I think that I'm not really capable of watching her for any length of time.) Anyway, by the time I arrived home I was in the beginning of a panic mode. I made myself eat something, then I crawled into bed to get warm. As I lay in bed the heart started beating harder and I began making up scenarios in my head of different heart problems. I get to thinking that if I even move it is going to cause the heart to start beating harder - then I force myself to move and of course, it does. I called for my husband - just one touch and word from him and I began to feel better. The heart slowed and I felt more normal. NOW please explain to me why this is so. Today, I'm at work and feeling the residuals...as if I could have another panic attack, kind of jittery inside, which is why I am writing--it helps. I also have the inclination to tell myself that eating plays a part in this, when I know very well that it doesn't. At the beginning of an anxiety issue I usually grab a piece of fruit or if I'm out I'll even grab a sucker. I wonder if it's all just giving me something else to concentrate on?

Thanks for your insight! Hugs to all. ~Reepin

Scaredy Cat

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Joined : Sep 2006

Posts : 28868

Posted 11/21/2013 6:55 PM (GMT 0)

Hi Reepin,

Sorry to hear that you had a little setback.:(

The good news is that you had a good week leading up to that...and you will get back to that good place again.

It is great that you responded so positively to your husband's support. This was obviously what you needed...to get your mind off of the scary 'what if' thinking regarding your heart.

It is also good that you get relief from posting here.:) I feel the same way, and find that I am much less anxious when I reach out to those who understand.

When you say that eating plays a part...do you mean that you feel better after you eat? Or rather that eating triggers symptoms?

If you feel better after eating, then your anxiety may be triggered by low blood sugar. Low BGL's can definitely be a catalyst for anxiety for many people.

If you feel that your anxiety comes on after eating, then it could just be that you are sensitive to the amped up metabolism process that happens during digestion.

Our heart rates and body temperature increases, and those that are sensitive to our body's reactions can be affected by this.

As long as you have had a recent check-up, including a fasting glucose test, then I do no think you have anything to be concerned about...other than managing the anxiety.;)

Keep posting and use those coping skills!

Hugs and high fives,

S.C.

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