Anxiety about health PLEASE HELP

Thanks but you didn't answer my question. I'm afraid my doctor missed something about my heart and I'm afraid it's gonna kill me.

Like my incident with the cardio workout yesterday...is that a sign if a serious problem?

So even with the exercising incident you don't think I have any serious heart issues? I also feel aches around my heart that last for about a second then go away. Also, is it normal to always feel tired when I wake up even though I slept for 9 hours? I've also noticed that as soon as I wake up, I feel like I have trouble breathing again. Is any of this connected with a heart issue? Thanks. Also, I'm pretty sure my parents won't take me to any specialist.

Yes I have. So you believe everything I am feeling is thanks to anxiety?

Xinyi Good Morning.      The best way to rule out chest pain caused from your heart is to talk to your doctor. If your heart is in good health and everything checks out, it's extremely rare to have any heart condition . While chest pains associated with anxiety attacks can occur at any age, they're more common at ages when coronary disease is rare, between the ages of 20 and 40. Chances are if you do not have a history of heart problems, your chest pain in not heart related.   But always check with your doctor at least once and let them know of your concerns. The symptoms  you are feeling are absolutely real. The mind is very powerful, and can cause  many physical symptoms that can  convince us that there is something very wrong...there is hope however! If our minds/thinking can get us to this place of panic...they can also bring us back to a place of healing! Do look at the links posted by SC, they are excellent. To answer your question, we are not Drs. but I don't think you are dying . A bit of advice, don't, at any cost, watch shows like E.R. Don't go to sad movies where you know the young heroine is going to die of a dreaded disease. Don't look up your symptoms online because most likely you will go to the  worst case scenario and could start believing your symptoms are related to yellow dengue fever. I like to remember that aches and pains are common and almost nobody is exempt from having aches and pains, even at your age. I posted before and I hope you will follow through seeing a therapist to help you with your health anxieties and fears of dying. We are here to support you so please know you are right in the middle of a wonderful group of people that have experience all types of anxiety = health anxiety and obsessive compulsive disorders. Stop - No Dr. Google.   Sending you lots of good, cheerful vibes to make your Sunday a fun day!   Kindly, Kitt    

Like I always wake up with a tight feeling in my lungs and now I feel weak and dizzy.

Okay I will. So none of what I'm experiencing is caused my a heart issue?

What if I feel lightheaded and weak?

Xinyi

Everyone has given you great advice.. We are not doctors and cannot say what is or isn't. Also we are not god and none of us can tell the future. The moderators have given you lots of things to try, but you must first try them. We all have been where you are and we understand it's scary. Get in to see your doctor and if they say you are fine try the exercises in this forum for stress help. It is hard to understand stress, but as everyone has stated stop looking up symptoms on the internet it makes it worse. Plz try to breathe and talk to your parents or doctor also about your worries. We have all had many of these symptoms, but we have ruled out other health issues on our journey through anxiety. I would advise you to start with a checkup.. Good luck to you...

I understand but if you won't try some of the coping techniques you won't start the process of feeling better. If you have been to the doctor 4 times you should really focus on healing processes that are listed here. Good luck..

Xinyi,

Good Morning - I have responded to your emails.  It feels to me like you are caught up in health anxiety and your mind is spinning about as fast as it can go.

With each suggestion or sharing you read here in the forum your mind jumps to  "what if " thinking.  In the morning, the minute you start to feel sx of anxiety, stop what your doing and practice the breathing exercises. 

Here is a very easy breathing exercise you can do no matter where you are:

• Take a long, deep breath in and out. In your mind say “in” as you breathe in and “out” as you breathe out in order to ground yourself in the present moment.

• Then, feel the ground beneath your feet. Notice the way your clothes feel against your skin, the wind against your face, the sun on your cheeks. Listen to the birds singing, the rain falling around you, or the ticking of a nearby clock. 

I am including a link to a 3 minute mindfulness meditation for you. Step away from all your anxious thoughts and for 3 minutes watch the tape. 

Three Minute Mindfulness Meditation Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDflnqo0TQs

Hope your day goes well.  Enjoy the summer of 2014

Kindly,

Kitt

Xinyi,

Here is the breathing exercise that I promised I would send. It helped me so much I can't tell you. Please learn it and practice it often! :)





The Divided Breath:



Imagine your lungs as having 3 parts. The bottom third, the middle, and top third.



On the inhale fill the bottom third first, then the middle and finally the third. Make sure that this is one continuous breath, but divided, with a slight pause in between each third.



Hold the breath in for 3-5 seconds if possible. Exhale in reverse. First blow out the top third, then the middle, and finally the bottom third of your lungs until all air is expelled. (remember the pauses)



Repeat several rounds for a toatal of about 10 minutes. Practicing this every day will not only give you control and structure to your breathing, it will strengthen and loosen the thoractic muscles, allowing better, more productive breathing, and relieving the chest tightness

S.C.