WHYYY MEEE!

hi im 18 year old and i lifted a big box and now i get really bad chest pain and i will get a really bad cramp under my chest my mom said i could of pulled something and now im thinking that im having a heart attack and now it triggers anxiety. i had anxiety sense i was 10 and now i feel like im going to get in the stage of were i think it is something else again. when i was 17 i had so many test done

Hi CW.,

One of the hard things about anxiety, is that we fall into the trap of catastrophic thinking.

Use your rational thinking skills to get you through this...

For one, you have anxiety, and therefore worry about this kind of 'worst case senario' thing anyway...

...add to that the fact that you are having pain due to the activity that you mentioned...and now the anxiety get reinforced and increases.

This creates a cycle of anxiety=symptoms=more anxiety.

My suggestion would be to rest the affected area, and use your coping skills (let me know if you need suggestions and I will post them for you!) for the next couple of days.

If you are not feeling better by next week, go in and be seen. (sooner if things get worse)

I am willing to bet though, that you will be on the mend soon.:)

Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

S.C.