Hello everyone and thank you for your messages. The pain in my arm has stopped... Completely. So has the pain in my shoulder. I feel better now. It's so strange! If it acts up again though then I'll...
Yes, and apparantely it's because they're a doctor short. She was quite nice over the phone, though and I explained what I was feeling and said that I should go to A&E but I've been there so many...
Hello everyone, I'm sorry for the long time no speak but I've been here, there and everywhere lately. For the past 30 minutes I've had this dull ache in my left shoulder which is now affecting my...
Hi everyone! I'm sorry about this, I don't mean to "bump" an old(er) thread but I just wanted to say that I haven't been ignoring you all! I've had no internet access over the weekend. I'm still...
I'm sorry, I've done a very stupid thing. I've read up about premature ventricular contractions and now I think it's because of caffeine, alcohol and inactivity which is what's causing these strange...
Yes, after I get that horrible big "thump" my heart is racing, which made me think my heart was struggling to beat and thus made me panicky. I get that all the time after those thumps but thank you...
Hello Ngyyyisex! That's exactly what it feels like! What concerns me though is I went to the hospital a couple of months ago they never picked up on any extra heart beats and I had ECG's done that...
I feel very tired, now. I'm actually having trouble keeping my eyes open. Could it be my blood pressure? Could it be high? I'm scaring myself with these thoughts, I know but I need to exercise every...
Hello everyone! I'm sorry to be back and bothering everyone again but I've been having these strange sensations for the past couple of months now and I can't get to the doctor's to get them checked!...
Hello and good afternoon everyone! Thank you all so much for posting! I didn't realise this was quite common so it's relieving to read, but also sad that you've all gone through it! D: I can tell by...
I'm sorry for not only being absent but coming back like this. :< I feel really selfish now....
Why is it that when I lie down to go to sleep on my bed my heart starts pounding and I feel like I can't breathe? Then, the chest pains begin, too! Why? I'm just trying to go to sleep and yet my...
I keep getting these horrible pains and aches. I get these strange headaches which make me think I'm having a stroke! I've just had one then and now it's vanished again. Could these just be...
Hello everyone! I've had my very first CBT session this afternoon. In fact, I've just got back home now! I wanted to thank you all for all the help and support and kindness I've received from you...
Hello Merrida and Scaredy Cat! I'm sorry for only getting back in touch now! I took Merrida's advice, as it was the right thing to do, and I told him. He wasn't happy but that was to be expected....
Work is stressing me out, badly. I feel sad and scared to come in. Today I've messed up again! I've really messed up and there's no way to resolve it by today, which it needs to be. Since this...
Hello Angelic and thank you for posting. Thank you, especially with regards to your last line. I don't know if I'm depressed, though. I think I'm just naturally pathetic, and I guess that can't be...
I'm just rambling here so please feel free to ignore! I feel absolutely terrible right now. My insides feel like they're shaking and I feel sick, my chest hurts and is pounding and I feel like I'm...
Hello everyone! Last night I had a 30 minute telephone interview which would determine whether or not therapy was right for me, and if so, what type of therapy. (I think that's correct!) I was very...
Hello Kitt and thank you. I really can't wait to start. I'm a little worried how I'm going to tell my workplace, though. I'll have to go to therapy during work hours but I'm worried that once I tell...
Hello there, Channy and welcome! This is exactly the same as what I suffer with, and it's bloomin' awful! I get it all the time. Heart flutters, pounding/ racing heart beats and I've feared for my...
Oh! Speaking of CBT. I've just received a text message reminder telling that I have a phone-call appointment on 02/04/14! I'm so excited and relieved but so nervous! This person will judge whether I...
Hello everyone. I've had a strange weekend of feeling sick, tired and in-pain. Yesterday morning, I felt sick and worried for absolutely no reason. It just came upon me and wouldn't go. Later on I...
*Hugs* Keep doing your deep breathing and try sipping some ice-cold water, if you feel you can. I feel we're in the same boat, right now. My parents have left me as they've gone away on holiday and...
@Laceymyaalayah ~ When you said: "it still feels like it's beating really weird like there's a bunch of extra beats in there somewhere, kind of feels like you're heart is vibrating kind of?? I've had...
Hello everyone! I just wanted to give an update as I never meant to just leave on Friday afternoon and not reply back all weekend. I was feeling better on Friday once I got home. I still felt...
Hello, littlewing and thank you for your post. I hate it when I start crying in the office! Thank you for sharing your story. It makes me feel a bit better (and also made me giggle when you posted...
Hello Keep Moving Forward! Your first line made me laugh so much! XD Thank you for saying that. I still feel bad and worried and in pain but I'm coping with it a bit better. Here's the answer to your...
Hello, Scaredy Cat! I did go to the doctor's and I can't remember if I reported back so I'm truly sorry if I didn't!! D8 I told him everything and I've been referred over to the Primary Care Trust...
You can tell my word of the day is "just" ;^^...
Hi and thank you for replying! I have been to the hospital in the past with these types of feelings. I went just before Christmas and they did 5 ECG's and told me my heart was okay and that I should...
Congrats to Merrida! ^^b She's always very helpful and supportive so this is really good news!...
I'm sorry for posting again. I'm just trying to keep my mind occupied. I feel faint-ish. Like I'm about to just pass out and my chest feels so uncomfortable and my heart feels like it's making these...
I suffer badly with anxiety and I've been getting a lot of heartburn/ acid reflux symptoms whenever I eat, which is already scaring me. Anyway, I had some food at about 11:10AM today and since then...
Hi there! Thank you for the suggestions. I've been doing a lot of beathing exercises at work which have really helped me. I did go to the doctor's yesterday and she didn't up my medication dosage,...
I'm here... Once, again... Sorry. I've got this chest discomfort which feels as though it's spread to my back and now even my left arm feels strange, too. It's the pain in my back which is the most...
Hello, Desperate! I know this is easier said than done but try to repeating this line to yourself: "I've been to the doctor many times they done ekgs, chest X-rays, blood work, and everything is...
I'm so relieved to finally get an appointment where it doesn't interfere with work hours! I can't wait to finally see the doctor! I'm going to tell him/her about my daily anxiety and depression (and...
Hello there Miss Spice! It's really good to read that everything is going well with your pregnancy and with yourself! :D Thank you for the post, too! :D Good luck with everything. *hugs*...
I'm sorry - I probably should have stated that at the time of the stabbing pain I wasn't feeling panicked at all. I was just sitting here at my desk and then BAM!...
Hello everyone. I've been a bit of a wreck in the past few weeks. Every time I eat food I get rapid heart beats which causes me to feel like I can't breathe. I'm having a terrible time falling and...
Hello Saria and I agree with everything Eli has posted. Try and follow their advice and for your panic attacks you could check out the Resources section on this website to help you cope with them...
That's great news! It's good to read that you're finding and using techniques to help. I know what it's like to have a panic attack come on out-of-the-blue and not being able to pinpoint it to...
Thank you, Andwes. I've calmed down now. My heart still feels like it's pounding and I have this annoying tightness still but I feel I'm able to control myself now. I hadn't realised that yawning...
Hi there! Firstly, that's pretty cool that you're in charge of a big project. I know it may not feel like it but go you and good luck with it! Secondly, have you ever tried breathing exercises or...
Thank you for posting this SoulNHealing. This sounds like me completely! I didn't even know that with Hypochondria you can focus on a particular symptom. That's amazing to know. It's scary to read...
Hello all. Sorry, it's only me again. I'm just trying to get this off my chest as I feel like it's suffocating me, literally. If anxiety had one, I'd kick it in the butt! I woke up this morning...
Thank you, motherearth! I'm so glad to hear that! I always get worried coming here as I always feel really bad and I just post without thinking clearly because I genuinely cannot think clearly until...
Hello, Stkitt. Thank you for your post. I'm definitely taking your advice and staying away from anything caffeine in it. I'm literally repeating those words over-and-over in my head right now. ("I am...
Thank you, motherearth. I keep feeling better (calmer) and then I'll get this sudden pain in my arm or tightness in my chest or pounding of my heart and then I feel scared again. I think it's...