Anxiety Support Group

Anxiety is a physical condition marked by intense and persistent feelings of distress, fear, angst or dread. General anxiety caused by routine day-to-day stresses usually passes quickly and is experienced by almost everyone at one time or another. However, such feelings that linger over time and are very difficult to cope with, and which lack a clear cause, may indicate...

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JC1221 02/01/2017

Lately I've been having some bad chest pains. Obviously this leads me to panic. I can't shake it though. I recently went to a cardiologist and after all the tests he said my heart is great and today I went to my doctor and was reassured the pain is my obsessive mind focusing too much on it. Does anybody feel this way?

lijie218 02/01/2017

I have the same thing, have had numerous tests with good results but the chest pains (and other pains that can be associated w cardiac stuff) still happens, sometimes even when I am not even feeling anxious. I don't know why that happens but I know that it does. If you look through old posts you'll see there are a bunch of us who suffer from the chest pains an the inability to NOT focus on them. I think it takes practice, meditation and thought stopping/distraction techniques. I'm
A work in progress on it

Bella47 02/01/2017

I wake up out of deep sleep with it. My eyes also twitch bad. My doctor gave me some small dose atIvan and only gives me a few for when it gets really bad. Otherwise, I can't get it to go away either.

cielknightroad 02/01/2017

it must be heartburn also. do you have digestion issues lately? acidic/gassy feeling? try avoiding alcohol and acidic stuff like coffee, ascorbic acid, citrus fruits.

briggy1 02/02/2017

All the classic feelings. The more research you do on anxiety, the better you'll feel.

Hawkns 02/02/2017

yes same with me. heart Dr says heart is fine. went though all the tests, heart is fine. Regular Dr same thing, Hospital same thing. gave me klolopin for panic attacks but take only when needed. really, so i see a physicist Friday and hope she can see me and help me understand and what to do. theses attacks really s---. feel like a heart attack but not sure what to do, so i stick it out take pill and rest and with in a hour it goes away. i my attack starts with a head ache so i know i am getting a attack. bad enough i had open heart surgery about 9 years ago then my gallbladder and hernia removed dec 30th 2016, but that is not why i get these attacks, i dont worry about things i try to keep my self motivated since i am retired.. i hope the best for every one else out there like me.

Shadeofviolet 02/03/2017

if ur cardiologist said ur fine, stop worrying abt chest pains, now focus on working on ur anxiety n stress, Yoga , meditation ,exercises , meeting people , making friends n all kind of distractions really help.
i had chest pain, arm pain 2 yrs ago, but its went away , i had a 2 yr with me who kept me busy all day, whether i am ok or not, and it really helped,
i realise sometimes acidity, or gas or hyperventillating, or sleeping in wrong postures led to this kind of pain but anxiety keep us reminding us that it is serious,
you shud start writing a daily journal, write in detail everything,i write diary every day abt this n my conclusion whn my pain n anxiety get subsided. hope u will get fine soon

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