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Hyper-aware of my heart beat

Courtney550
Courtney550
Having anxiety and panic attacks have made me hyper-aware of my heart beat. If I'm sitting still after a big meal, I feel my heart pound. It doesn't even have to be pounding fast, just feeling it makes me nervous.

I also loathe exercising now because my body's physiological response feels so much like a panic attack. Heart pounding hard and fast, sweating, short of breathe, slight dizziness from exertion. I know it sounds strange, but I'll go out of my way NOT to exert myself just so my heart and body remain feeling "calm."

Does anyone else feel like they're very aware of their heart beat to the point where it bothers them?
deleted_user
deleted_user
I spent 5 years in and out of cardiologist offices thinking I had a heart condition because I had palpitations and my heart would race sometimes. It's very normal for your heart rate to pick up after eating. It's also very normal to notice it when you are relaxing. What is also very common is for an anxious person like us to really feel and focus on things like heart rate. You are just noticing what happens to everyone. Worrying about it probably makes the rate pick up too. The good news is that none of the above is dangerous. You will be just fine. It's scary to notice your heart rate especially once it's picked up speed a bit. It's perfectly normal for it to happen though. ((HUGS))

Carmen x
deleted_user
deleted_user
I literally am the exact same way as you to a t. Even sitting calm I sit there and bother about the way it's beating, or the way I lay down or breathe.. its so difficult to stop, I wish I could give a tip on how but I really can't :/ hope you're going ok though
Empathy66
Empathy66
I was the same after a pretty bad anxiety attack, i slowed right down, i walked up the stairs slower, i walked slower, i let the bus go and the train go rather than make a dash for it!
But then you realise that if your heart can speed up to 160 beats a minute during an anxiety attack and not suddenly stop, its not going to suddenly stop with a little gentle healthy exercise!
So get out there and walk a brisk walk and feel your heart do the job it was built for.
Empathy66
Empathy66
I was the same after a pretty bad anxiety attack, i slowed right down, i walked up the stairs slower, i walked slower, i let the bus go and the train go rather than make a dash for it!
But then you realise that if your heart can speed up to 160 beats a minute during an anxiety attack and not suddenly stop, its not going to suddenly stop with a little gentle healthy exercise!
So get out there and walk a brisk walk and feel your heart do the job it was built for.
Empathy66
Empathy66
I was the same after a pretty bad anxiety attack, i slowed right down, i walked up the stairs slower, i walked slower, i let the bus go and the train go rather than make a dash for it!
But then you realise that if your heart can speed up to 160 beats a minute during an anxiety attack and not suddenly stop, its not going to suddenly stop with a little gentle healthy exercise!
So get out there and walk a brisk walk and feel your heart do the job it was built for.
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