Hypochondria Support Group
Hypochondria refers to excessive worry about having a serious illness. Hypochondria is often characterized by fears that minor bodily symptoms may indicate a serious illness, constant self-examination and self-diagnosis, and a preoccupation with one's body. Many individuals with hypochondriasis express doubt and disbelief in the doctors' diagnosis.
I woke at 4:30 a.m. with a massive migraine. Probably from forgetting a medication at work and not being able to take it. Or maybe eating foods known to trigger migraine. Whatever. I took my Zomig and slept more. And finally went to work at around 12:15. Now sitting at work I'm having slight squeezing pains in my left shoulder blade and I'm TERRIFIED I'm having a heart attack.
Again.
Make it STOP. :-(
Update...hours later...still stuck in absolute terror mode. I'm convinced I feel a squeeze in my left breast area and I'm having a heart attack. Or left shoulder blade. Convinced. It's horrible!
You either get a heart attack, or you don:t. By that I mean you don't get one that lasts hours. I've heard people with anxiety having said symptoms, so it is more likely that something else is causing that. In the best case scenario, it is just anxiety. Even in the worst case... I don:t think you're currently dying of a heart disease.
I hope your day gets better!!
Now I'm still alive, proving that they are hardly guaranteed to horrible heart conditions.
I have been to the cardiologist a couple of times and nothing is wrong. I do have irregular heartbeats, but Dr says the ones I get is not harmful. But every time I feel a slight pain in my chest or back I am convinced it is my heart.
I do have a lot of tension in my back and if my husband rubs it out and I rub my chest where it hurts I do feel better.
So I can relate to what you are saying and once I am relaxed after having a panic attack my chest also feels better.
I hope you are feeling better and if it continues bothering you have it checked out for your own piece of mind.