Get the Support You Need

Learn from thousands of users who have made their way through our courses. Need help getting started? Watch this short video.

today's top discussions:

logo

What food is actually considered Healthy..?

Evolution

2025-03-03 11:17 AM

Healthy Weight Community

logo

Health Educators or Moderators missing?

Evolution

2025-03-03 11:16 AM

Quit Smoking Community

logo

Est- ce qu'il y a des forums actifs en franc¸ais ?

Timbo637

2025-02-20 12:27 PM

Quit Smoking Community

logo

My Quit Meter

Timbo637

2025-02-18 6:49 AM

Quit Smoking Community

This Month’s Leaders:

Most Supportive

Most Active

Most Loved

Browse through 411.777 posts in 47.070 threads.

161,713 Members

Please welcome our newest members: joenxxx24, Sheldonbergers, amirademona, ljdvillanueva, Levijaw

dreaming to wake up normal


20 years ago 0 433 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
the heart tests just dont help when u feel something wrong.. outlaw
20 years ago 0 658 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
outlaw,i had a ekg. and was tould my heart was fine.i am still scared everyday. what is wrong with me.i think i have gone crazy again. i take my blood pressure everyday gina
20 years ago 0 433 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
what heart tests have you people had,and how accurate are there.. i had ekg resting echo,stress echo,and stress test,i read it was 90 percent or so effective..anybody know?
20 years ago 0 433 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
ohh you guys are just like me..lol outlaw
20 years ago 0 72 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
hi nicole. you are not alone. i've had these thought almost everyday sice i was 19. now im 36. i 've had every disease you can think of. even ones i think i make up. i never know what kind of day im gonna have. every little pain to me is a deadly one. just wanted to tell you, you are not alone.
20 years ago 0 22 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
hi nicole and everyone just want to tell you i have read your post and it sounds exactly like me im so paranoid there is something wrong with my heart ive had the same tests as you and they have all come back normal but i dont believe them and im sure they are missing something even if they are not i just think "i may be ok now but if my anxiety doesnt stop soon i will cause myself to have something" I am particulary worried because when i do something like hoover or walk up the stairs i am so short of breath and i get a pain in my heart, it beats so quickly aswell. I am only 21 and am not overweight!! do you get this??????? I sometimes get the feeling like "elastic bands" are snapping in my head when it gets too tight does anyone get that???????? PLease say you do im so worried xxxxx
20 years ago 0 658 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
nicole i think the same way!! you are not alone! gina
20 years ago 0 433 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
crystal summed it up the best great job.. on my end all i can say is this i just turned 26 ive been like this since i was 21 right before my birhday..the last three years everything you wrote is my life..my heart is the main one,but than again last summer i was sure i had cancer from the heartburn..i went almost crazy pushing away loved ones and stuff like that..im with you on what u have to say i really feel what u feel..i know when it feels like your heart is acting up what if they missed something ive had more tests than u,i still think about more testing on my heart..i think about it daily..if my head feels goofy tumor,my stomach cancer?you are not alone im going to give that book a try im calling libarys in a minute to try and find it..we must defeat the fear with in is..im scared im going to die,yet scared to live..if i can help anymore just let me know,it sounds like my life..everyday all day im just sick feeling..hang in there.. outlaw~
20 years ago 0 151 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Nicole Hi. Sounds like classic anxiety. Sure the meds may be helping but you also need to be actively working on changing your thoughts and moods. There is no magic "pill" to remedy this condition. It is an emotional illness. This site has some great tools and a program to help you understand some of what you are living with, symptoms and reactions. You might also like to read "Hope and Help For Your Nerves" by Dr. Claire Weekes. The book was written long ago, is available on the net, but it is by far im my opinion the best resource to explain the symptoms, thoughts and problems anxiety sufferers deal with. It also will give you hope and a program for recovery. But that also means you have to be willing to work on [b]you[/b]. Part of learning is acceptance. I can see from your post that you have been checked by the Doctors and everything came back normal. You have not accepted this and still think the docs may have missed something. That is normal for anxiety sufferers. It is part of what keeps the anxiety/panic alive, [b]what if[/b] thinking. You are [b]not[/b]crazy. You are having normal reactions to your sensitized state of emotions. The mind is powerful, there is a built in "auto protect" system called "Fight or flight" For someone who suffers from PAs, this normal auto protect is misfiring. It is being set off by your thoughts. You are ok, what you are thinking and feeling is normal for PA sufferers. You might like to think about finding a therapist who does CBT thearpy too. That coupled with your meds should help you get it back together.
20 years ago 0 20 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
I wake up every morning and the first thing that pops up in my head is how am I going to feel today. I am constantly thinking I have some type of illness. I think I have some type of cancer, heart problems, or something and I think I am going to die. I really have not been having full blown panic attacks since I got on medication, but I cant get these horrible thoughs out my head. I am only 21 yrs old and the doctors have done chest xrays the halter monitor and three sets of blood work and everything has come back fine. But I keep thinking maybe they missed something. I mean how much can they really find out from blood work anyway. I believe in god and I know if it is my time to go there is really nothing I can do about it and I should just live a happy life, but even though I think that away I can't make myself just enjoy life. I feel like I am crazy. Any words of advice would be greatly appreciated.

Reading this thread: