help! :-(

[dizzeedavid]

hey im david im 2 from england, 3 weeks ago i was driving and when i stopped at a set of traffic lights i believe i suffered my first panic attack, my heart felt like it missed a beat and with that i panic and thought i couldnt beathe so i found my self switchin to another lane just so i was moving even though it was the lane going the opersit way home. and since then i cant stop thinking about what happend whats going to happen etc, there is loads i could write on here but to cut a long story short, i seem to always worry about heart attacks, dying at work and always worrying about what my body is doing! i have been to the doctors and had test on my heart, but everything is fine, im awaiting on my blood results but im sure thatll be fine too, but i still cant get the idea of the worst case situation outta my head, im about to become a dad again in december, but with all this i feel i cant concentrate on my unborn! all i want to do is avoid work and stay in bed! i do believe that since ive read up loads of panic attacks on the internet i can understand it more and have 'some' control over it, i.e not rushing away from everyone to get to a window for air, but instead ride it out where i am! any advice anyone? xxx

[dizzeedavid]

Hey thank you so much for you comment it meant alot :) I have know unknown stress at all about my number 2 due! For the past few years I worked as a shop fitter and 99% I worked away doing stupid hours I.e 27, 36 hours sometimes with no sleep at all, but maybe 4/5 hours sleep top, I would say I didn't look after my self the best I could, eating out everyday drinkin beer alot, and 5 cans of redbull a day on average, I knew I had to stop that way of working and living, so I got my self a 8 hr job a day, I'm
Always at home after work so it's totally different , I should be on cloud 9 with my perfect wife a perfect son and a near enough perfect job lol! But bam life throws this in the way, hope ur ok too! X

[RubyWitch]

Hi and welcome to the forum.
It sounds to me, in my humble and non-medical opinion, that you are experiencing health anxiety. Probably one of the most common forms anxiety takes.

You wrote..............."  i seem to always worry about heart attacks, dying at work and always worrying about what my body is doing!"
(Totally classic health anxiety) My question is.........are you saying you've had a history of these kinds of thoughts or are these new since the incident at the stoplight?
Sounds like you had a heart palpitation (skipped beat/extra beat) and that set off your panic reaction.

You've seen your doctor and any problem with your heart was apparently ruled out. This is very good. Like you, I'm sure your blood work will come in normal as well. If your doctor has been very thorough, then that pretty much just leaves anxiety on the table.

Is it possible that you are feeling stressed out about the new baby arriving? I'm sure you're thrilled, but it does ramp up the pressure in these lousy economic times. Hell, it ramps up the pressure ANYTTIME!

My humble advice is to discuss all of this with your doctor. I'd also talk with him about getting into some therapy to figure out where this anxiety sprang from. You might benefit greatly by getting on a short course of a mild antianxiety medication. When you say that all you want to do is avoid work and stay in bed, you need to also discuss the possibility of depression. Those symptoms are far more indicitive of depression than anxiety.

You have quite a lot on your plate right now and I think you need to talk to someone who can give you definite answers and actual help.

I wish you the best. Hang in there...........this too shall pass.
Peace
Greenlydia