Rough but helpful advice for cardiac fear

[is_something_wrong]

I got this advice from a psychiatrist, who by the way, had suffered a heart attack:

"Forget your heart, completely. If it decides to stop, there is nothing you can do about it anyway. If you are lucky, someone with a defibrillator will find you in a couple of minutes.

If you are unlucky, it's your family who has the problem, not you".

Looks like horrible advice, I know. But when I think about it, there's really nothing you can do. Any worry about the heart will just cause more palpitations, chest discomfort or whatever the symptom is. Would it help to check the pulse in case of a cardiac arrest? "Oh crap, there it disappeared.. what do I do now?" Some people might say "At least I'll notice when it's happening" - which really is the only reasonable explaination. But it won't help you.

[Mottec]

I hate the PAC's cause I feel them so clearly. just went for a walk, somthing triggered them(anxiety or walking uphill) and I have 5-6 of them during 1km walk. I feel them like a hard thump, not just a flicker but like the entire heart is jumping in its full size.

Im considering verapamil since its for atrial arythmia I think, or even an ablation but since I only get 10 a day(partly because Im inactive due to symptoms), they probably wont ablate.

[CFS56]

Good advice.  I will work on it, couldn't come at a better time.  Just had a holter done and I'm having thousands of PVCs a day.  7% of my total heartbeat.  Was just sitting here checking my pulse.  The more I check, the worse it gets.  

[itdood]

Very true!   When you can rationalize a fear at that level, you will beat the fear.  

“I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.”


― Frank Herbert, Dune