Cardiophobia- Worst ever

[blink1147]

I've been having at least four anxiety attacks a night because I'm so terrified of my heart. I have OCD, so I have quite a few obsessions, but this is the most intense thing I've ever experienced. It's been going on now for about 7 months, and I've been to the hospital over it. I don't know if it skips beats or not, I'm to scared to hold my hand over my heart long enough to find out.
When I feel my heart beat, I'm so terrified it'll stop that I have to move around until I can't feel it anymore. But then I just go crazy that I can't feel it anymore. I have severe insomnia over it now (that's why I'm on here at 6:42 am, I haven't slept yet).
I'm not a doctor, But I'm pretty sure I have severe cardiophobia. I have visions that just pop into my head of me dying on the floor too fast for anyone to help me, and I have stress related chest pains, but somehow I always seem to forget that when I have them and I go into a panic.
It's wrecking my life, and I'm constantly in fear, so if ANYONE knows ANYTHING about getting over it without therapy (too poor) could you please send it to my profile? Or a VERY cheap insurance, maybe? That way I could just get help. Thanx

[TammyH616]

I also have these feelings and also anxiety and panic. I DID have a heart attack. It was before I started having the anxiety problems though. I can assure you (and this is just me) though that the pain associated with an actual heart attack is much worse than the chest pain during a panic attack. It doesnt make it any easier to cope with however. I have horrible fear of another heart attack and have palpatations a lot. I justed wanted to let you both know that i can relate to you very much and will be thinking of you.

[blink1147]

I don't have history of heart disease in my family except one, but it as a very rare disease and I do smoke, but I'm only 20 and underweight lol. That's cool, I never could fing anything, I googled fear of heart, everything I could thing of. Then I guess cardiophobia just because the suffix and prefix made sense, and I found people. I thought I was just crazy.

[scaredjo]

hey i have the same phobia check out my profile!!! have you been to see a doctor?
is ther any history of heart disease in your family? are you a candidate for heart problems ie age? smoker? overweight? etc
i to have the chest pains more or less daily along with a tight chest and always forget that i have had them this bad for years and im still here
by the way i just finished CBT which has helped my way of thinking and i swaer after 10 years off suffering i never thought it wud happen