severe heart health anxiety!!!!

[lgrass94]

Hey guys,

I'm a big heart health worrier and have been for a few years now. I've had anxiety issues for 6 years but have only turned them towards heart issues in the last 2 as I have upped my routines in weightlifting and cardio.

I've had so many tests for the heart and a few other things to that matter!

One thing im always stuck on is when you read a story how people have been mis diagnosed or led to believe its something else.

How can this be? For example if I have chest pain , regardless of intensity, if it lasts a fair while I will go to a and e myself and explain I am very very scared, then and ecg follows and a quick inspection from a dr.

Ao how can people be mis diagnosed as such? Tests can lie can they? Is it the response from the gp or dr that causes this, like a dr saying oh its probably just anxiety, but then later finds out that if they HAD performed an ecg then it would of showed a different story.

[anxiety860]

Hey there. Us people with health anxiety often have trouble believing test results/our doctors. I used to be the same way. The Internet would say something, my doctor said I was fine and I believed the Internet... Pretty stupid of me.... Anyways, I wouldn't google stories as this will only make your anxiety worse. It sounds like you've had tests which is great! FYI I'm sure you're aware of this but chest pain is very common with anxiety.

[lgrass94]

thanks for the reply. i completely agree that if i had never even looked at that one thing that MAY produce similar symptoms to what i have then i wouldnt even know!

[lgrass94]

how do i get over this though? seens as i cant replace memory of knowing what certain conditions can cause diziness, or light headedness. im stuck