hey i didnt even realize that there was a new user peer support i was posting on the other one anyway my name is maria and i have been suffering with anxiety for about 10 years i have always been able to handle it and felt like i could control it but about 6 months ago it started to get really bad and i started having panic attacks daily i ordered the program and started it and now am on session 3 which i am struggling with i have started to feel better i spent the whole weekend anxious free which was great but then sunday night it started all over again i couldnt sleep and monday was a horror show anyway i woke up this morning and tried to talk positve to myself and say i was gonna have a better day today and it but and here is my question i got not really a pain in my chest but it felt like my heart just skipped a bit it startled me i felt like it was anxiety just reminding me that it was there in the background still lurking around but know when i am anxious i feel terrible im just disappointed instead of being grateful for the days that i dont have it anyone have a similar problem

hey maria , my name is rick i also had the same thing once where my heart feels like it skips a beat, i went to the doctors and they told me that axiety is the cause. it happens once in a while , but it is scary .hang in there you will be fine.. take care

hey rick thanks for responding so quickly normally my heart is racing so fast but today it has been normal and then all of a sudden i got that it scared me a little thank you for your post

Hi Maria,

I have had both the feeling fo the skipped heart beat as well as mild to severe chest pains and tightness for many years now and have been checked and mine was just anxiety. When I feel calm and have no depression, stressors, or anxiety I have none of those body symptoms.

I have found with me that after having weeks of feeling great that if I have 1 or 3 sad, blah or anxious days I actually feel more upset at myself than I did prior to feeling depressed most of the time. It just seems like it's more amplified now and just want to feel good again.

I have always been very easily upset or my feelings were hurt very easily and this is going to be for me the hardest part of recovery.
I just need to stop letting mean people get to me as they just don't matter at all...who are they to me!! NOBODY!!
Anyways try to be easy on yourself also, I know that's a tough one to learn but we can beat this and go on to living for ourselves and the people we love and care about and throwing away anything that brings us down.

God Bless, Be Kind To YOU!!

I don't have the program yet. I ordered it last week. I have severe heart palpitations with my anxiety. I have been checked out so it is just anxiety. If I can stay calm I don't have the palpitations. Of all the symptoms I have, and I have all of them, the palpitations are the hardest to ignore. Hang in there. I can't wait to get the program. I really need the help!

I also noticed that when I am anxious and upset - I have a heart pain. But it seems to only be there when I get stressed and upset about things. I try to tell myself to relax, but I think I put so much pressure on myself relaxing and not worrying - that I tend to get even more stressed and upset. Hang in there - I beleive the pains will pass when you begin to relax more and calm down. Isn't it crazy what anxiety and stress does to us!

The heart palpations have been the scariest part of my anxiety. I have been having them off on and for many many years. I have had all kinds of medical tests and the doctor assures me it is only anxiety and I do agree. This is the second round for me with Lucindas program. I purchased the program originally almost 20 years ago and had success. Unfortunately I have had alot of stressors over the past few years and my anxiety has returned although not as severe as before. I ordered the program again and am now in my 8th week and feeling great so far. I know the program works and it has been a Godsend for me. Try (although I know it is very difficult) to ignore the palpations. I wish you the best and God bless you!!

thanks everybody for all the great advice i probably just need to be a little easier on myself and let things go when necessary anyway thank you all for your responses good luck and god bless

SUSANE077, thanks for the support on the palpations. This is the hardest part for me and once they start it is sooo hard to turn down the anxiety and get them to pass. I can take the heat, the shaking, the shortness of breath and the sense of "unrealism", but the palpitations are tough...really makes you feel like you're dying. I am hanging in there waiting for the program to arrive. This forum has helped me. DIAA