ive been having really scary thoughts of having
heartatakes. you know i lost my cousin about 2 years ago at 50 years old from a heartatake.
when it first happened i didnt think to much
about it but in the last few months it seems like i think about it on a daily base, and it scares me alot. ive been to the doctors for a
check up and every thing was fine . but im still worried. has anyone had these thoughts ? ill take any advise i can get thanks

Hi Jonathan,
It seems that we have a cosmic connection going. Part of my journey with anxiety and depression and panic was fueled with the death of my 48yr old cousin, who died suddenly of a heart attack. At first, It just didn't register. How could this have happened, we are the kids of the family. But as Lucinda says, Life is not fair. This is a sad thing that has happened to your family, and in addition to the recent loss of your aunt, I can see how difficult the situation can get. But it will get better. honor the memory of your cousin and your aunt. Know that they love you. Go to the dr. and have a physical. Explain to him/her your position and your desire to have some blood work done. And perhaps some cardiac tests. I had a stress test with imaging and a echocardiogram. Both came back fine. In my blood work, I did find out some answers to some questions. It is an immediate reaction for me to catastrophise any little flutter. i attribute it to a blood clot I had at 19. So last year, when I started feeling some weird feelings, I immediately thought the worse. I say to you, try to work through this. It is not always bad. It does not always mean the end. At this moment you have alot of sadness around your world, but It will get better. I promise you this. I do suggest, see your dr. check your cholesterol, start an exercise routine, yoga, meditate, what ever it takes. Take care of yourself. Linda

hey linda i was wondering if i could get your email so i could talk to you . i just have some ?

Hi Jonathan,
One of my symptoms of anxiety is heart palpitations so I've had a fear of heart attacks for over 20 years. I've had my heart checked out several times and had an echocardiogram last year. Everything checks out normal so it is my anxiety causing the symptoms. I need to use the skills I'm learning to apply to this obsessive thinking and fear: postive thoughts, stop caffeine, relax, let it pass, know that it's not going to kill me because I've had them for 2 decades!!! I think that once I can overcome my fear of this, I'll be well on my road to recovery. I'm on tape 5 now and plan to shop at the Healthfood store this weekend. I gave up caffeine 3 weeks ago, and I exercise almost everyday, so I've started! You can do it too!!!

Deb

HI HAWAIIGIRL , I ALSO HAVE BEEN CHECKED OUT WITH
A CATSCAN AND ALSO WITH A STRESS TEST AN EVEYTHING WAS JUST FINE . SO I JUST NEED TO WORK ON THE PROGRAM AND KEEP IN GOOD SHAPE.
I WISH YOU THE BEST WITH THE PROGRAM