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Slickie
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Hey everyone. I've posted on here a few times before and you've all been very helpful, so I thought I'd come back.
I had my first panic attack ever about two months ago. Since then, I've had my share of anxious days, but they're coming farther and farther apart. I don't know if that means that eventually I'll be having anxiety maybe once or twice a year instead of once or twice a month, but I hope so!
I went to the E.R. for my first panic attack because I thought it was a heart attack. I got a clean bill of health and was sent home.
However, recently (within the last week or two), I've been having very minor chest discomfort. It's not painful or alarming, but any discomfort in that area makes me very worried. Oddly enough, I only seem to feel it at night, when I'm alone watching TV or using the computer. It doesn't last long - the discomfort goes away within a couple of minutes and I only feel it maybe once or twice a night. The sensation is kind of hard to describe, but the closest thing to it is a stomachache. That sort of hollow, achey feeling, except in my chest and it's very brief.
I've heard that anxiety can cause chest discomfort and sensations, but shouldn't I start feeling anxious prior to the discomfort? It feels to me like I'm in a perfectly good mood until I feel the mild ache, and then I start to get anxious and a little scared. I usually have to fend off a bit of anxiety, and then two or three minutes later the ache goes away and I go back to whatever I was doing.
Is it possible for anxiety to build up "in the background" so that you only notice it when the physical symptoms hit you?
I had my first panic attack ever about two months ago. Since then, I've had my share of anxious days, but they're coming farther and farther apart. I don't know if that means that eventually I'll be having anxiety maybe once or twice a year instead of once or twice a month, but I hope so!
I went to the E.R. for my first panic attack because I thought it was a heart attack. I got a clean bill of health and was sent home.
However, recently (within the last week or two), I've been having very minor chest discomfort. It's not painful or alarming, but any discomfort in that area makes me very worried. Oddly enough, I only seem to feel it at night, when I'm alone watching TV or using the computer. It doesn't last long - the discomfort goes away within a couple of minutes and I only feel it maybe once or twice a night. The sensation is kind of hard to describe, but the closest thing to it is a stomachache. That sort of hollow, achey feeling, except in my chest and it's very brief.
I've heard that anxiety can cause chest discomfort and sensations, but shouldn't I start feeling anxious prior to the discomfort? It feels to me like I'm in a perfectly good mood until I feel the mild ache, and then I start to get anxious and a little scared. I usually have to fend off a bit of anxiety, and then two or three minutes later the ache goes away and I go back to whatever I was doing.
Is it possible for anxiety to build up "in the background" so that you only notice it when the physical symptoms hit you?
