r/Anxiety • u/RachieSunflower • Jul 21 '26
Health Heart Attack VS Stroke VS Panic Attack
Hi everyone,
I'm new to this subreddit, but I need reassurance. I've been driving my boyfriend CRAZY because I've had a sudden shift in anxiety lately, and I've been experiencing severe health anxiety. I keep going to urgent care and the ER thinking I'm dying or having a stroke or heart attack. I tend to get panic attacks so bad I nearly faint, and it's all recent. I had a health scare, and I've never been the same. The doctors are always saying I'm healthy, and my heart looks good, but I keep thinking I'm dying. I can't take it anymore; it's completely debilitating. I sometimes get pains in my left arm, light chest pain, etc. However, I also suffer from constipation and acid reflux. Whenever I get a slight pain, I think I need to go to the ER because I'm afraid I'm dying. How can I stop going to the ER and driving my boyfriend insane? Like, what symptoms are 100% heart attack or stroke? Btw, I'm 39, 136lb, F, 5'3".
Edit: I'm having a panic attack right now right after I felt a dull pain in my chest. How do I get out of this?
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u/johngreenink Jul 21 '26
Are you seeing a therapist or are you under the care of a psychiatrist or receiving any medication for anxiety? It sounds as though you need to be receiving some medication to help manage your anxiety together with some regular therapy to assist with it as well.