Hey Guys, so I few weeks ago I woke up with hella bad heart burn and tightness in my chest. Went to the hospital, they said no heart attack, you have GERD. That morning my anxiety spiked to something I’ve never felt before. It scared the hell out of me. Ever since then if I have a weird pain in my chest or GERD flares up I get super bad anxiety that lasts the rest of the day. Heart beating fast, heavy breathing, what I think is pain shooting down my arms and legs. It’s so bizarre because I’ve always been a low stress low anxiety type person. I have no idea where all this is coming from.
I just turned 40 in October and I was wondering, has anyone else’s anxiety over health concerns skyrocketed in this stage in life. I mean this anxiety is crippling. I’m in the process of setting up doctors appointments just to be sure and maybe when/if they all come back good I will be in a better place. Let me know guys… am I a weirdo? lol. Thanks for reading guys.