I am new to this forum. I like that people can talk through the issues they experience. I had my first panic attack in March of this year. I then had my second in May. Ever since the second attack I am afraid of working out or getting on the treadmill because it will make my heart rate get higher. It's not that I am getting a panic attack it's just the normal heart rate you get you run or work out. I also get a bit anxious when driving alone in my car which is where I had my first panic attack. I have been checked out by the ER and a cardiologist. They said everything is good. Which reduced my anxiety so much. I am doing CBT therapy which has helped very much. There are times some of the fearful and worrying thoughts try to take over but I just deal with them and try to experience the feeling and try to reprocess the thoughts logically. I sometimes think that if I will ever get to the point where I am not afraid of the thoughts and I will not be thinking about the attacks. I am just happy that I am not stuck on the thoughts that I am dying as I was in the begining. I am currently dealing with tension in my trapezius and my acid reflux which has gotten pretty bad. I did go to a GI. I am on medicine for that which helps very much because I was experiencing high anxiety at night when my stomach would act up. Which was pretty much every night. I just felt like I had to get this off my chest. Letting it out is always relaxing and calming for me. I also would like to know if anyone else has been able to kick this and if anyone has any advise on how to get rid of the tension. The pain is pretty bad at time and runs down my back and pectoral muscle. It is so bad on my pectoral that when my shirt rubs on my pectoral it hurts. Thanks for reading.
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