ALWAYS WORRIED

Hi guys....I am always worried that my heart is going to just stop out of no where. Is this possible. I am always feeling my chest to make sure my heart is beating. Sound sill I know and I am obsessing over it. I am 25 years old and I have a pfo. Im just so scared that my heart will stop...im just waiting for it. Almost every 15 minutes I have to feel my heart to make sure its beating. this is crazy....is it???

Hi! More people than you realize do the same thing. So you are not alone in your anxiety, but you have got to acknowledge that it is not a healthy thing for you to do. It is controlling your life and keeping you from really enjoying life to the fullest.

Dear Neurogurl: I worked codes at a hospital & saw more than my share of death. I learned my most valuable lesson on life from the oncology wing at the hosp where I worked. The closer someone got to death, the more peaceful & thankful they were for not the big things in life, but the little things. Like sitting next to a loved one, holding hands w/out even saying a word. Some like just the everyday things from home (reading the newspaper, having a cup of coffee, & just small chit chat from the medical personnel. I think that sometimes we worry about what might happen that we miss the small things in life ... the things that really make us who we are. With everything that is going on w/me right now, I also constantly forget ... until the sun starts to set and everything seems to become peaceful and content. I also like to get up before everyone and just watch the sunrise. Find what gives you a break from the day & try to do it more often. I learned from research & experience w/arrythmias that the more I worried, the more frequent & worse they became. They aren't deadly, just a pain in the behind (like being trapped in an elevator on your way to lunch)! Good luck!