I drink about an ounce of red wine it seems to help me relax.
I have anxiety because it took so long to get a cardiologist to list to me. It to over 2 years. He told me I was an old woman and should expect pain. My family Dr at last stepped and in and found another cardiologist for me. He listened and ordered a catherization. I had 2 stress test that were normal according to the first cardiologist. The Dr. who did the catherization told me I needed open heart surgery and I had a quadruple by-pass a week later. Since then I have had a-flutter and a pace maker put in because I had a complete heart block. I think of the different complaints I had that the first cardiologist ignored that all pointed to a problem. If nothing else I learned that if you don't feel right don't let it go. You know your body better than anyone else.
Oh boy good question. Well yes of course one should or could be having increased anxiety because of their heart condition. I mean - depending on what it was, how bad it was, how frequently other signs and symptoms are happening, how confident their doctor is and myriad other possible reasons can cause a person to be anxious. They might die.
But, and here's the big but! What if they don't?
I mean all that energy and wasted time worrying about something that didn't happen, or wasn't as bad as they thought, or was easily "fixed or repaired", or was something completely different - and what did it accomplish - nothing, nada, zip, zero, and zilch! Worrying about having something else happen to your heart - just like it can for any living, breathing thing on this globe - human, animal, and "others" included - is like worrying about the next storm, lightening, fire, drowning, or some other catastrophe that will kill you. Of course it can happen, but do you necessarily worry about all that? So why is your heart any different?
Forgetting about all the other medical conditions I have, I was born 62 years ago with a "bum ticker".
Four open hearts, 2 valve replacements, cardioversions, ablations, pacemaker/defibrillator and so many other tests and procedures that I can hardly remember them. My cardiologist told me when I was still a kid - "live life and enjoy what time you have". No one is more surprised than me that I'm still here 62 years later.
Have I worried, you betcha! Do I still worry, you betcha! But not so much that it stops me from living my life and enjoying being alive! If you believe in a higher power (which I do), you know, as do I, that God will take me when He decides. Not the health care system, not the doctors with all their knowledge and certainly not my diagnosis. I was told 3 years ago, that with my congestive heart failure (CHF), to get my life arranged and "to enjoy what time you have left". With my God protecting me and through His grace and mercy, I feel better today, than I did three years ago. For this and other reasons, I have a new cardiologist!
For those that read my posts - you know I often end with....."If I am still on this side of the green at the end of the day - it's been a great day!" Regardless of how I feel or felt.
Being alive is so much more fun than being dead! Don't act dead!! 😁
Stay healthy, strong and God Bless ✝️ ✝️
Don't really have time to think about me, forget most of the time I've even been ill, just have to get on with life as normal as possible.
Not really anxious..knew I was doing well or the dr. would not let me come home. So I just tried to keep my mind busy and OFF me...and things just went along well.