[Chaoticdopey]

I would ove to pound this post into my head to stop my fears but i am going to try and listen to part of it.



Palpitations


Palpitations are short, abrupt periods in which the heart suddenly starts beating fast. If you’re in a sensitive state, this can ring alarm bells because you fear a sudden heart attack. The more you panic, the faster the heart beats. It’s therefore understandable why many people in this situation jump to conclusions and call for medical help. What you have to remember is that palpitations are perfectly natural and can often be caused by exhaustion or stimulants like caffeine. Your heart is an incredibly strong muscle, and it won’t stop or explode simply because it’s beating hard and fast. A healthy heart can beat fast all day long and not be in any danger.



Missed Heartbeats

The medical term for missed heartbeats is extrasystoles. A missed heartbeat is usually an extra beat between two normal beats. Given the pause that follows this premature beat, it just seems as if one beat was missed. And because the heart’s lower chambers fill with a greater-than-usual amount of blood during the pause, the next regular heartbeat can feel like a bit of a jolt. When you feel this sensation, you often freeze and wait in terror to see if your heart is in trouble.

Such missed beats are generally harmless. It can help to sit down when you feel this sensation, but if you wish to keep moving, do so. Exercise won’t cause the situation to get worse, and don’t convince yourself that going home to lie down is the only way to help the situation. If you retreat every time you feel an unusual sensation, that behavior can reinforce a negative idea that your home is the only safe place to be. Our hearts are not atomic clocks that always keep time; they speed up, slow down, or occasionally beat in an irregular fashion. People with anxiety are very keen observers of all bodily functions. From time to time, you may notice an irregular beat or two. This is nothing to get upset about.

Sometimes, individuals go through similar worries about their heart as they do with their breathing. People convince themselves that if they worry enough about their heart, or concentrate too much upon its actions, it may somehow get confused and forget how to beat correctly. It’s quite common for people who suffer from panic attacks to check in on their heart at regular intervals to make sure it’s still beating away.

If you simply can’t stop obsessing about your heart, here are some tips:

• Get a full medical examination. If you don’t, your mind will always bring up the “what if something really is wrong” card. When you get a clean bill of health, trust in the results and don’t second-guess them. If you really must, get a second opinion—but after that, stop doubting your good health.

• Remember that your body has incredible internal intelligence. Simply telling your heart, out of panic, that it might stop doesn’t mean that it heeds your fears. Learn to become more comfortable with your heart, and let it do its job. Listen to it when you’re relaxed and also when you’re exercising. The more comfortable you are with the diversity and range of your heartbeats, the more confidence you’ll have in it.

• Allow your heart to beat in whatever rhythm it sees fit. Don’t try to control the natural rhythms of your body by always insisting on a calm heartbeat. The more you allow your body to flow in the manner it so chooses, the faster it will return to a state of rest.

Very often, your heart only wants to palpitate a bit, thump a few beats harder. Why? That’s the heart’s own business. It’s your mind that interferes and panics, causing the adrenaline to kick off a longer cycle of rapid heartbeats. So from now on, make a verbal agreement with your heart that you’re going to stop interfering and obsessing over its health and trust in it 100 percent. Then hand over the controls. Let go to whatever way your heart wishes to behave. By allowing the sensations to happen and simply getting on with your day, you release the anxiety that you hold around your heart as well as the cautious monitoring of every heartbeat.

[CMoore416]

Thanks for this post. Wish mine only did it "one or two times" lol

[dr461]

I would put it up on the refrigerator to remind one's self of what the deal is with ectopic beats, so that when ya get a run of them, it isn't panic city.

[Chaoticdopey]

Originally Posted by dr461

I would put it up on the refrigerator to remind one's self of what the deal is with ectopic beats, so that when ya get a run of them, it isn't panic city.

Tonight ive had the worst case of palps from the flip flops, missed beats, and about 3 big THUDs whit alittle anxiety with it.. plus i felt a run of maybe 2meet beats which were freaky. This damn post helped me not flip out and run to the docs. Anxiety made it 10xto worse. Ive found out when they start and my adrenaline is pumping i cant stand. I have to be walking and pacing till my heart slows dow, sitting makes it worse

[dr461]

Originally Posted by Chaoticdopey

Tonight ive had the worst case of palps from the flip flops, missed beats, and about 3 big THUDs whit alittle anxiety with it.. plus i felt a run of maybe 2meet beats which were freaky. This damn post helped me not flip out and run to the docs. Anxiety made it 10xto worse. Ive found out when they start and my adrenaline is pumping i cant stand. I have to be walking and pacing till my heart slows dow, sitting makes it worse

STOP listening to your heart and taking your pulse. IGNORE IT!!! If you want it to get better, the ignore is the ONLY option for you. The more you overanalyze it, the worse it will get and it won't just go away spontaneously, like it does for a lot of us.

[Chaoticdopey]

Originally Posted by dr461

STOP listening to your heart and taking your pulse. IGNORE IT!!! If you want it to get better, the ignore is the ONLY option for you. The more you overanalyze it, the worse it will get and it won't just go away spontaneously, like it does for a lot of us.

I was actually just sitting watching tv. Kept my hand away from my neck and just waited for the anxiety to subside. The only way i felt the run was while sitting. Im just watching tv and boom felt like a 2i beat run but i wasnt feeling my pulse and just stayed sitting and contued watching tv even tho i was freaked out. So i pretty much tried to ignore it. When i felt that i would have went into a full blown panic attack. But i kept my composure for once and let it be

[dr461]

Originally Posted by Chaoticdopey

I was actually just sitting watching tv. Kept my hand away from my neck and just waited for the anxiety to subside. The only way i felt the run was while sitting. Im just watching tv and boom felt like a 2i beat run but i wasnt feeling my pulse and just stayed sitting and contued watching tv even tho i was freaked out. So i pretty much tried to ignore it. When i felt that i would have went into a full blown panic attack. But i kept my composure for once and let it be

Good going!!!! Keep that up, and it will help tremendously.

[Chaoticdopey]

Originally Posted by dr461

Good going!!!! Keep that up, and it will help tremendously.

I hope i can i was fine with just 1-3 a day. Not this 20 so far. Its freakin me out plus im fasting right now to go have blood taken since i have a dr app on the 29th.

[dr461]

Originally Posted by Chaoticdopey

I hope i can i was fine with just 1-3 a day. Not this 20 so far. Its freakin me out plus im fasting right now to go have blood taken since i have a dr app on the 29th.

REMEMBER--number of PVCs is irrelevant. I have had several thousand every day for days in a row. Doctor's verdict was benign. Number of PVCs is totally irrelevant. You are going to fast for 3 days? Mistake.

[Chaoticdopey]

Originally Posted by dr461

REMEMBER--number of PVCs is irrelevant. I have had several thousand every day for days in a row. Doctor's verdict was benign. Number of PVCs is totally irrelevant. You are going to fast for 3 days? Mistake.

No no lol. Ive fasted all last night so i can go in tpday to give blood. They say to do it 3 days b4 my appt. I would die fasting for 3 days, or get really skinny lol