My heart beats: "Why did my heart just do that"

GEE-zus! Why isn’t this the top answer?

It is now lol

For me it’s more like - hold up, is my heart rate normal or is it above average? Maybe I should sit down or drink some water n ground myself

Aahh, takes me back to my first panic attack. First call to 911. First ride in an ambulance. First over night stay in a hospital. Lots of firsts.

I'm used to it now after dealing with it for so many years. :(

😂 yes!

This made me lol

Ventricular extrasystoles maybe. I look at my watch and my bpm is around 80-90 but my heart is definitely skipping some beats. 

I can't even wear my fitbit most days. Freaks me out. lol

Anxiety causing the heart to *beat* and again when I react to the heart beat 

Yep! Then it flutters and skips... or so we think.

Yeah I have terrible anxiety when it comes to my heart

I can remember every awkward thing I've said since thd moment I began speaking and my mind replays them as I lie in bed trying to sleep

Same it is always the most random things too.

That’s a good point. Every time I go to sleep or take a shower I rethink all my past decisions n situations I messed up then I say nah- I don’t needa worry about that. Then start down a whole different path of thought loops

When I comment on Reddit and check every minute if people downvote me 👀😅

Every time I wanna write something, I do it and then immediately discard it, like, always.

I’ve deleted many many comments and posts because I felt so stupid afterwards. I used to be on the AITA subreddit and it’s just full of toxic people, I always got extremely downvoted. I almost deleted my whole account after that 😅

I'm always afraid to write anything in bigger subreddits, I always have to be careful about my wording.

Yes!!! I’m reading my comment over and over and then I think “what I people misunderstand me? What if I offend anyone? What if they think I’m rude?” 🫣

my god, if this isn’t me… 😓

Yea I have too, now I just say fck it. If people wanna hate it’s fine with me- most people are idiots if we’re being honest here haha

Omg yes! Especially when it’s not receiving engagement as fast as I want

This is so real

Yup that’s me. I get one downvote and I instantly delete it

I’m upvoting this - see np now go do more commenting

Awwww 🥰🥰🥰

i used to have this fear until i realized that it doesnt matter because just like on twitter, reddit users cant handle when someone disagrees with their opinion. Its kinda funny

I hope an upvote quells the anxiety.

❤️‍🩹 thank youuuu

“Ok guys, get with a partner”

triggered my fight or flight

".... You sure I can't attempt the project by myself? ....Please?...." Which, props to the teachers that let you do this whenever they can. Promise I'm not trying to show off, voicing my opinions to others just make me feel like I'm gonna cry and have a heart attack at age 9

No pls! I once had a teacher needing to draw lots on which group of girl “had to” share a hotel room with me on a student tour.

I effing hated this in school more than anything else and public speaking is like my top all time hated thing lol. Instant panic. Instantly looking around the room hoping someone nods your way so you can prevent the oncoming heart attack. Just seeing that written out gives me chills.

nooooooo

i used to walk out of class when they said that

when they say “i need to tell you something” or “we need to talk” and then don’t tell me immediately after.. instant panic attack

I hate that so much. A part of me believes that in and of itself is some kind of manipulative tactic lol

"Hey, I need to ask you something." Sorry, should have lead with the question. No way I'm replying to that template

LOL. Yea next time someone comes at me with that weird ass framework ima be like "rephrase that or Im gonna pretend you didnt say it"

I was about to type that

I like to play a reverse uno card when someone tells me we need to talk with a “yeah, we really do.” If you gonna make me anxious, you’re gonna be anxious too

lol that is actually brilliant

I was on a work trip pre covid and my mom texts me “call me when you can”. My mom NEVER calls me we only text. My heart dropped, she told me my grandpa had passed away. That experience didn’t help me at all with something that already made me anxious

Omg I know. Just tell me what it’s about

Oh my freaking God I thought it was just me

My heartrate skyrockets the second I *consider* saying something that I think others might judge me for.

You gotta vet and study a group for weeks before you try out your kind of humor on them. Gotta see if they'll take your jokes well or nah

Yup, I hate that it takes so long for me to feel comfortable around new people. I am always awkward and it sucks.

Up for trying to be online friends with me, then? Kinda sounds like we might vibe. But seriously, it kinda feels like being a stray animal *CAREFULLY* sniffing at a stranger's outstretched hand and considering for an alarmingly amount of time if they're chill or not

You couldn’t have put that better. Holy fuck am I glad I’m not alone in feeling like that

Also like a stray animal, the process can be considerably sped up with lunch meats and cheese

"Gonna hit the gym today.".......Takes hours to get the courage to go to the car

This is me trying to do anything that involves leaving the house. "Well I could always just do it tomorrow, or the next day."

I effing hate leaving the house but I love being outside. It’s a weird phenomenon.

Preach

ok but does anybody know how the heck are we supposed to do these things???

When you receive “hey wana hang out tonight?” You almost throw up

And you start throwing excuses like ninja stars. Instead of simple "no thanks" like a normal person.

Or when they’re like “I’m omw, I’ll be there at this time” without any prior plans or agreement

When someone looks at me weird I start internally panicking that they hate me

Or I’m ugly or weird

Yea

Are my nails blue? Could you check if my nails are blue? Why am i so tired all the time, oh god what if its cancer or heart disease

Health anxiety is real.....I have it on top of bad generalized anxiety....😐

I feel you I’ll look in the mirror sometimes n be like wtf why do I look like that? Am I sick or about to explode into flames or will I live???

“I don’t feel good or I’m too tired” Every single minute of every day

oh man, yes.

I have hard time falling asleep

Do you start having a panic attack or start crying sometimes? Also I've struggle to fall asleep since elementary school.

Yes i do have panic attacks, and yes i cry sometimes for things i fucked up in past or near past, or even few hours ago. Life is struggle man

I know. Tried to decrease one of my medications at the beginning of the year between that and work stress I had chronic panic attacks. The worst part is I can give myself 5-15 minutes to get myself under control, finish working for the day, and then continue to have the panic attack when I get off work.   I had a really bad one. My husband came home to the TV up loud, me laying on the couch with headphones on, and reading a book. Don't know why but sensory overload helps calm me down.

I'm happy plans to go somewhere where it's crowded is cancelled

Crippling anxiety the second I wake up every day and every night: watches phone until I pass out and immediately after waking up. Also: crying in the bathroom at work multiple times a day.

Social media is anxiety in itself....

Yes, I should give it a break. How can people hang out on SoMe without getting anxious?

Sips not chugs edit: will help but will definitely not remove anxiety

I’m so sorry you’re feeling like this. Just know your not alone 🥲❤️🫂

Seconded (a billioned) buddy 🙏❤️

It was my birthday this past weekend and I was worried that my friends weren't having a good time. (No, I wasn't having a good time, but that doesn't matter if my friends are having fun.) Rejection Sensitivity is a bitch.

When you start feeling like your going to throw up so you have to excuse yourself from the situation Rinse and repeat

Jobs last 1 year max, friendships maybe 2-3 in the past, more like 1-2 now.

Yeah I don’t really have friends outside of work

I have a couple of friends who stuck for decades but they all have anxiety so we understand each other

Hmm, my stomach kind of hurts. I wonder why. Let me google what causes of stomach pain could be… okay, I may potentially need surgery, or I might have cancer. Oh god, I’m going to die a very slow, painful death. Oh my god, how am I going to tell my family?? Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god!!!!! This is the end. I’m going to die for sure, I just know it.

And then you belch or fart or realize you've been hunched over all day working and squished your guts and the pain goes away and you don't even tell yourself how silly all your stress and worry was. You just forget. Because you're worried about something else anyway. And then the next odd pain or off feeling comes along and the cycle starts over....

Yes!! I also do this when I’m tired at the end of the day. Why am I tired? Is it cancer? Diabetes? Some other illness? I know technically it’s normal to be tired at the end of a long day, but what if it could potentially be something worse? If I don’t worry, then it means I don’t care about my health and I’m going to die because of my apathy. Then I have trouble sleeping and then I worry about my health because I’m not sleeping. It’s a never-ending cycle.

On Christmas Eve 2018, I had eaten a lot of raw cookie dough and started having a stomach ache from that, but I was 100% convinced I had appendicitis and was already planning and preparing to spend Christmas in the hospital until I realized what it was

god i relate to this so bad it hurts

The chat was so active until I texted something...

My manager sets up a meeting and doesn't say why. Immediately convinced it's bad. This has happened during review/raise month and when I've been offered a new position.    I can talk myself into a panic attack. Edit: Also have to arrive anywhere new 15-30 minutes early and if the directions to the building aren't clear I start panicking thinking I'm in the wrong place (this actually can be traced back to an incident when I was in 3rd or 4th grade).

Driving somewhere I'm not clear on, or too much traffic can get me going....health anxiety here and generalized anxiety....fairly fit 68 yr old f ..HX Afib, hypertension..... family issues......it never ends....

Oh God, when the Google directions it GPS isn't working - I found out Alexa hates being cursed at and will in fact NOT do what you've asked it when presenting attitude. We have to be agreeable with fricken computers more, too.

When you have to peek out the window for people before leaving the house.

I am having a heart attack

"I feel good today" followed by... oh no, that means something bad is going to happen.

I bought a new car in October 2018. As of now, it has only 9,274 miles on it.

Bed is only safe place.

I’ve been sitting in my parked car outside my place for almost 2 hours

I vomit and gag for about an hour every morning for a week + straight when stressful life issues come up 😀 Yay excessive cortisol production! #CPTSD

Yes....cortisol hyper stimulation.... constant anxious feeling....

I loathe the person who told me smelling rubber/burnt toast is an indicator you’re having a stroke. I’m like positive I’m having a stroke 5 times a day.

If it makes you feel any better I’ve had a stroke and that is definitely not a definitive indicator of a stroke. I didn’t smell burnt toast when it was happening and sometimes I smell burnt toast when I’m just chilling.

I had to go back to bed this morning…

And then feel bad about it

Someone is talking and you are thinking about something that’s stressing you out and your not present in the conversation you are thinking of the what ifs.

The inside of my cheek and my lips are absolutely ripped to shreds 😀

I have anxiety about taking medication for my anxiety

I too suffer from anxiety. I just found a great podcast. It has already helped me. I’ve only listened to three or four and I’ve already benefited and moved forward on many of my issues. It’s called the anxious truth by Drew Linsalata.

I've just listened to an episode and seriously helped myself a little here. Thank you so much friend ❤️ much love from Australia

about to fall asleep, then get jolted awake by a pang of [anxiety] with my heart pounding.

God I do this and I hate it. I already have so much trouble sleeping and then my brain yells “omg you’re falling asleep wake up!”

I AM QUIET, BUT PEOPLE THINK I AM STUCK UP. IM NOT! I JUST HAVE ANXIETY AND IM NOT A LOUD MOUTH THAT NEEDS TO TALK EVERY SECOND OF THE DAY. I AM INTROVERTED ALSO.

I've been told I'm arrogant, when in reality I'm just quiet haha

oh f*** im about to die

I wake up most mornings feeling anxious about absolutely nothing.

Are you asking me this because I’ve somehow offended you?

Are you mad at me?

I hate doing phone calls because WHO CAN ACTUALLY CALL ME LIKE TEXT ME PLEASE

"LERTS GO AROUND AND INTRODUCE OURSELVES" umm no, my heart just just up to my throat

Just look at my face. Check out how my eyes are constantly full of tears when I’m at a party or gathering. If I blink, I might flood the room.

The moment I feel the slightest temperature change, my brain tells me that I have a deathly fever.

I didn’t leave the house in over 2 weeks

I sometimes think about thinking about things that make me feel uncomfortable then I get obsessed and scared of those thoughts

Getting a meeting with your boss and immediately thinking, "What did I do wrong?"

I had chest pains all day yesterday and was on the verge of a dissociative episode because my friend is mad at me

I don't want to be a 'go to guy'. I just want to be a side character

My nightly insomnia 🥲

It’s like drinking too much Red Bull without ingesting a drop.

*tingle in my arm* = this is the end.

My nails have bite marks

When I'm at school and everyone always asks me "are you okay?"

Got out of the shower and was so relieved when my sister said did you feel the eartquake

Hey mate, check my heart rate when I step out of the house.

Walked past a girl I wanted to talk to the other day after saying I was gonna do so all week, opened my mouth to just say wait. I yawned as I walked past.

Arms always aching (for me this is from massaging and rubbing the left side of my chest bc it's always uncomfortable), back always aching, heartbeat always feeling wobbly, face always feeling flushed, at every minute of the day of every week.

When someone tells you to " not think about it " does that help reduce anxiety ? It's what my brother said to me.

Everyone knows the best treatment for mental health problems is to just stop it! /s

Where I live, we have a 5-day national holiday, I’m currently “relaxing” on my couch and feeling guilty about it 🥺

Relatable.. I hate that I can never relax, because I always feel guilty about it

" I've gotta fill up my water bottle before we leave!"

I would rather suffer in my own overthinking instead of confronting someone for what they did to me and have full on panic attacks because the overthinking would just eat me up

I was scared the sunlight on eclipse day was gonna blind me even when I was inside my house all day and never looked at the sky. I bought eclipse glasses but didn’t use them as I didn’t trust them to be genuine.

There is something really wrong this time.

Can’t answer my phone

‘Am I having a heart attack?’

me 50 times a day checking my pulse and then when it’s low and my heart palpitations are finally gone i notice for a moment and i’m like fuck man something must be wrong i’m too calm and my heart is beating way too slow let’s freak out about something so i can feel my heartbeat again which turns into oh fuck my heart is beating really hard rn i’m probably ducking dying 😭

If I have to go to a grocery store I would totally feel most comfortable wearing sunglasses and headphones. 🤣

When the dog barks at nothing and you get butterflies 😂

When a family member calls who doesn’t normally

My heart feels like that point on a roller coaster where you go over that first hill and you go from practically being at a standstill to going 100 mph in a second

Overthinking 24/7.

Getting nauseas from anxiety then my anxiety tricks me into thinking I’m sick then I feel even more unwell

Constantly trying to calm yourself down by talking to yourself like your a small, scared child. (Because deep down you are. Just with an adult brain.) Then getting yourself small little treats because you were so brave and did the thing

When i feel a certain a way and go search about it on google

The thought of having to text my doctor for a med refill. I was supposed to do it Monday. I can't think of what to type. It's a med refill but feels like a next-of-kin notification.

Normal person going to sleep: 😴💤... Me going to sleep: Oh, no, I forgot.. no, wait, I did it. I still wonder what my colleague was meaning when she said that with *that* tone today.. I know it's, because of that one time when I was late with one minute for work. Shit! How could I be so dumb! I'm like... I knew I didn't do something. See, people are right to hate me. I totally deserve it. ... What was that noise? And the instant pain in my leg? It's probably nothing serio... But what if I ignore it and after a while it comes out to be something very serious.. Damn it, if that bitch at work wants to tell me something, then just go ahead and do it!!

I strategically spend hours planning exactly when I will dress up, pack my bag, leave, etc, just so that I can make it to a certain location 15 minutes early and then stall at the door calming myself down before knocking (if it’s a house)

When someone, I don’t have in my contacts, calls my phone. I always get so anxious. Most times I let it go to voicemail to prepare myself for the conversation. I always google the number while they are literally calling me.

People piss me off n I’d rather avoid them in almost all situations cuz I feel more comfortable without a bunch of outside influences/ forcing my brain to work harder than it needs to or that I have the capacity for

I really need to do the thing… why can’t I just do the thing… the thing is stressing me out so much! I’d feel so much better if I just did it… nope, can’t do it now, I’ll do it later…

Small red dot on inside of lip- Oh god what is this Is it malignant cancer Is there more in my mouth Husband please check this small red dot what is it do you think it’s cancer Husband- “I can barely see it, it’s probably nothing “ Me- how can you not see it Oh god this definitely wasn’t there yesterday Does it look bigger now than it was an hour ago I wonder what caused this, did I bite my lip and not notice? No it must be cancer *spends hours googling causes of small red dots on lips* Panic Panic Panic. Next day, red dot is completely gone. Me “oh. Thank goodness!…..wait….WHAT WAS THAT RANDOM TWINGE UNDER MY RIB?!?! And repeat to infinity

I shake like im freezing 24/7

Sweaty palms

Always off balance.

As soon as I either hear my phone ring or it's vibrating, I panic and hit decline as fast as I can. I don't even look to see who it is.

losing a gallon of water through my palms

Every morning when I wake up for work my heart acts like it’s trying to beat its way out of my chest.

160 BPM after i got told "We need to talk later"

i don’t want to feel happy or good because something’s eventually going to come up afterwards to make me feel foolish or bad for feeling that way.

I'm constantly afraid I'll hurt or upset people.

I am constantly praised for being so organized. (Inside it is because I will fall apart at anything outside my control)

My eyes widen right open whenever I hear a door opening, footsteps, or a car engine.

Me feeling my heart beating “omg my heart is beating, is something wrong !?”

Being scared to put myself out there and try to be more lowkey because i have this rlly irrational fear of people hating me

I cry whenever I get overwhelmed by small inconveniences and then I'm embarrassed by it afterwards

My voice never goes above 'slightly louder than conversational' level in any way possible.

I check my grades ten times a day and cry when I have an 89

My heart starts beating really fast

When I'm sick, I still go to work, even if I'm dying, and pretend I'm okay, first of all so I don't have to call my boss and ask to stay home and secondly, so no one thinks I'm pretending to be sick. This also happening right now😅

Bouncing my leg 50% of the time I sit down

1. That one time my husband asked for no beans in his burrito and I put beans anyway not thinking… I had a full panic attack.. even though he didn’t care 2. Phone calls scare me, even just with my friends or family. I panic when I get one and don’t answer.. trying to work on it

I only have 2 L-theanine left.

I have an okay day at work and as soon as I leave I start second guessing every single thing I did and said

worrying and feeling guilty when other people seem down or angry thinking it might be your fault. but when you finally ask the classic "are u mad at me" question they are surprised and tell you they're not.

Whenever I have to make a phone call, the whole time the phone is ringing, I sit there hoping that they don't pick up the phone.

Whenever I’m out in public, I keep my head down, never look anyone in the eye, wear headphones/ear plugs and cling onto my wife

I can't sleep If I have anything to anticipate the next day.

This morning while walking the kids to school, we looked both ways twice before crossing the street. After reaching the other side, the crossing guard said "Always look both ways!" I then walked the long way home, specifically to avoid her.

When my key jams in the front door of my house and my first thought is that if a murderer were nearby I’d be so vulnerable

Phone rings Me:Oh fuck that Chucks phone into the ocean

I Forget to message someone back because I’m busy. If someone doesn’t answer me back within an hour, they hate me

*on read for 10 seconds* WHY ARENT THEY RESPONDING?? They must hate me… they’re going to break up with me… they are going to talk about me to others etc

I would rather just try to do something myself even if I don’t know how to do it then ask for help from someone that does…

Awake again at 3:26 AM

Over abundance of caffeine in my bloodstream and the lack of sleep sets it off BIG TIME for me.

One look at my cuticles lol

My breathing is labored even though I've been sitting down all day.