I was recently digging around in my blog’s statistical data and found some interesting information. It appears that the # 1 topic sought on this site is related to chest pain. This kind of makes sense since having chest pains for any reason can be unsettling. It’s far and away the most read thing here.
So, instead of diving into a more serious article about this (like I did here) I’ll just add some basic insight. Let’s see, ah yes chest pain. Well, if your chest pain is related to anxiety don’t worry because you’re not going to die. I mean of course you’ll die someday (unfortunately) but not of chest pain related to anxiety.
I think chest pain causes so much fear because the assumption is that the internal motor is going to stop. But of course it doesn’t. That is the insight – your fine. I know worrying is like a sport for anxiety sufferers but you would actually do yourself a favor by ignoring it.
Go to the doctor, go through the hoops, and if it checks out o.k. you need to find a way to ignore it. The more you can do this the less important it will become.
I just felt like saying that because so many people are searching for information on this particular topic and I wanted to add a bit more emphasis.
I also have a few questions. I was driving home in the rain today with a death grip on my steering wheel when I thought about my blog and invariably my readership. I wondered what do they want? Am I providing it or can I do better? It is a good question to ask considering all the writing I have done about anxiety.
Am I making progress here? Do you feel helped? More importantly what do you like most about this site? What do you like the least?
I wonder – I just want to make sure that I’m doing what I do well. I’d hate to think that after 7 months and lots of thinking that people actually don’t like me or my site. That would suck. Anyway, let me know what you think.
Don’t stop writing! I don’t have a way to know exactly how many of the clients in our very large mental health agency you’re helping, but I’m sure it’s many. I regularly forward your blog to the social workers in our agency who are learning cognitive-behavioral therapy. They’re using the entries as handouts for their clients with anxiety disorders. The feedback from the social workers have been overwhelmingly positive. Thanks so much for all you’ve done so far, and please keep writing!
I’m so glad to hear that there are people being helped by Anxiety Guru. I will keep writing and tell your clients to hang in there for me.