A few years ago I visited my primary doctor because of chest pains and after a few tests he confirmed that I had an anxiety disorder and not heart disease. After the test he spoke to me for about 5 minutes, prescribed Prozac , and told me to have a great day. At first I really didn't think much about this, but for reasons unknown to me, I stuck the little bottle of pills in my pocket and vowed to never ingest any of it. In retrospect it may have been my natural suspicion and anxiety about things I knew nothing about, but over time it
Some Insight And A Few Questions
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
Anxiety Induced Chest Pain
Picture it, you're enjoying an average day at work when all of sudden you get a sharp jabbing pain in the center of your chest. You go from totally relaxed to "oh no!" in 3 nanoseconds. This is a very typical reaction to anxiety induced chest pain. Chest pain can create a swift and focused sensation of fear all over your body in what feels like an instant. Your first assumption is that you're having a heart attack and that you're going to die suddenly. After several minutes of experiencing chest pain, even though you haven't died