How can I make my brain understand....

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Registered: 01-01-2007
How can I make my brain understand....
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Mon, 01-22-2007 - 9:21am

that I'm not having a heart attack? Three days ago my chest started killing me. I'm not coughing really, so I didn't think it was strain of any kind. Then I thought it was anxiety and took a xanax. Nope. Wasn't it either. So now I'm convinced. I'm having a heart attack. So my DH says "Honey, if you were having a heart attack you wouldn't still be getting the pain 3 days later. You would hve already hit hte floor!" So of course, my brain knows rationally that I have low cholesterol levels, low blood pressure and that the chances of having a heart attack at 33 is very slim. But my brain is also not rational......and I swear I'm having a heart attack.

So ladies tell me. Why can't I get my brain to believe it?

One of those mornings...........

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Registered: 03-11-2004
Mon, 01-22-2007 - 12:02pm