You can calm cardiac anxiety be doing deep breathing, mindfulness, and progressive relaxation which can reduce cardiac anxiety and physical symptoms.
Focusing on relaxation techniques such as deep breathing, mindfulness and meditation along with getting regular exercise can all help with calming of cardiac anxiety and anxiety in general.
Cardiac anxiety is a state of excessive worry or fear about your heart health.
Cardiac anxiety can manifest itself with a range of symptoms.
The symptoms of cardiac anxiety include chest pain or tightness, palpitations, shortness of breath, fear of having a heart attack and avoidance of activities.
Chest pain or tightness is the most common symptom of cardiac anxiety which is often described as a feeling of pressure or squeezing in your chest.
Heart palpitations are a rapid or irregular heartbeat which can be perceived as a pounding or fluttering sensation.
Shortness of breath is where you have difficulty in breathing even with mild exertion.
And fear of having a heart attack in which you have an intense or irrational fear of experiencing a heart attack or other serious cardiac event.
And avoiding physical activity or other situations which may trigger the symptoms of cardiac anxiety.
Cardiac anxiety can be caused by existing heart conditions like coronary artery disease or heart failure.
Stress and trauma can also cause cardiac anxiety as experiencing stressful or traumatic events can increase your risk of developing anxiety as well as cardiac anxiety.
People who also experience non threatening heart related symptoms like heart palpitations or chest discomfort may also misinterpret them as being signs of a serious heart problem.
And some people may also be more genetically predisposed to developing anxiety which includes cardiac anxiety.
Chronic anxiety can put extra strain on the heart and raise blood pressure and heart rate and the anxiety can make it difficult to fall asleep or stay asleep which can further exacerbate your heart problems.
Fear of having a heart attack can also lead to the avoidance of physical activity which is important for keeping your heart healthy and studies have also shown that cardiac anxiety can actually increase your risk of developing heart disease even if you don't have an underlying heart conditions.