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How post-surgical anxiety can create the problems it fears

I started having panic attacks after my heart surgery and now I'm afraid the anxiety will cause the heart problems I just got fixed. It feels like a trap I can't escape.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Recovery anxiety can become a self-fulfilling prophecy where the fear of relapse creates the stress that triggers symptoms.

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