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When Awareness of Your Heartbeat Becomes Terrifying

I can feel my heartbeat all the time now and it makes me panic which makes it worse and I am trapped in this loop.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Hypervigilance to normal bodily functions can create feedback cycles where attention amplifies anxiety about physiological processes.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Mental health and physical health intersection?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.