how can stress, grief, depression, cause a heart attack?!
Question: How can stress, grief, depression, cause a heart attack?
Like i never understood people saying " oh my gosh you scared me trying to give me a heart attack? " Like someone creeps up behind you, you freak out and Bam have a heart attack ? i dont get it
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In people who have preexisting Coronary Artery Disease, all the things you mentioned can most certainly push them over the edge into a full blown Myocardial Infarction. The list you gave can result in elevated blood pressure, requiring the heart to pump harder. Also, this extra work can be enough to result in either arrhythmia's or arterial spasm and death. The saying of "you almost gave me a heart attack" simply means "you scared me!" I hope you find a way to deal with the awful anxiety from which you suffer. It can rob you of having normal pleasure and progress in your life. At some point, you must accept that as much as you hate being anxious, you have to live every day anyway. There is no magic pill that will make it all go away. Some medications might help to a degree, but you are probably stuck with whatever symptoms are left. Anxiety can be debilitating if you let it master you. All the best.