Hi! I need help! :(
I’m NEW to anxiety and want help managing it.

I have been stressed for about a year now (mostly imposter syndrome, not living up to my potential, living as a disappointment, etc).
I have never sought therapy for it (like the idiot I am), but that definitely has built up all this anxiety in me.

The Incident:
Three weeks ago, after my evening shower, I was just relaxing on my chair, casually surfing the internet, and vaping (I did it 24-7).
Suddenly, I felt like I was about to vomit blood and pass out. My heart rate shot up to 143, I got dizzy, and I felt like my face was about to expel blood through all openings (tasted blood in my throat, sinuses, etc, at least that’s what it felt like)
I went to ER and X-rays, Troponin, D-Dimer, CBC, all came out normal. Doctor said it was vasovagal syncope.

But because I have ZERO history of fainting, it felt REALLY REALLY wrong.
Since then I’ve had two more visits to ER (1 each week) for similar symptoms. 

Fast-forward to today and this episode (4th time) happened again, and I think this time I knew what happened. My RHR was 70-80ish and suddenly it shot up to 120 when the episode kicked in. 
But this time I think I recognized it as a ‘sudden’ and probably momentary drop in blood pressure. My heart rate stayed high for a while because of the anxiety that also kicked in. But I was able to calm myself down after a couple hours.

I just need to know if anxiety can CAUSE THESE EPISODES and not just AGRRAVTE them. This is all really new to me and I’m very scared.
Please tell me if this is an anxiety disorder, the physical manifestations are just horrible.



P.S I’ll be looking for a therapist soon.