Not sure really when this started but I can say it’s definitely more noticeable now than ever. I convinced myself I was pregnant when I was 17 when I wasn’t. Now I have a pretty substantial fear of something being wrong with my heart/lungs/circulation that I tend to think about often. I’ve never had any tests done to check the functionality/health of my heart/lungs/blood but am gonna try to schedule some soon just to put me a little at ease, have also been meaning to get a therapist to figure out the mental side of this. 

I went on a hormonal birth control about a year ago and found out it can increase risk for blood clots, which I guess I immediately started worrying about since Im prescribed stimulants and also vape, though literally have had 0 health problems/scares (which i think is also part of the anxiety, thinking in a way like if I haven’t had any problems so far I probably have one now). Around 6 months ago I had an incident where my chest started hurting really badly out of nowhere and I had a vasovagal reaction (something that has also increased in occurrence recently since I realized my body could do that while getting my old birth control removed at the gyno ), I basically fell to the floor clutching my chest and certain that something was severely wrong with me, obviously nothing ended up actually happening and I slowly went back to what I was doing. This is pretty usual now, albeit not as severe. I usually get intermittent chest pain, usually in the evening, usually in the center or left of my chest/sternum area and it gets worse when my shoulders are more forward/inward. I don’t really know what I’m asking maybe just reassurance, advice, or something to make me feel a little less crazy. It’s affected my thinking, my physical movement, my social life, my relationship, and I just want it to be a thing of the past. Thanks :)