| Re: fear of sudden death??
Yep. I fear this, too, specifically sudden cardiac death. That's my only real "health" hangup related to my anxiety---fear of dying suddenly. I don't fear dying a long, protracted, painful death of an awful disease like most people---I fear just keeling over. I also hate surprises. It's a control thing, I guess. Many people with anxiety have issues with being "in control". We're not necessarily domineering, we just like to have our own little worlds to be somewhat predictable. Anyhow, this is a fear that crops up from time to time with me and it's awful. Just remember that most deaths aren't sudden, barring, say, a traumatic accident. I find that medication has helped me the most with this fear, because therapy wasn't doing anything for it (that's just my experience, though).
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