Anxiety is one of the most common psychological effects of cardiac arrest. Posts covering the causes, symptoms and practical management of anxiety during recovery.
If you’re like me and other survivors, once you’ve returned home from hospital and life begins to settle down, you begin to think about what happened to you. For most of us, our sudden cardiac arrests came out of nowhere: uninvited and unexpected. We came perilously close to not being alive and, for me at … Read more
Surviving a sudden cardiac arrest is just the first step in what can be a long and difficult recovery process, both physically and emotionally. While we know that many cardiac arrest survivors struggle with anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress, and cognitive issues, new research suggests these emotional challenges may disproportionately affect women. In a study published … Read more
Surviving a sudden cardiac arrest can be terrifying. After such a traumatic experience, ongoing fears about your heart health are entirely understandable. This excessive, persistent worry has a name – cardiophobia. In the dimly lit confines of his apartment, Mark sat hunched over his laptop, his fingers hovering over the keyboard with trepidation. The screen … Read more