062 How to Overcome the Fear of Dying after a Cardiac Event
About this episode
This episode discusses the persistent fear of death that many experience after a cardiac event and explores its psychological impact.
After a heart attack, cardiac arrest, or open heart surgery, something shifts. Even when your body is healing, your mind can feel on constant alert. Every twinge feels suspicious. Every flutter feels dangerous. And beneath it all … there can be a quiet, persistent fear: “What if it happens again?” “What if I die?” In this episode, I’m talking openly about the nagging fear of death that so many people experience after a cardiac event, even years later. We explore: Why this f...
People in this episode
Host: Sallie Crawley
Topics covered
- fear of dying
- cardiac event
- mental health
- emotional wellness
- heart health
Keywords
- heart attack
- cardiac arrest
- open heart surgery
- fear of death
- mental alertness
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