I cant believe i just found this. I too have this phobia, i cannot listen to or feel my heartbeat, and it all started after my IBS started (with a couple of nasty gastroenteritis). I always wanted to discover what were the thoughts that were creating this, and I think it's because until my IBS started, I had never truly accepted myself or loved myself. I also think that's what originated my IBS. And for me it was relatively easy to sort this out because ever since I was a little boy I knew I was gay and the people around me (mostly my school mates) always made me think gay people were freaks. And even worse, whenever I had a gay thought or I found a guy attractive, I would hit myself and think horrible things like "I cannot be gay", " you have to be straight", "gay people are disgusting". I even forced myself to watch straight pornography even though that made me want to barf. So yeah, I would say that's most likely at the root of this phobia and ibs.
I am not like that anymore though. I accept myself now as a human being, but unfortunately the damage is done, so all I have to do now is learn how to reverse it. I've been interested in EFT (emotional freedom technique) which you can check online what it is, and it's basically a chinese medicine related technique which consists of tapping in different meridian points on your body (which allows you to connect to your unconscious, or your deeper self) while simultaneously saying affirmations like " I am safe", "I love myself", " I accept myself", or any other positive affirmation. One thing I've noticed is that some of you said that the root cause of this phobia could be a fear of dying. And the interesting part is that, even though like many of you I consciously do not fear death,I've noticed that the one affirmation that works best for me (it calms me, relaxes me) is saying " I am not in danger. I am not going to die". Now for those of you who are going to try this, be aware that it takes time until you can perform EFT with visible results because it may seem kinda stupid to some people at first, tapping their body while saying affirmations like that, but give it a try, watch videos, learn how to do it and after a while you might see some real positive results.
I plan to use this technique to end this phobia and help heal my IBS. I am aiming for 15 mins of EFT everyday for at least a few months or until It stops. I hope some of you (the ones who managed to read this all) do give it a try, and best of luck in finding what is causing you to feel like this.
I despise my heartbeat, so I was curious...
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I cant believe i just found this. I too have this phobia, i cannot listen to or feel my heartbeat, and it all started after my IBS started (with a couple of nasty gastroenteritis). I always wanted to discover what were the thoughts that were creating this, and I think it's because until my IBS started, I had never truly accepted myself or loved myself. I also think that's what originated my IBS. And for me it was relatively easy to sort this out because ever since I was a little boy I knew I was gay and the people around me (mostly my school mates) always made me think gay people were freaks. And even worse, whenever I had a gay thought or I found a guy attractive, I would hit myself and think horrible things like "I cannot be gay", " you have to be straight", "gay people are disgusting". I even forced myself to watch straight pornography even though that made me want to barf. So yeah, I would say that's most likely at the root of this phobia and ibs.
I am not like that anymore though. I accept myself now as a human being, but unfortunately the damage is done, so all I have to do now is learn how to reverse it. I've been interested in EFT (emotional freedom technique) which you can check online what it is, and it's basically a chinese medicine related technique which consists of tapping in different meridian points on your body (which allows you to connect to your unconscious, or your deeper self) while simultaneously saying affirmations like " I am safe", "I love myself", " I accept myself", or any other positive affirmation. One thing I've noticed is that some of you said that the root cause of this phobia could be a fear of dying. And the interesting part is that, even though like many of you I consciously do not fear death,I've noticed that the one affirmation that works best for me (it calms me, relaxes me) is saying " I am not in danger. I am not going to die". Now for those of you who are going to try this, be aware that it takes time until you can perform EFT with visible results because it may seem kinda stupid to some people at first, tapping their body while saying affirmations like that, but give it a try, watch videos, learn how to do it and after a while you might see some real positive results.
I plan to use this technique to end this phobia and help heal my IBS. I am aiming for 15 mins of EFT everyday for at least a few months or until It stops. I hope some of you (the ones who managed to read this all) do give it a try, and best of luck in finding what is causing you to feel like this.