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I think there's something particularly difficult about knowing that something has been wrong for years but not quite knowing how to explain it, even to yourself. And perhaps that's where I'd like you to begin: you don't need to have a name for what you're experiencing before you're allowed to ask for help. I'd suggest starting with a general physician. Please don't overlook the physical symptoms, particularly the recurring chest pain and heart palpitations. They deserve proper medical assessment rather than being automatically attributed to anxiety. If you're experiencing chest pain alongside palpitations right now, particularly with breathlessness, dizziness or feeling faint, please seek emergency medical attention. Once you've had the physical symptoms assessed, I'd encourage you to speak to a psychologist or psychiatrist. You don't need to walk into that first appointment with a perfectly articulated explanation of what's happening. That's enough of a starting point. And please, don't wait until things become unbearable to seek support. You don't have to reach a breaking point to deserve help. If expressing yourself verbally feels difficult, try writing down what you've been experiencing, when it happens and how it affects your everyday life. Sometimes putting things on paper makes the first conversation a little easier. One more thing; I hope you learn to stop treating your emotions as things that need to be swallowed for the sake of getting through the day. You deserve to have somewhere to put them, someone who will listen, and the space to understand yourself without constantly having to suppress what you feel. I genuinely hope this journey brings you the answers and, more importantly, the relief you've been looking for. You don't have to figure it all out at once. Just take the first step. And then the next.
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