Lisa - I have found that the longer I have lived with HCM the less my anxiety related to it is. I have been living with HCM for 17 years now, and I had a myectomy 10 years ago. I also have an ICD -- I am on my 3rd device. Just today I was having in interrogated and the Medtronic rep was thanking me for being so calm. And I think the reason is that I have spent alot of time learning about HCM and the understanding of it has really helped me cope.

Everyone is different, and that might not be the ticket for you, but for me, learning what can make it worse, and learning how to take care of myself have gone a long way to dealing with my anxiety. The other thing I have realized is that none of us are in control of our destiny, so there is no sense worrying about what might happen. Best to try to enjoy the present cause we can only do so much about ithe future, and so we should enjoy the time we have to the fullest.

Hope that helps you, and hope to see you around here. Learning and speaking with others with HCM is another thing that I really find helpful.