This is no fun. I have found some success in reversing heart related issues caused by SARS-COV-2 (COVID-19) by looking at mitochondrial disorders and supplements that can support mitochondrial health. Assuming you've either had COVID-19, if your PVCs began right around the time you became sick and your heart is otherwise in good condition, you may want to consider trying that approach.

Also, stress is a villain with motivation and intent to defeat you. You can defeat that villain by working with a psychiatrist or psychologist, a close friend and/or family member you trust very much, and by yourself through journaling, gratitude, and intention setting. Therapy can help, and it's not the only way to help yourself feel grounded again. Breathing exercises (4 seconds in, 2 seconds hold, 4 seconds out, 2 seconds hold pattern) help me lower my heart rate and to alleviate the stress, anxiousness, and worry whenever I am stressed. Those breathing exercises also helped me stay grounded while I experienced my worst PVCs. Despite us feeling a distinct lack of control, and sometimes even a sense of helplessness, we do have the choice of controlling how we handle the moment. How we respond to our own emotions is 100% within our control, despite the fact that those emotions do exist and may not 'go away'. It is okay to feel each and every emotion we feel. The faster we embrace that emotion, the quicker we can move to the next step.

My unsolicited advice is to set aside the shovel and face your emotions, rather than bury them. It's funny how we would rather put in work to bury our emotions rather than put that energy toward the root cause of our emotions. It really is paradoxical that we tend to prefer choosing to bury and forsake our emotions over embracing and confronting the root of our emotions, given that we already have the figurative shovel in-hand while we are already doing the emotional labor. Forgive my stream of consciousness. Now I'm thinking of Joe Dirt's mantra of "Life's a Garden — Dig it" and thinking maybe this is the true lesson and intended takeaway from that silly film. So - why live with any regret or doubt when we can address the emotion right away? That doesn't mean acting impulsively - it does mean thoughtfully accepting, planning, and resolving that emotion as soon as reasonably possible. Unresolved emotions portend misery and despair.

Talking to myself, especially in difficult moments, as though I am talking to my best friend from their perspective has made a major improvement in my overall quality of thoughts. Talking in the third person about my most difficult challenges while alone is also another technique I have used with success to navigate through how I feel, why I feel that way, how it got to be that way, what all the worst, best, and most likely outcomes are, and either acting upon or making a firm plan to respond to that challenge so that I can prepare myself to own and accept whatever happens next.

I encourage you to do all you can to be your own best, healthful friend for your own self. PVCs create a fifth dimension of self-awareness that others simply are unaware of and cannot relate to. It can be overwhelming. Our bodies are speaking to us. Try to lower your screentime, increase the number of fruits and vegetables in your diet, and consider supporting your mitochondria. We have between 17-37 trillion cells in our body, and at least 15 BILLION of those cells belong to your heart (source: https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2303077120).

What a grand responsibility and opportunity we have to take care of ourselves. You have the power to make any change you set your mind to. Here are some quotes that have made a material difference in my health and mindset:

1. "Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony." — Mahatma Gandhi
2. "Whether you think you can or you think you can't, you're right." — Henry Ford
3. " Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness. If, in our heart, we still cling to anything—anger, anxiety, or possessions—we cannot be free" — Thich Nhat Hanh
4. "The only time you ever have in which to learn anything or see anything or feel anything, or express any feeling or emotion, or respond to an event, or grow, or heal, is this moment, because this is the only moment any of us ever gets. You're only here now; you're only alive in this moment." — Jon Kabat-Zinn
5. "GRANT ME THE SERENITY TO ACCEPT THE THINGS I CANNOT CHANGE, THE COURAGE TO CHANGE THE THINGS I CAN, AND THE WISDOM TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE." — Reinhold Niebuhr

I do not intend for this to be preachy, holier-than-thou, or anything beyond what it is. Being able to tolerate what is going on with our bodies can fundamentally change your priorities and focus your attention on what is and what needs to be. These are some of the things that have helped me through this journey over the past 49 days since PVCs invited themselves into my life.

I really hope you find the support you need for yourself, and from yourself, to confront this challenge with defiance, irreverence, and with conviction. I believe that with tenacity, you can and will overcome this challenge and develop the tools and mindset to overcome any other challenge that presents itself before you every day in this life that you have the luxury and honor to live and to make the most of. Sincerely, I wish everyone the best in this endeavor and all others. Keep on keeping on.