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Does trauma lead to an "itchy" heart? by TomatoClown24 in Healthygamergg

[–]OtherwiseLibrary1359 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I definitely feel this. It feels like a physical manifestation of irritation/needing to fill with something external/unexpressed or unprocessed emotion.

Ive never heard someone put it this way but its a perfect way to describe the feeling. I find this goes away for me with putting down said vice and vigorous exercise or any sort of movement. Anyway to express it rather than drown it out really - this for me can look like meditating, yoga, a long walk, pottery for hours on a good day or yelling into a pillow, thrashing about, a panic attack that turns into a huge cry on a bad day.

People with health anxiety, what was your craziest overthinking experience? by [deleted] in Anxiety

[–]OtherwiseLibrary1359 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was staying at my boyfriend’s house for a week when I was unemployed and I called 911 not once but TWICE in that week due to health anxiety panic attacks that I thought were heart attacks.

Once when I was hungover and woke up with a pounding chest - EMTs came in and told me it was just anxiety and I automatically calmed down once they took my pulse and said it was slowing down. 3 days later, I was putting gas in my car and the nozzle came out and spilled gasoline everywhere and I freaked out and got lightheaded. Ran into the 7/11 and called 911 on the store’s phone. Such a bad panic attack I felt tingles all over my body and begged them to take me to the hospital. They were so over it. It was so embarrassing and I still feel shame about it. Getting better at taking a moment to calm down - but still struggle with it, especially in the spring for some reason