Why do you get that warm sinking feeling in the stomach when you are very anxious or nervous?
It’s the blood leaving your stomach, and going to other parts of your body.Your sympathetic nervous system is at work during stressful or anxious situations.Basically, your brain is telling your body that it does not need to expend energy on digestion, so it diverts it to other parts of your body. Your body goes into “fight or flight” mode during those nervous or anxious times.Try taking deep breaths. This can stimulate the Vagus Nerve, which is part of your parasympathetic nervous system, and can help you relax.
Sinking feeling in chest?
im 18 recently quit drinking and smoking and took on a healthy lifestyle, like keeping well hyrdrated and getting enough fruit etc. but i keep getting pains all over the place, not bad pains, just little pains in my chest and abdomen, also had the symptoms of acid reflux, but i seem to get differant symptoms per day lol, seems odd. Today i've had a sinking feeling or like a feeling of pressure in my chest. Im also scared of going to the doctors! also had twitches in various muscles every now and again and such like. i also suffer from a short temper and anxiety, i think i may be a hyperchondriac also. i must sound a right mess haha, feedback and some reassurance would be much appreciated cheers! Ewan.
Weird sinking feeling in chest ?
Hmm, let's see. Some common side effects/manifestations of pulmonary embolism include sudden dyspnea (difficulty breathing), chest pain (steady; worsens with exertion), cough w/ blood tinged sputum, shallow respirations, tachycardia, diaphoresis (sweating) and/or clammy skin, anxiety & restlessness, lightheadedness and/or disorientation, and cyanosis. Based on what you have said, I'd probably rule out PE as the root of your problem. But, definitely pay close attention to your symptoms. PE is a life-threatening condition so you'll want to go to the hospital ASAP. It appears as though you're having heart palpitations while at rest. This can be linked to several different causes like anxiety, stress, certain meds, exercise, anemia, etc. To try and prevent your racing heart, you can exercise regularly, try stress management techniques, eat a well-balanced diet, and things of that sort. Pretty much focus on your health. P.S. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
What is that weird feeling you get in your chest when you suddenly think of someone?
It sounds like you are having AN EMOTION. Depending on the sensation that emotion gives you along with other feelings that arise in te body at the same time will detirmine what emotion you are having. Here is a diagram that may help you to identify your emotions:If you wanted to go a bit further into this, you could look at the energy centres on the body, which can tell you a bit more about the feelings, emotions and sentations that arise from these areas:I hope this helps to determine what emotion you are experiencing.Good luck!
Why do I also have a sinking feeling in my chest and stomach when I'm sleeping somewhere besides home?
Pure speculation, but I completely understand what you’re talking about. I rarely experience it in hotels, but I’ve totally had that weird anxiety sleeping at friends houses before.I would guess it’s lack of familiarity with your surroundings and some level of hyper vigilance about potential threats….but on a lizard brain level. Consider early humans. If you were building a camp for the night, would you rather sleep somewhere you know or somewhere you don’t? If you had to sleep somewhere you didn’t know, wouldn’t you be a little more attuned to the sudden noises and whatnot that you heard around you?
Why do I sometimes have a sinking feeling in my stomach?
This probably is your intuition or sub-conscious mind warning you that what you are encountering is bad or that's there something not quite right about it.Our mind operates at a few different levels which are constantly providing us with input and information.First, there's what we think and know, which comes from the conscious part of our brain.Then there is another part that operates behind the scene and makes extremely quick observations and develops hunches. Malcolm Gladwell in his book, Blink, calls this our rapid decision-making system. It comes to these conclusions faster than your conscious mind can think in words, so you will feel like something is wrong yet not have all the reasons why, since the conscious part of your brain hasn't caught up yet.There is one more level that is operational: your unconscious mind, which only breaks through in symbols, images, and slips of the tongue. It is also informing you, but most of us don't know to listen to it since it speaks in ways that most Westerners are not trained to understand unless we have received in-depth counseling from an insight-oriented psychologist or an psychoanalyst.
What causes sudden onset crying, with no attached feeling of sadness?
I can only speak from experience, as I am not a psychiatrist or therapist.Truthfully, I cannot answer why this happens to you or what causes this.However, I can tell you that I have had the same issue for years.I have had a rather crazy life up until about 10 years ago. For years, the only way I knew how to cope with life was by using drugs.I used to think the crying spells I would have were a result of my drug use. Then I started to recover. This is when my crying spells really began to interfere with my life.I was told that it was normal, as my addiction kept me numb and now my emotions are coming back.So many emotions and experiences that I hadn't dealt with or processed, it kind of made sense.And as I started a new way of life, I'd often find myself crying uncontrollably for no reason whatsoever.But when it happened, I was not sad and I couldn't wrap my head around it. I'd just sob uncontrollably. People would stare or try to console me. I'd just wind up feeling ashamed.It would happen during classes. At first, my teachers assumed I was just trying to get out of class. They were bothered by the distraction, would send me to the director (they didn't have a counselor) and I would try and explain that I had no idea why I was crying.It was so frustrating. It's still frustrating.Ten and half years later, I still have them. I have learned several ways to deal with them. But still I often find it difficult to accept that I don't fully understand why.I will say that therapy has helped. One thing I learned in therapy is opposite action. This is where you purposely act as though you feel opposite to how you do.So when I start having a spell, if I am able, I will make myself smile and laugh. It's awkward and difficult, especially at first (I felt really stupid early on), but it often works.Sometimes I will just let myself cry and cry and try not to be bothered that I don't know why.Music helps. Sometimes I will put on music I associate with happiness in an attempt to stop crying. Sometimes I'll put on somber music in hopes of making myself cry more, hoping to just get it out my system.
I sometimes feel a heavy sinking feeling in my chest?
It's definitely not a physical feeling, but some random times, whether I'm alone or with other people, I get this sudden wave of nostalgia... It's not just, 'oh I remember the good ol' days' kind of nostalgia, but it's like this huge wave of a sort of sadness that overwhelms me for a few seconds and comes along with a deep sinking feeling in my heart (the type you feel when you know something bad is going to happen) before it fades after I forget about it. It's weird because I can't think of any particular things that might trigger any sadness in me in those moments; it's completely random. But whenever I get those "depression shocks" I just feel like SOMETHING is wrong and SOMETHING is not right in my life or the way I want it to be... But I've contemplated over it again and again and I can't think of anything really significant. It doesn't happen too frequently, but it's so severe when it does happen that I'm almost afraid of any moment when it comes around. Sometimes if I try too hard to think about it, I can that feeling to come. Maybe it's not anything serious, but I just hope it's not some kind of mild clinical depression or something...
Turbulance issues when flying (sinking feeling in stomach, not fear or nausea)?
I have an specific issue with turbulance when flying on commercial flights. I'm not afraid of turbulance and I don't get nausea. But I can't seem to handle the feeling in my stomach from sudden drops during turbulance. I find it very uncomfortable. Perhaps I could avoid this but eating very litte. But I'd like to hear about other solutions from others who have the same issue.