Freaked
07-04-14, 22:29
I get this feeling like someone's pulling on the chest muscles from the sternum and they're going numb. Worse on the left side. This usually happens after I've begun to feel short of breath/hyperventilate, and eventually the area goes tingly along with my hands/lower face and other places (which I'm pretty sure is just hyperventilation), but the horrible pulling/taut sensation remains.
I'm hoping this is just muscular, cos the region is tender and it does sometimes seem to get worse if I breathe deep or sit up straight, and I've had my heart looked at a whole lot. But I've had so many scary episodes that this feeling just sends me right into a terrible panic attack. Put together it all drives me absolutely hysterical with fear. Anyone else get this sensation when they're anxious?
I'm hoping this is just muscular, cos the region is tender and it does sometimes seem to get worse if I breathe deep or sit up straight, and I've had my heart looked at a whole lot. But I've had so many scary episodes that this feeling just sends me right into a terrible panic attack. Put together it all drives me absolutely hysterical with fear. Anyone else get this sensation when they're anxious?