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What actually is that 'sinking heart' feeling?
2 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Many things: Sinking heart feeling can be produced by various mechanisms, including anxiety, diffuse esophageal spasm, bronchoconstriction, pleurisy, intercostal neuritis, chest wall spasm, esophageal reflux, other musculoskeletal conditions. The mechanism can be reproduced by viscerosomatic, or somatosomatic response by the body. Consult your physician for further exam if you have persistent symptom(s),
Answered 9/28/2016
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Negative feelings: usually nervousness, sadness, anxiety, pain, or a bad feeling caused by negative feelings or even when you are worried or scared
Answered 3/15/2015
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