Random sharp pain in chest & continued pain and tightness when breathing

I am an eighteen year old female, and I am 5 foot 7 and weigh 116 pounds. When I was at work yesterday around 5pm I randomly had a sharp pain in my chest that continued whenever I breathed. Within 10 minutes, the sharp pained stopped whenever I took more shallow breaths, yet there was still tightness whenever I breathed. By 11pm, I did not have any tightness or pain when I breathed normally, however whenever I tried to take a deep breathe, I would feel the sharp pain again. As of now (roughly 24 hours later) I can take deep breaths, although I feel tightness and slight pain at the top of the breath. Also, the tightness comes whenever I lean forward.

I do not have any medical conditions (that I know of), my diet has been consistent, and I have not taken any forms of medicine within the past month.

While I have never been diagnosed with anything or spoken to my doctor about it, over the past 8 years or so I've had random episodes of my heart rate speeding up a noticeably significant amount for no apparent reason. These episodes typically last between 2-5 minutes (although there was once it last about 10 minutes), and normally stop or slow if I take steady deep breathes. I have never had any other symptoms during these episodes, so I've never been extremely concerned about them. Also, my resting heart rate is typically between 80-95 bpm. ( I only bring up my heart due to the pain being near my heart.)

Should I be concerned about the random pain/tightness in my chest?

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