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I have been having feelings like a burning/wave type sensation in chest and lower abdomen that reaches right down under, any ideas what is happening? it's very uncomfortable.
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diane524 Mrs.M
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I was driving home from work one day and all of the sudden I felt a very warm sensation that did feel like a wave that went across my chest and then down my stomach and actually went all the way to my female parts. I thought I was bleeding internally and it caused my BP to go up and I pulled over and stopped at the nearest location which was a bank. Since I had just had a procedure on my heart a few months earlier I was taken to the ER. I had been having some anxiety attacks prior but nothing on this level of physical sensation.
throughout the night in the ER I was having waves of it and then it would go away and then return. They didn't find anything wrong with me, but I did reach out on this web site and other people started responding that they have had those sensations as well and it really helped me.
I was practicing the CBT techniques to help with anxiety and when I would start feeling a slight warm wave coming, I would simply say right to the wave in my chest or arms - "you are not real" or "you can't hurt me". It took about a week and I haven't had it since. It truly is something and our minds our powerful enough to cause it and stop it.
I hope you feel better.
Mrs.M diane524
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Wow that is amazing... I am seeing my therapist tomorrow. So, it's not that my nerves are shot necessarily! I love what you just said thanks so much for replying
Mrs.M diane524
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Thanks so much for replying. That's so helpful. I am seeing my therapist tomorrow. I will too practise CBT. I really thought my nerves must be shot! It's good to know it's in our control xx
diane524 Mrs.M
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I was hoping I could help because someone really helped me that night. That was 2 years ago and I haven't had it since. It might be a stress reaction from your nerves being shot. Who knows with these things.
Mrs.M diane524
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Ah that's such a good testimony, it encourages me that all is not lost!
yvette_1938 Mrs.M
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Guest Mrs.M
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I’m sorry your experiencing this, and I wish I could turn the feeling off- for both of us. My therapist says it’s a part of anxiety for me and so for now, I am trying to commit to more mindfulness practices like meditation but it’s not like flipping a switch. I hope this doesn’t discourage you, but just know you’re not alone.