How to Relax Through Anxiety Chest Pain

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3 жыл бұрын

Noticing chest pain is a very common symptom of anxiety. For most people, that chest pain is really overwhelming and scary.
Many people visit the doctor or ER because of their chest pain, only to find out there isn't anything wrong with their health. It is their anxiety that is causing their chest pain.
What is the cause?
✔ It's the result of stress hormones (cortisol and adrenaline) in your body, triggering a stress response that you feel in your chest.
✔ You have gone into "fight or flight mode"
✔ You are having that compression in your chest as a response to the stress hormones
What should you do?
➔ Know that your body is actually trying to HELP you, not harm you
➔ Your body is trying to send a signal to you that your anxiety has spiked and you need to relax
➔ Thank the sensation
➔ Work through the sensation until you can relax and the chest pain eases
➔ Breath through the sensation
➔ Acknowledge it is a stress response
➔ Keep breathing, as you feel your feet on the floor
➔ Continue to thank your body
➔ Imagine that your chest is softening
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@HeatherRiderCoaching 3 жыл бұрын

Here is a tapping technique that you can use to help you relax when you're having anxiety chest pain: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bb-bosWUs7i1mYk.html

@jakehammar Жыл бұрын

The weirdest thing is how it just pops up out of the blue

@haris0104 Жыл бұрын

Ikr-

@TracyDavis904 Жыл бұрын

Same!

@carminedamara4913 Жыл бұрын

Yess! it’s crazy 🙏🏼🙏🏼

@leonbee1 11 ай бұрын

So annoying

@DarkAnubis 11 ай бұрын

It really does. It’s comforting to know I’m not alone

@jayknox5500 3 ай бұрын

Somehow I think hugs from Heather would be the best cure. Your energy is so peaceful.

@vahmire Жыл бұрын

Been having does for weeks now. It comes and goes.

@charansai2660 Жыл бұрын

What's the permanent cure

@xViSi0nZx 7 ай бұрын

6 months for me. Ready to end my life. Nothing helps

@sadiq_gour Ай бұрын

@@charansai2660 Bro have you got cured ? If so then tell me

@MorphedWombat Жыл бұрын

This video actually helped me a lot more than others.. calmed my brain down right away.. it’s all in my head I have hella bad anxiety And always work myself up for whatever reason

@HeatherRiderCoaching Жыл бұрын

Glad the video is helpful!

@taytay1336 Жыл бұрын

Someone said to take lavender calm aid from Walgreens Walmart ect it said to help

@MorphedWombat Жыл бұрын

It’s only when I have the time to sit back and think about it.. when I’m working or doing daily activities nothing crosses my mind but when I sit around alone I freak myself out over and over again

@MorphedWombat Жыл бұрын

I’ve had anxiety since I was a kid I have adhd as well and I know they go hand in hand.. it’s just something I gotta work on and find ways to grasp this

@MorphedWombat Жыл бұрын

Also can someone please tell me how to change my username what is this

@wulfclaw4921 Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Much appreciated. God bless you W

@katerinapavlou1586 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for the video. I never thought of saying thank you for warning or helping me.

@MM-lt7zg 9 ай бұрын

Thank you Dr . I appreciate it

@stuff_in225 10 ай бұрын

Thank youuuu!!!!! I really needed this it help a lot 😭😭😭😭

@sreerags7778 9 ай бұрын

I do also experience anxiety related chest pain very frequently. They occur mostly when i try to speak to someone. It just pops out of nowhere, which eventually makes my words unclear during conversation.

@orgldesgn2032 Ай бұрын

Thank you so much. I felt relieved after I watched this video.

@thisiskindacrap13 11 ай бұрын

When the pressure on my chest comes up, its already to late. The anxiety attack is next.

@HeatherRiderCoaching 11 ай бұрын

If you start to practice this, you’ll notice the sensations earlier. You’re missing the signs early in, but they’re there.

@Yurionike Ай бұрын

I’ve had this for years, i thought i was getting out of it but recently its increased so much

@wazhmafazli-miral1793 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, this is very helpful 🙏🏻👍

@HeatherRiderCoaching Жыл бұрын

Happy this helps!

@CALLIN799 Ай бұрын

To me it feels spiritual I don't even have to be in a stressful situation but later I learn that there was something going on elsewhere..

@carminedamara4913 Жыл бұрын

Great Video. Thanks 🙏🏼

@HeatherRiderCoaching Жыл бұрын

Glad you found it helpful!

@ChantalDebreuil 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for this. I will relay this to my daughter whose son, at age 13, is experiencing this type of chest pain. This is due to him being bullied at school. He experiences this chest pains and has been seen by the doctor. He has had his heart checked and had blood tests done. There is nothing clinically wrong with him. I hope this breathing technique will help him to relax and deal with the stress he is experiencing.

@myal7532 Ай бұрын

Thank you so much. I just cried to myself before this video and my mind went to so many scary thoughts of why my chest has been hurting. I will go to the doctor ‘s this week just to make sure nothing else is going on but this video has really helped to quell my scariest thoughts.

@yassy9938 Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Very helpful 😊

@HeatherRiderCoaching Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome. ❤

@knowlin37 7 ай бұрын

It worked. Thank you. I am in nursing school.

@adeelio83 11 ай бұрын

Great advise thank you

@HeatherRiderCoaching 11 ай бұрын

You’re welcome ❤

@cabdiraxmaancumar7917 4 ай бұрын

Thank your Dr's I am medical student and I am suffering anxiety chest pain for last two year and I believe I am have angina while I am studying pathology lacture and I don't need to go hospital because I have note a money and luckily last week when I learning my cardiology lecture gote my diagnosis 😂 and I listing your recommendations I today I am feeling well. Thanks

@Timmy-vr722 Ай бұрын

thank you this really worked :D

@zh0ck 11 ай бұрын

This video helped me, thank you!

@HeatherRiderCoaching 11 ай бұрын

You’re welcome ❤

@Abu_al-rrub 6 ай бұрын

I've been having tight chest for a couple of hours by now, and I had to leave my friends because I couldn't stand the noises and lights anymore, thank you for this video, I'm feeling way better already ❤

@therealofmissy Ай бұрын

Now I know I’m not the only one that get the chest pain worse around loud noises

@ajailal3386 4 ай бұрын

Gr8 thankyou mam

@NayelysYami 10 ай бұрын

I am experiencing this anxiety chest pain and also it’s going to my head now.

@peterwu8471 Жыл бұрын

I have pain all over my body... it is miserable. I got checked by doctors, they found nothing major. Great news - but how can I relax? But they pain is pretty constant these days... well today it's constant. Pain in groin, inner thighs, and neck, face burning from anxiety as it does sometimes. Pain is unpleasant. I will try this.

@Mariposa635 3 ай бұрын

Same thing happens to me I am scared I won’t be able to keep my job😢

@jesseluv13 11 ай бұрын

I never used to get chest pains until I started my new job a year ago. It causes me so much anxiety and stress, but I can’t seem to quit due to the fact of the unknown. It’s so hard and I don’t know what to do..

@nkelly551 11 ай бұрын

Omg same but also I had a bad realtionship aswell , should try and find a new job I know it's hard but maybe you've got everything from that job , it's not worth hurting your mental health as someone who's emotional numb from stress , you got this your stronger than you realize ❤️hope you the best !!!

@williambird3629 9 ай бұрын

I completely relate. Started a new job over a year ago and chest pain started 6 months ago. I literally have to walk away from my desk because of chest pain it sucks

@Akrazzyy 7 ай бұрын

Man check your priorities 9 to 5 isn't worth it if it can't give you the time you need for yourself Also, exercise every day regardless of how you feel, most stress should leave within weeks. Stress happens when we give it too much, don't make time for it.

@briannab4770 5 ай бұрын

Thank you, lovely body, for talking to me, and giving me a firm, loving reminder that I need to take better care of myself. I gotta breathe, eat well, and not skip out on sleep. Thank you! I'm scared, but I will grow and learn to better accept these strong signals. This is for the best.

@riz-rq9wr 5 ай бұрын

Awwww I’m going through it right now my chest is tight and when that happens I get nervous and that’s why the anxiety start I’m trying to relax my mind I used my asthma pump and that made me more nervous now I’m on my bed trying to watch relaxing videos my back hurts as well smh I hate this feeling hope you feel better

@briannab4770 4 ай бұрын

@@riz-rq9wr Aw, hello, my darling. I'm sorry, I never saw this. I know, it's such an overwhelming feeling, isn't it? I often feel torn whether to lie there and communicate with my body and experience the process that unfolds, or to simply try to distract myself with other things. It's a mixture of both, in my life, I think. We're not always strong and gutsy enough to head IN to those overwhelming feelings, are we? So sometimes we just wait out the storm by trying to get comfortable and watching a video or something. I'm feeling absolutely fine now. It comes and goes, doesn't it? Something I've been trying throughout the day, that I feel like has truly helped me, is literally trying to induce chest pain and heart symptoms with my mind. I know it sounds crazy, but it fascinates me and makes me feel empowered, just knowing that I can create these things. Even in typing this, my heart is already feeling tight and uncomfortable, which is fascinating, because it felt totally fine before this! That's how powerful are minds are. I also speak very lovingly to my beautiful body, that never ever stops working as hard and smart as it can to heal me, and to keep me going and doing. It's so lovely, and I feel blessed to have this body. I will speak to my heart in moments of tension - I know, I'm a hokey hippie-lady, haha. "I hear you talking to me, lovely heart. Keep going, I'm listening. I'm scared, but I'm listening.". It's interesting to know that our minds can create the most powerful, vivid symptoms that can literally resemble a heart attack to where a lot of us end up in the emergency room thinking we're dying! It feels farfetched to think that it's concocted in the head, but it's bizarrely common! After I send this comment, I'm going to sit here for a while and invite my heart to produce sensations. This will not hurt us, they're just feelings. Good luck, love.

@lil3145 2 ай бұрын

Ive been having chest tightness for a few days. It comes out of no where. I feel I have muscle soreness, but definitely anxiety. Calming down like you said in this video helped me a lot i was just thinking about to the Er. But i went twice in my life for this and turned out to be anxiety and muscle soreness... thank you for calming me down!

@sadiq_gour Ай бұрын

Any solution bro?

@Noodlebo 10 ай бұрын

Been happening 24/7 since January I feel like I’m going to have heart attacks daily I’ve been alive still It’s just so debilitating 💔

@withoutme2969 6 ай бұрын

How are you doing bro? I, myself cant get over it

@Noodlebo 6 ай бұрын

@@withoutme2969 it’s so much better now it comes on at times but I don’t pay attention to it 😊

@sherrymalik1851 5 ай бұрын

@@withoutme2969same

@nathanprater7466 2 ай бұрын

@@withoutme2969 man I've been going threw it bad here lately do to loosing my grandma it's horrible I feel the worse chest pain I think I'm havinf heart attacks or a stroke it's the worse

@therealofmissy Ай бұрын

@@withoutme2969I’ve been had chest pain since December 2023 until today everyday 24/7 I been to so many doctors they don’t do anything so I gave up

@why_why8049 Жыл бұрын

Thank you this helped. My anxiety chest pain also happens when I am getting ready for bed. This is because I have bad sleep paralysis and it really stresses me out. And if I’m not anxious it gets better and sometimes doesn’t happen that night. After I have been doing this I only get some and little to no sleep paralysis. Thank you!

@thiolaogunremi4104 11 ай бұрын

This is the Devil, call upon the name of Jesus and it will go away. Don't try to save yourself with your own power because that will not work. His name works.

@DVONTEE 10 ай бұрын

@@thiolaogunremi4104it’s true. i had a sleep paralysis experience once and although i couldn’t move nor speak, something told me to think Jesus name. then i shouted in my mind JESUS! and it completely vanished and i fell back asleep after like i was depleted of all my energy

@youngmoney7469 8 ай бұрын

@@thiolaogunremi4104Yeah thank you for telling the truth

@Chad_Thundernuts 7 ай бұрын

If you can, try and relax when you have sleep paralysis. Calm your mind and your body, and see if you can actually escalate it into astral projection. Sleep paralysis is the perfect springboard for that, but you should only try that once you have learned to calm yourself. Also, instead of trying to actually move, "will yourself" and envision floating around your room. If it all works out, you just might do exactly that 😉 Good luck 🙏

@dannyvazquez5172 11 ай бұрын

I have been fine my whole life and i just started feeling this and I don’t know what to do

@satsujinss Жыл бұрын

This helped me so much I was in a lot of pain It’s not fully gone put it’s better…

@HeatherRiderCoaching Жыл бұрын

So happy it helped.

@LouellaMagtajas 9 ай бұрын

@@HeatherRiderCoachingCan anxiety causes chest pain daily. All day?

@therealofmissy Ай бұрын

@@LouellaMagtajasyes it happens to me

@Abu_al-rrub 2 жыл бұрын

How to take a deep breath when chest is too tight to the sensation of passing away!!

@vahmire Жыл бұрын

Same here

@beinganam1840 Жыл бұрын

Breathe thru your stomach

@NicoleWaterson-so1jy 2 ай бұрын

Deep breathing is not easy when you have that tight chest.. it is always to tell people what to do but us sufferers we know it is not easy.😢

@vandengrey6912 2 жыл бұрын

The worst thing about anxiety and chest pain is convincing yourself. Fit 55 year old male still struggling with this and it sucks.

@HeatherRiderCoaching 2 жыл бұрын

It can be so scary! I know first hand. Try this method and let me know how it works for you.

@vandengrey6912 2 жыл бұрын

@@HeatherRiderCoaching I will give it a try this evening. Had chest pain while mountain biking at lunch today which is rare and it gets my mind going. So I just tore again and everything was better. Plus I get that site cartilage and chest muscle that feels like your heart

@nicoletiana 2 жыл бұрын

i cant convince myself either, ugh.

@vandengrey6912 2 жыл бұрын

@@nicoletiana Recently I told myself I won't worry until there is something to worry about. That worked for awhile along with alot of exercise

@jackoliver7024 Жыл бұрын

Thank you.. when you say feet on the ground I just followed it and closed my eyes, just listen to your voice... thank you

@HeatherRiderCoaching Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@user-pj8fl4pd2t 8 ай бұрын

I have chest pain come and go left and right chest almost 3 years , i have cardiophovia many years im 26 i went to cardiologist i did echocardiogram ekg blood test, he told me that i don't have problem its anxiety I can't control that when i have stab pain shooting pain like pinches in my left chest, 😢 i live in a prison some advice, I'm scaring every day

@dominicsavio8780 8 ай бұрын

How r u now

@user-pj8fl4pd2t 8 ай бұрын

@@dominicsavio8780 I'm better now but what is going on it's anxiety so bad ? Make this happen to my body?

@dominicsavio8780 8 ай бұрын

@@user-pj8fl4pd2t me to having chest pain went er many time but result are negative only no need to worry it's just an anxiety.. but suddenly pain coming in chest feeling having heart attack do u experience chest pain fast heart beat and BP raised???

@abhasekbhayakatha6555 4 ай бұрын

Recently happened with me. I was about to passout due to low BP in my office and guess what i was literally scared and after few days I was feeling my chest is heavy. Trying these techniques it helped to ease the pressure. But how much time it takes to normalise this chest budning ?

@musicmarlene Жыл бұрын

i am going to yoga, very helpful but i have not gone enough lately. been packing for a 2 week camping trip, stressful for me.

@HeatherRiderCoaching Жыл бұрын

keeping putting in the effort to combat the anxiety. you’re worth it. ❤️

@wsan7068 2 жыл бұрын

It's not fair.. this should be popular..

@HeatherRiderCoaching 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you :)

@prashantlodhi1731 Жыл бұрын

It's actually good. She's giving genuine advice because she ain't popular yet. Popularity makes u fake

@NebulaMlbb 5 ай бұрын

I dont know what to do i have chest pain and panic atacks my arms and legs feel weak and my vizion is blured i can t do anything i feel like this all the time

@etherean369 5 ай бұрын

What if the present moment is stressing you? Does grounding still help...

@rodneypeck197 10 ай бұрын

Its scary at first the tightness /can hardly walk and pain .you almost want to call for help every time. But I fight threw it.

@LouellaMagtajas 10 ай бұрын

@rodneypeck197 Hi how did you get over it?

@riz-rq9wr 5 ай бұрын

I have it right now and I worry alot it makes my back sore chest tight I took my asthma pump and now I’m shaky lol I need to relax my mind I also don’t sleep well

@sadiq_gour Ай бұрын

Mam do i need to think to cure it or to worry about it actually i haven't got knowledge about this i always think that if it causes something else just tell me what to do or is there any tablet which can help me to relieve this tightness it happens with me sometime not frequently do i need to take it seriously?

@JMackEnt333 5 ай бұрын

Does my body have a solution to actual problems because if not can it stop the stress

@Niteghoull 7 күн бұрын

It often feels like a heart attack xD or GERD just messing with me. Anxiety keeps playing with me. Guessing games.

@Jim-tn3hl 2 ай бұрын

I have it all the time everyday its so strong its driving me crazy i dont know what to do

@Diego-ce4bs 11 ай бұрын

It's constant and has been happening for years with no stop

@Noodlebo 10 ай бұрын

Me too 💔

@LouellaMagtajas 10 ай бұрын

@@NoodleboHow does your chest pain feels like?

@Noodlebo 9 ай бұрын

Tight in. My sternum area my left side my right side my neck my face Sometimes drugs work sometimes they don’t done all tests doctors said it’s not that wrong

@Akrazzyy 7 ай бұрын

Exercise regularly regardless of how you feel, make a discipline for it Most stress would leave within weeks

@cjsamtab7 2 ай бұрын

Man,.. I ended up having an X-ray to confirm that it isn't Cancer or cardiovas disease. It turned out to be anxiety and my chest is clear from any medical concerns.

@LaSnob711 4 ай бұрын

How do I know it's NOT a heart attack?? I was at home making pancakes when I experienced chest pains which also shot through my back, I got dizzy and i felt I was running out of air. Lucky the clinic with my GP's office is a block away so I stumbled in there and they took my stats and put me on EKG rigth away and it was just anxiety.... Never happened to me before.

@arpitasarkar9456 3 ай бұрын

Maam chest pain when i exhale in middle also have chronic cough, anxiety and acidity also.please help me madam.

@laurao2107 3 ай бұрын

I really pray 😢it goes away even deep breathing isn’t quite helping

@gaurishrestha3759 6 ай бұрын

I have been having a tingling sensation over my head and my ears. As soon as this happens I feel extremely anxious and I become restless (I literally can’t help it). My neck and shoulder become stiff. I feel extremely dizzy and then I can’t breathe normally. I get even more anxious and can’t fall asleep at all. It gets worse in the morning. That’s why I have developed a fear of going to sleep because I know I am gonna get another anxiety as soon as I wake up. How can I get rid of this situation? I seriously need help. i have been suffering for months now. P.s. I am already on medication but that doesn’t help much. 😞

@riz-rq9wr 5 ай бұрын

I understand try to take walks do you drink coffee or a lot of sugar drinks if so try tea before bed Chamomile tea with honey feel better

@ilovecheese3342 4 ай бұрын

This woman is wonderfully beautiful.

@dikshya_kharka_chetry 4 ай бұрын

Short breath Heartache Burning sensation

@another20sth Жыл бұрын

It gets worse everytime I breathe in

@dachater1 6 ай бұрын

Mine is lasting long

@Abn713-bd2ot 11 ай бұрын

What about tightness

@HeatherRiderCoaching 11 ай бұрын

this video works for that too!

@DVONTEE 10 ай бұрын

is it possible for anxiety to make your upper back tight as well?

@LilRicky1343 10 ай бұрын

like below your shoulder near the spine?

@DVONTEE 10 ай бұрын

@@LilRicky1343 yes

@swaggycluuu Ай бұрын

does stomach problems (stomach pain,diarrhoea)also happen because of anxiety??

@btrzsampaio 16 күн бұрын

Yes, very common symptoms

@sniperjordan8216 4 ай бұрын

But mine is constant been here for 2 weeks

@wednesdayschild3627 5 ай бұрын

I think muscles get tight. Then panic comes the muscles get tighter.

@Randomonium66 5 ай бұрын

My body and brain seem to actively work against me. Just me?

@MorphedWombat Жыл бұрын

It’s not pain it’s chest tightness it’s not like I’m like ouch this hurts it’s just tight

@QueenPiggysYT14 Жыл бұрын

That's How I feel it doesn't hurt

@MorphedWombat Жыл бұрын

@@QueenPiggysYT14 just remember it’s all in ur head and when it happens definitely remove yourself from that area or situation and distract ur mind

@QueenPiggysYT14 Жыл бұрын

@@MorphedWombat Thank you you really helped me

@MorphedWombat Жыл бұрын

@@QueenPiggysYT14 keeping ur mind busy is always the best bet.. I’ve noticed I tend to get anxious the most when I sit around and think but when I’m working or whatever I’m fine for the most part.. big crowded areas always give me anxiety still but I’ll always be that way no matter what

@QueenPiggysYT14 Жыл бұрын

@@MorphedWombat What it feels like is tightness and it's cinda hard to breathe and I just don't feel comfortable 😔