It makes sense. I have noticed in the past, when I was REALLY depressed, it felt like someone had physically ripped my heart out of my chest. This was not an emotional thing, it was a physiological thing. A friend who suffered from depression also felt this same way, but worse, in a way that was physically debilitating.
I have also noticed that when I am very anxious, I feel a horrible knot in my chest. And it doesn't matter if the anxiety is good or bad. It applies equally to "Sorry, your plane just left, and there aren't any more out today - and your non-refundable ticket is now useless", to "oh wait! It got delayed at the gate, so if you run fast you MIGHT just be able to make it!"
So, yes, feeling a profound physical disturbance right in the area of the diaphragm seems perfectly natural to me.
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Or marmalade.. there's always marmalade.
*nods*
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I have also noticed that when I am very anxious, I feel a horrible knot in my chest. And it doesn't matter if the anxiety is good or bad. It applies equally to "Sorry, your plane just left, and there aren't any more out today - and your non-refundable ticket is now useless", to "oh wait! It got delayed at the gate, so if you run fast you MIGHT just be able to make it!"
So, yes, feeling a profound physical disturbance right in the area of the diaphragm seems perfectly natural to me.
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