– why do we get that heavy feeling in our chest when we’re anxious?
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Anxious, stressed out -> sympathic nerve activity ⬆️ adrenaline ⬆️ -> blood vessel constricts, heart rate and heart stroke ⬆️ -> bloodflow to digestive organs ⬇️ -> even more blood is ready to be pumped -> the extra blood flow doesn’t really go anywhere since you’re not using your muscles -> heart works really hard, extra blood in your lungs too -> feeling of fullness in your chest
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