Feeling heart beat

Hi Ann and welcome.

I am sorry to hear of your confusing experience that has caused you some alarm.

How are you feeling today? Is everything back to normal now?

When was the last time that you had a check up? If it was in the last 6 months to a year (if you are healthy w/o health complications) then I think that you can chalk this up to a couple of simple explanations.

One, you were stressed...and as such, it would be a normal psysiological response for your heart rate to be increased. As long as this was a temporary sensation, I think that you are okay.:)

The other, is that you were stimulating that area. You could have simply have experienced an increase in blood flow in your upper body, (causing an increased awareness of your pulse) and triggered your anxiety with this new feeling. Those of us with anxiety tend to go on 'red alert' when dealing with our body's functions...even the benign ones.

If however, you are having this as a new and regular symptom...or if you just feel off and have a suspicion that this is something that you should be seen for...by all means, go in...better safe than sorry, and this could help to reassure you that all is well.

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Talk to you soon,

S.C.

I've experienced "feeling" my heart beating everywhere,...in my chest, my neck, my head,...

I even, on occasion, "see" it because it beats so hard that as I try to relax, my chest moves up and down to my heart beat, as if my heart is beating right through my chest.

It can be unnerving, but I've experienced that since I was a child.  I'm now 50.

The power of deep breathing and breath-control exercises helps a lot.

M.