The good news is that (other than the pain) it is completely harmless.
The way it always felt to me is like someone wrapped a small wire around something tender in my chest, and if I tried to breathe or straighten my posture, they would yank on it. I’d get it anywhere from a couple times a week to once a month. Then one day in my mid-30s it just stopped.
From what I understand this is relatively common. I was so grateful for the person on reddit who dropped this nugget of wisdom several years ago. It was nice to know I wasn’t dying or whatever.
I had that several times some years ago and eventually it went away. It’s very anxiety inducing. Just above that thing when you get a cramp in your toes and they get stuck together for what feels like eternity.
My god it has a name… and so many people here seem to have it? I thought i was a freak for having this. Nobody else ever said anything about having similar pains.
Holy fuck it has a name.
Of course it has a name … Of course I’m not the only one this happens to.
Ive had it since a teen when I got pneumonia, always assumed it was related to that, however it’s actually this and it’s a perfect description. It a bit of a mind blown moment
I’ve had this since before I was a teenager…decades ago. Still happens from time to time. I’ve always considered it somewhat like a cramp in my diaphragm and so always breathe just deeply enough that it starts to hurt then relax and next breath try a bit deeper and keep that up until I “work through it.”
I even went to the doctor once because I had it a few times a week some years ago.
Me, too. Used to have it quite often. GP said it comes from bad posture. So I changed that, and also started working out more. It went away for good.
Well thanks for sharing this. I’ve been getting this since forever. Now that I think about it though I don’t think it’s happened in a while.
Anyway, much appreciated!
I wonder if it’s genetic, or just very common. All five of my siblings and I have had this.
It’s possible. I found this on the talk page of the wiki article.
I wonder if that’s what my producer and I have, considering that we have this type of pain too.
Concerns about the condition may result in anxiety, with sufferers often fearing that the pain is a sign of a more serious condition. Similar anxieties in those who experience the syndrome on a regular basis may manifest as a worry of the syndrome itself happening, with patients feeling scared to take fuller breaths in fear of triggering a spell.
damn anxiety a sunuvabitch
Does anyone know the name for the sensation where you stretch and suddenly your innards feel all wrong, almost like being on the verge of a cramp but not and you suspect that if you don’t return relatively quickly but gently to an unstretched position that something may go badly wrong inside?
No, but I’d guess you have some scar tissue or a twist or something and to take those feelings seriously.
I’ve definitely had some work done in the abdominal region, it’s not common or painful and does get checked annually. Thank you.
most surgeons, if they have had to pull anything (like a kidney or liver) out in order to do the surgery properly, they just toss it back in and expect it to settle back into place. it’s usually fine, happens without complication. that’s what i’d guess happened. probably a blood vessel or scar tissue getting snagged before settling back in.
I’d take this over proctalgia.
It’s a spasm of the anal sphincter and it feels like someone jamming a hot knife into your asshole without warning.
lol, I told my wife about this post and she said “You might consider doing ones about Proctalgia Fugax and Exploding Head Syndrome too.”
Exploding Head Syndrome doesn’t hurt, at least.
Yeah it’s not fun. Also I’d heard about exploding head syndrome a few years back and then recently started experiencing it. I’m just glad they haven’t both hit at the same time cause I’m pretty sure my body would take a screenshot then drop dead lmao
Holy shiit that has a name?! Every once in a blue moon, I’ll be just sitting minding my own business then BAM! Ass lightning like Thor stabbed me in the ass with a blade that has lightning wrapped around it. Then just as suddenly as it came, it’s gone…
I’ve called it ass lightning for the past few years. At least I know I’m not alone!
Jesus. Thanks for posting this.
As I got older those random pains have me worried “is this a cardiac event?!” despite showing no other symptoms for one.
If you’re able to access primary care they may be able to bill your insurance for an EKG yearly. Wouldn’t catch everything but might notice if you pick up some a-fib or another lowkey issue that might snowball (although the main issue with afib is usually clots and afib clots usually hit the brain not the heart iirc).
Do it if you can. Afib is one of those things that can take years to diagnose, with most people thinking they’re just unfit. Meanwhile, half their heart isn’t working properly …
I’m not sure if it’s the same thing or not, but I have a condition where sometimes my chest hurts because of a bone in a strange place. I’ve been to the hospital a few times thinking I might have heart problems. Then I get prescribed painkillers.
Samesies. I popped a rib out a while back and now I seem to have recurring bouts of costochondritis right over my heart where that rib attaches to my sternum. Definitely thought I was dying for a bit.
harmless
Crashed on a bicycle because of it. Broke nothing, but a few scars on my face still there
