Does anyone else get this tight feeling in your chest when you think about dying?

[Rachel]

I've felt it for years but I dont know what happens to cause it. I'll plan or think about my suicide and my chest gets this quick tightness. The feeling accompanied by it is similar to that feeling you get before going down a big roller coster drop. Just curious if this happens to anyone else?

 

[mold]

my therapist says it's the body's way of saying that you're anxious or afraid. you might not be afraid but i suppose it's just human nature for the body to react like that

 

[Bardia]

For sure, especially the more real it seems and the more concrete my planning.

 

[HGL91]

Yup. All humans get this. This is called the Fight or
Flight response (more recently labeled 'anxiety') because even before we evolved to be civilized, we had this response when we were in life threatening danger from predators or natural disasters. The heart races, pupils dilate, skin becomes flush, muscles tense, digestion slows, and thinking becomes sharp and alert to decide on how to survive.

The body is designed to want to survive, and therefore tries to prevent you to commit suicide by sending these signals. Isn't life a joy? >.<

 

[vulturecyclop]

Hmm, nope not really. Antidepressants have made me pretty much emotionless.

 

[jake3d]

No. Only when I've smoked too much weed.

 

[Solepurpose]

Yes!
I get this when I really "go there" and think about ctb. It feels someone is stabbing me in the chest while dropping me from a building.

I thought to myself before, that when that feeling is gone... it is time to do it.
Lol. Might never stop tho bc as earlier posts it is a reflex, panic/anxiety/overwhelming feelings.