what is the weird bodily feeling that occurs when i self deprecate

[annoyed]

i'll try to explain it so that it is understood better. this has probably happened for very long but recently i've been hyper fixated on a tingling sensation in my body when i will be in intense emotions of sadness, i think things to myself "my life means nothing" "i want to murder myself" "im worthless" and immediately a sharp stinging feeling races though my torso. i can't place this feeling and i want to know if someone else can relate so i can maybe be able to talk about it without confusing someone

 

[Leonard_Bangley39]

i get a weird feeling in my stomach region when i start fixating and spiraling on negative and self hating shit. not necessarily a stinging but more like the feeling you get in your chest when you're doing something really nerve wracking. except it's in my stomach not my chest

 

[i like apple juice!]

i used to get something like this triggered by similar thoughts all the time, except in a different spot. if i started feeling really hopeless, like a lot more than average, i would get this, like, emanation of pain that would course its way throughout my teeth. sometimes it would come from my stomach or torso as well, and sometimes it felt less like pain and more like a big emptiness or black hole was forming inside of me. mine wasn't sharp like yours is though. i would describe mine as sudden but still gradual, if that makes any sense at all. i don't really get it much anymore, i'm not sure what changed. i tried to research it around the time i was getting it. i can't remember how i went about that, but i do remember reading something along the lines of how it could be a physical manifestation of really deep mental/emotional pain. like your brain sees that you're in deep pain over something, but there's no physical reason behind it, so it makes one up for you and says "uhh idk what's happening i'm just gonna make this thing hurt" and just chooses somewhere in/on your body. my mouth isn't in the best shape to begin with so i suppose my brain had no problem using it as a scapegoat. idk if you find your feeling painful, but maybe this explanation could still apply. but i don't actually know anything so no promises this is right.

 

[eggsausagerice]

suuupper relatable post. i relate to everyone in this thread.

usually my anxiety is tied to my stomach and my throat. my throat closes up and i lose the ability to speak or eat because i feel so nervous or sad, and my stomach clenches. it's like i'm constantly on the verge or crying or i'm waiting for a punishment that isn't coming when i'm spiraling. i also feel incredibly nauseous when i'm depressed because rumination makes me feel this weird swirling feeling inside of my stomach. whenever i get into a really bad mood or depressive episode i feel like throwing up. it feels like a physical manifestation of my shame and guilt.