Whenever I feel a certain emotion, I have a strange, physical pain in my chest. Is this normal?

Yes. I always said that it feels like someone reached into my chest and gave my heart a firm squeeze.

In my eyes it is normal, it means that something really touch your heart or your are fascinated by it. Take it easy! I ever have the similar feeling!

I have felt that in times of pain.

It is definitely completely normal. Feelings are realized in our bodies.

I felt this quite physical pain during times when my heart was closed, blocked and when something very emotionally touching happened. It was like the heart wanted to move, to experience something on a very deep level but could not due to all the blockage.

I’ve fel it, too. Missing someone or looking forward to a certain day when you know something important will happen does that. I’m feeling it now, actually.

I’ve had that pain in my chest when I see some one get hurt or walk to close to the edge of a roof. It’s a bugger when you watch fails and falls on youtube laugh and cry at the same time!

I feel that too for quite a range of emotions, just not every time I feel the emotion. I’m not sure what causes me to feel it during one situation, but not another.

I always feel it when I get unbearably sad, sometimes from reading a book or watching a film. It feels kinda sour somehow, and a lot like my heart being squeezed real tight. I’ve always wondered why my chest hurts, when emotions are being perceived by my brain.

Yes I think it is normal. I think it is adrenaline mixed with anxiety and just the overwhelming urge to let it all out. I don’t know about anyone else but when it comes to emotions, I usually try to be as strong as I can be. I get that feeling at least twice a day, but I am very emotional lately.

The same thing happens to me too. Although I kinda like that feeling because it makes me feel like I care and understand.