What causes the heavy feeling on the heart when a person feels sad or depressed?
2006-11-29 14:10:53 · 3 answers · asked by Monkee 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
There is a real scientific name for this, and it's called Broken-Heart Syndrome. It has to do with how emotional trauma, depression, and sadness weaken the heart, the immune system, and other bodily capacities and can lead to heart disease. The specific heavy feeling you talk about is thought to occur because when we experience negative emotional feelings our blood vessels and (to a lesser extent) muscles tend to constrict. Prolonged constriction leads to pain and to injury. Since the heart is one big muscle with a lot of major blood vessels (arteries), you feel it there.
2006-11-29 14:24:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
depression does give the feeling you are being pushed down to the point that you can't function properly. How can you know it's your heart? that would be a great trick.. never heard of depression picking specific organs to push on...
2006-11-29 14:16:43 · answer #2 · answered by ancientcityentertainment 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
melancholy is many times the symptom of rigidity. rigidity can likely harm the middle. heart issues will be hereditary, yet you've administration over the hazards linked with a nasty heart - no smoking, weight administration, workout recurring, etc.
2016-10-07 23:51:52 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋