Why does my heart feel so bad?

By OptimistMinds

Page last updated: 02/10/2023 | Next review date: 02/10/2025

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In this brief blog, we will discuss the question “why does my heart feel so bad?”. You may be wondering to yourself “ why does my heart feel so bad?” and what you can do to soothe your heart and start feeling much better.

In this brief blog, we will speak from a first-person viewpoint as I have often thought to myself, “why does my heart feel so bad, why does it feel like it just wants to pop out of my chest and go on a break.

So Why does my heart feel so bad?

In some cases, you may feel low and you may feel like your heart feels bad due to going through some sort of emotional trauma or some emotional distress.

This could be a break up with a friend or maybe a boyfriend or girlfriend.

Emotional stress may make your heart feel like it feels so bad due to how our body works.

It’s been said that emotional stress can cause an actual heartache.

If you are going through a heartache then your heart may feel so bad and until the emotional issues you are going through are resolved you may keep asking yourself why your heart feels so bad.

What can you do to ensure your heart feels better?

If your heart feels so bad then you may be able to get your heart to feel much better by doing a few things.
Here are our top recommendations on what you may want to do to get your heart to feel better.:
You should try and speak to your friends and family about what you are going through.
You should meditate to make your heart feel better and take care of your mental wellbeing.
You should seek mental help from a mental health expert if you feel the feeling of your heart feeling so bad hasn’t stopped.

If you are taking any medication and you feel it isn’t working or maybe you feel it is making your heart feel so bad then you should contact your doctor and pharmacist and discuss this issue with them.

You shouldn’t stop taking your medication suddenly or else the feeling of your heart feeling so bad may worsen and you may get withdrawal symptoms from the drugs you are taking, especially if they are antidepressant drugs.