I get these all the time! But if you've never had your heart checked is always best to do it.I've been in and out of er and Dr offices because of sharp chest pain for over a year now. All tests come back negative every time But I've been convinced it was a heart problem. Also acid reflux will cause pain to. I was just diagnosed with costochondritis and it is very painful!!! Anxiety and panic attacks contribute to chest pain also. Its always best to get checked out when its the matter of the heart but I'm learning to hard way that your heart usually don't give you that much of a warning.

Usually it's from too much worry and it can be indigestion. If it was short and nothing else than try not to worry about it. I have had that as well and acid reflux, anxiety, what you ate can all cause it. We have many chest muscles as well other than our heart. Relax and enjoy your day. If symptoms got worse then go in. Sometimes we rush at every little ache and pain because we are hyper vigilant and anything that is abnormal we go "what was that". Always on alert. People get aches and pains.

Amy-

I believe you are okay, if it was something serious you would of had increased pain last night and it would not have gone away. I'm not a doctor in anyway, so if you feel you need to go to the doctor then you should go.

All I'm saying is when we have anxiety we tend to over analyze every ache or pain. Me personally, I analyze when I'm nausea or if my throat is tight and I then worry I'm going to get get sick. I'm working on changing my thought process, which is hard but I'm doing pretty good at it. I went from crying attacks to being able to have an attack, step away for a minute and come back and be fine. I continue to function, I continue to go to work everyday and do my job to the best of my ability, I go to school, and do great at school.

But I also went and saw a therapist, I also started medication, there are days I want to give up, there are days I just want to stop and cry and say screw it. I'm always going to be like this; however, then I remember how far I came and all the stuff I went through and how much better I'm doing.

My anxiety started with increased stress and I tried to keep it at bay on my own, I tried to distract myself; however, subconsciously I was upset and I couldn't deal with the issues anymore. Therefore, my body took off and I was nausea all the time! It sucked!! Three months of pure nausea, days of throwing up, days of gagging, I still get times I get nausea, I still get days of gagging but I'm dealing with it better and I'm working with getting the proper dose in medicine to have less days of my symptoms. But when starting medication you have to have an open mind, you have to expect no instant change. It takes time. I started medication back in October and I'm still having attacks and its December. But I'm doing SO much better, so it's okay.

You can even get rib pain in that area. I get that as I am thin and my body gets out of alignment.

I think the best thing a person can do is start to desentize the body. I do this everyday. I get anxious around my boss and my boss was at work. It was unexpected. So I walked into work, I didn't think about how it could go. I just went in. I said hi, we talked, I got really nausea all of a sudden but I said to myself, I'm okay this is just anxiety. Nothing is wrong. Sure enough the nausea left and I talked to him like nothing was wrong.

I did get nausea later but I believe that was from not eating throughout the day. I'm working on my eating habits. This can cause increaed nausea.

Thank you all for your comments; they do help. The rational part of my brain says not to worry about it. But the anxiety disorder says otherwise. I just fear it happening again. If it does, I'm going to the ER.