Not specifically my chest, but stress definitely finds its way into various parts of my body. Identifying and addressing physical symptoms can be a way to manage stress. For instance, my stress often shows up as tightness in my shoulders and near my neck. Once I identify this, I let the tension drain from my shoulders, which also helps with my emotional state.

One very helpful piece of advice I got from a professional is that it is useful to every half hour or so take notice of how your body is feeling -- sources of tension, etc. -- as well as how your mood is. When I do that, I notice connections between mind and body that are helpful for managing my emotional and physical states.

I hope this helps. Please keep us up to date on how you're doing. I know you're going through a lot.

Thanks for your response. I have gotten pains in my chest before so I'm pretty sure its just stress. I didn't realize I was that stressed though. Last week I was way more stressed. I think the trigger was a reminder call for a doctors appointment that is making me anxious. The pains started a few hours after.

I have had pains in my chest due to stress. I still do sometimes. Then again, I have all sorts of aches and pains due to anxiety.

I was talking to my husband and he said the pain sounds like I slept wrong. I like that reason better than stress. I'm pretty sure that's what it is.

I've gone to a deep trigger point massage person. he made me realize I'm walking around with hunched shoulders adding to stress. never knew it. as someone mentioned, take note of how you are feeling and your posture every so often. It has made a difference to me.

Yes, you can sleep wrong, not even think about it, and stress your self doing something else, and go along thinking it's ... and then when you stop, pause, and rewind the movement, you realize you're stressing yourself in the way you stand, sit, walk.

Take time to relax the muscles, it pays off and helps relieve the anxiety naturally.

I hate when stuff like this happens. I get so worried about it and start obsessing!

I also experience anxiety especially over health issues. I was diagnosed with general anxiety disorder. Also compounding this issue is the fact that I have hypothyroidism. Sometimes I have experienced palpitations that scare me silly.

In order to stop my anxiety now I have clonazapam from the doctor when needed. Also I discovered a wonderful tool called emotional freedom technoque. It works. Check out some videos on tapping.com. I watched a video this morning and followed along and within a matter of a few minutes I was feeling so much better.

Stress and anxiety will always be with me. But this new tool should help. I plan to use it going to bed and getting up in the morning.

Hope your chest pains subside soon. Try this easy technique and see. Look up Dr mercola and service what he about tapping and EFT