Okay, this is probably a moronic post to make, but I've been pondering it for some time and just have to ask.
For years now, I've noticed that certain people I am extremely enamored of have the ability to give me a strange feeling in my chest. It usually happens when I see the person unexpectedly, or when they do something that is really attractive (eg smile at me or flirt). It's a very difficult feeling to describe, though I imagine everyone's experienced something like it at some point- my "heart" feels like it does a flip-flop and a nice warm feeling spreads from the center of my chest, through the rest of my body. I imagine this is what people are talking about when they speak of a "wave of love" flowing over them (hence the post title), but I might be wrong.
On a related note, I get a similar, but negative, feeling in specific situations. In particular, when I unexpectedly receive bad news, or when I become insanely jealous. The only difference being that it feels hot/cold instead of warm (well, that and it's terribly nasty instead of warm and cuddly). Sometimes this bad version is so extreme that it makes me feel like I'm going to pass out when it "washes" over me.
So, my question is... WHAT THE HECK ARE THESE WEIRD FEELINGS? It doesn't seem to be just an emotional response- I can actually, physically, feel it. Is it some kind of release of chemicals, or hormonal reaction? And why does it seem to originate from the chest area??? Hopefully everyone knows what I'm talking about and I don't sound like a raving lunatic
(btw, I'm not talking about heart palpitations or anything like that- this is something entirely different)
For years now, I've noticed that certain people I am extremely enamored of have the ability to give me a strange feeling in my chest. It usually happens when I see the person unexpectedly, or when they do something that is really attractive (eg smile at me or flirt). It's a very difficult feeling to describe, though I imagine everyone's experienced something like it at some point- my "heart" feels like it does a flip-flop and a nice warm feeling spreads from the center of my chest, through the rest of my body. I imagine this is what people are talking about when they speak of a "wave of love" flowing over them (hence the post title), but I might be wrong.
On a related note, I get a similar, but negative, feeling in specific situations. In particular, when I unexpectedly receive bad news, or when I become insanely jealous. The only difference being that it feels hot/cold instead of warm (well, that and it's terribly nasty instead of warm and cuddly). Sometimes this bad version is so extreme that it makes me feel like I'm going to pass out when it "washes" over me.
So, my question is... WHAT THE HECK ARE THESE WEIRD FEELINGS? It doesn't seem to be just an emotional response- I can actually, physically, feel it. Is it some kind of release of chemicals, or hormonal reaction? And why does it seem to originate from the chest area??? Hopefully everyone knows what I'm talking about and I don't sound like a raving lunatic
(btw, I'm not talking about heart palpitations or anything like that- this is something entirely different)