Whenever I’m really sad it feels like either heartburn, or this “tightness” or something just below my sternum.
Also Creamsicle says he’s sorry for making a dumb post. Here’s a picture of him with a noodle on his head.
Btw I take him to the vet when he eats cat food because that’s Gregory’s cat food. I tell the vet he got into some chocolate so they’ll give him an emetic and maybe he’ll decide the cat food isn’t worth it and there won’t be a next time, but he’s an idi—GOD DAMNIT CREAMSICLE COME BACK HERE.
”Yay!”
If you can't immediately address the root causes, you can "roll out" tight muscles with a tennis ball or similar, wrapped in a towel or pillow case, between your body and the floor or a wall. There are videos online of people who can demonstrate it much better than I can describe, and it's remarkable how much of a difference it made for me to feel out muscles that I'd never learned how to use. I don't think I've had a particularly sedentary or active life, probably more active than average in the US. I think a lot of people probably would benefit from what is essentially physical therapy...