If I force myself to focus on something (my breath, music, etc) and stop the thoughts racing through my head, I suddenly feel my chest and throat tightening up severely. Sometimes forehead too. Sometimes my toes curl or my legs shake.

I can replicate it through anything that stops the racing thoughts, like thinking the alphabet in my head or singing along to a song subconsciously. Or just forcing myself not to think at all.

Anyone else get this? It feels like I’m literally fighting my body to stop the thoughts in my head.