Urgent. I'm panicking here.

[Mary]

Ok. So I went into this daydream that I have recycled quite a few times and it was somewhat of a tragic scene. I didn't realise that I had gone into the daydream so intensely and I ended up feeling the character's feelings- which is usual- but this time the character was going though some kind of emotional traumatic experience and ended up with broken heart syndrome of some sort and I physically felt it in my chest. My heart feels like it tore a little and it's been quite some time now since I've snapped out of it and it's still hurting in my chest. What do I do??? I tried reverse daydreaming and forcefully dreamt up warm hearted scenarios and it feels a bit better now but there's still a dull ache. This is the first time I felt a daydream affect me physically to this extent. ;-; I'm too scared to tell anyone so I came here.

[Elaine Steele]

Hmm…if it were me, I would try to just feel the heartbreak in my chest, without trying to escape from it in any way. I’d tell myself, ok, I feel pain in my chest and panic—so be it. And I’d try to be there for my hurting body, just like I’d be there for a friend who was hurt. 

I hope you’re doing ok now.

[Xyz]

Well it happens to me too , like i'd be daydreaming of some situation which is exciting nd my heart starts pounding ,nd my breathing rate increases, that is an adrenaline rush nd i have read some other guy talk about it too like he gets sweat out of his body (adrenaline rush).

[Mary]

It's not the rush feeling (that'snormal). It's the tearing of heart feeling I'm talking about. The heart of my character physically tore and I felt that tearing irl that's why I got scared because broken heart syndrome is a real thing and I don't want to accidently cause that to myself because I got too immersed.

[Mary]

Thankyou, dreamavoyeur. That was helpful.