Gah... Been having 'chest cramps' for oh.... 4 hours now. It's not a heart thing, so don't worry anyone. I've been told it's a form of severe indigestion. I believe it might actually be that, but the root cause is probably General Anxiety Dosorder, or GAD.

The way I describe the chest pains, at least, is like this... It's not exactly 'pain' exactly, but it can hurt like hell. Worst pain I can remember in my life. It's like a pressure, building inside, right in the center of my chest, under my nipples but above my stomach and digestive system proper. No throbbing, burning, stabbing, anything like that.

I say the cause is GAD because I have a number of the symptoms. I've been battling clinical depression for a few years now, any major 'stress' sets me in a depressive spiral where I can't get anything done, and I have a bout of 'indigestion' with incredible timing and consistency, my stomach usually does do flips wherein I'm nauseaous and/or using the facilities, and from pre-school to 2nd grade I had a 'nervous stomach' oftentimes in the morning before leaving for school.

Stresses are too common. Granted, my situation seems to be a lot better than the majority of furs on FA.... But I do have my own stresses. Issues with school, a loving but (and I can't stress this enough) INSANE family that is extremely hard to talk to or with in a meaningful way (which does not help the depression), and my workplace is closing shortly, leaving me without the small but steady income I am used to, among other everyday circumstances.... It's kinda killing me here.

I just need to vent..... To let someone know and read and understand my current issues. Some on here and I close to, others very close, and many many more only acquaintances or less. I just... Blarg. Just typing this out to you fuzz butts seems to be lifting a bit of weight off my shoulders. But idk how long that feeling will last. Things just pile up more and more. I wish I could hit a pause button on life, get my ducks in line, and then resume without any penalty. The real world doesn't work that way though.
I don't know if I'm angry that it doesn't work that way, feel it needs to change a bit to allow that... Or actually understand that things would need to change radically for the thought itself to be considered seriously.

Anywho.... Last bit. I'm searching for some advice with this cramp atm. Again, it's been going for nearly 5 hours now, actually. Usually, some pacing, rocking back and forth, drinking ginger ale, cooling down, moaning and yelling, using the facilities, throwing up, taking tums/pepto, deep breathing, stroking or slapping my knees, or burping usually gets the cramp to let up completely.
Having done all those already, with a decrease in the pressure (from an 8/10 high pain earlier down to a 3/10 now), it still has not gone away completely.

Anyone have any tried and true methods of dealing with something like this?

Aside from winning the lottery and not having some of the stresses, of course XP

EDIT
Finally crashed last night and woke up with it down to 0-.5, still barely hanging on, the jerk.
But better now than before, so it's all good ^^