Just curious but when feeling desire, attraction and/or lust, does everyone experience the following... I’m not necessarily talking about the obvious signs of arousal (genitalia, etc.), but I’m talking about a sort of burning sensation in my chest. Please, no COVID jokes, no matter how timely they may be right now.
So, I notice it particularly when I’m in times of higher libido... When I see someone or something that invokes a sensation of desire or erotic attraction, I often get a sort of burning sensation deep inside my chest, perhaps around my breastbone area. It lasts for a second or two, and I wonder if it could be a hormone being released or the after effects of a hormone.
I’ve looked up a couple of theories but I haven’t done any serious Googling yet. One article in Scientific American says something about the Vagus nerve that supposedly connects the brain stem to the chest, but that might suggest that I would feel “heartache” in my chest when upset or emotionally hurt, and I can’t say I experience those sensations particularly strongly in those situations.
It’s a curious feeling, and I wonder if it’s shared with others, or if other people have noticed it in themselves.
If you want to test the hypothesis, it’s a simple as waiting until your libido is elevated, then looking at people you find attractive, clothed or unclothed. The burning sensation lasts for a brief second or two, I think, when you first see the person, usually only for the first time. |