Sounds like an adrenaline rush to me. It sometimes gets me in different ways. Sometimes I feel it in the pit of my stomach, sometimes in my heart area, sometimes it is like heat in my arms, and sometimes like a dizzy turn in my head.

I am sure that is what it will have been. Adrenaline causes blood flow to increase to some areas and rush from others so I suppose that explains it. It is the fight or flight reflex thing - so blood flow increases to your arms and legs for running (flight) or to your arms (fighting!) It goes away from your stomach - not particularly needed for digestion at that time (so you can feel sick or like going to the toilet).

Faced with a near-accident as you did, it is normal reaction and helpful in case you had needed to take action because it supposedly would help our reaction times - as it heightens our alertness too. have you ever noticed when you are anxious that you feel jittery and any little movement will make you wonder - oh what's that? Adrenaline overload.

Hey - don't I sound like the rational one today? what a joke - I am having a hideous day of unexplained anxiety and nausea that won't go away and no discernible trigger other than a weird sensation of my heart not feeling right for two days.

Thanks

Hope you start to feel better soon beadbabe, I get the unexplained nervousness and anxiety, normal a week or two before my period or even during.

Thanks Steffie aswell.

I was a little shock up, even though nothing happened, which I was surprised about really, I suppose it was a little unexpected (which is a silly thing to say when it comes to driving) as the guy had seen me.

Kath x