Why does the heart physically hurt?

Question

When we feel strong emotions??

Not necessarily when feeling sad, but even when having a feeling of love??

Answer 1

 I've heart that the heart can't hurt .. and kidneys can :O if someone can fill me in :?

Answer 2

Hi,
you know.. there was a study done not too long ago and it examined people's heart who had lost someone very dear to them and their hearts actually showed that it had some damage on it as a result to the loss of a loved one.

Its weird, but i mean, i felt the same way when i lost my mother about 2 years ago, almost 3. I still feel that way, but you just gotta learn to live with it you knnow?
basically, it is what it is.

Answer 3

the pericardial membrane (the sack that holds your heart) can actually stiffen or tighten up during moments of depression, making your heart physically "hurt."