foolish, foolish heart

Come mid afternoon, I felt something funny.

My heart was fluttering. Literally. Obviously, not in a good way.

It was as if my heart was struggling to beat. Like it was great effort to beat.

I did the easy test to see if I was having a stroke.

It is quite handy to know. It is funny how I once attended a seminar and sort of "never forgot" about the three steps.

1. Smile
2. Raise your arms to the side like you are forming a letter T
3. Recite a full sentence

I forget now the reasons behind each one. But if you find yourself unable to do at least one. You must NOT PANIC and try to force yourself to cough.

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I tried all three exercises and I was able to do each one.

Still not convinced, I forced myself to cough.

Still fluttering.

I sat down, placed my hand on my heart and took big, long inhales and even longer exhales.

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I got better eventually.

The fluttering had gone, but my heart feels funny. Not sure if it is psychological.

Is this really what being thirty-something means?