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The painful, burning sensation is caused by rising stomach acid. It moves from your stomach, where the lining is resistant to its corrosive effects, up into your esophagus, the lining of which is not similarly protected. It can climb all the way from the bottom of the esophagus all the way up into the throat.
Physiological Stress Symptoms. Chest Pains. Chest pains are normally caused by muscle tension, and pains can make one feel very scared, giving rise to more serious concerns, like heart attack. This is normally just conditioned responses. Real heart pain is very different to chest pain and very often does not start in the chest.