It can be supportive to understand that physical sensations are associated with the emotions we may be experiencing, as with trauma we may lose our sense of feelings (due to dissociation). Locating what you are feeling in your body helps to ground your emotions in your body and get a deeper connection with yourself.
churn if your stomach churns, you have a strong nervous feeling in it because you are worried, afraid, or upset
convulse if you are convulsed with a strong emotion, it makes your body move in an uncontrolled way
flutter if your stomach flutters, you have an excited or nervous feeling in it have/get/feel butterflies (in your stomach) to feel extremely nervous or excited about something that you must do, especially something important
inside used for talking about a feeling that you have in your stomach
the pit of your stomach the place in your stomach where you experience unpleasant feelings when you are worried, upset, or frightened
settle if your nerves or stomach settle or are settled, they become calm again after you have felt upset, nervous, or excited
someone’s heart pounds/beats/thumps used for saying that someone can feel their heart moving quickly because they are overly excited or afraid
someone’s stomach churns/lurches/tightens used for saying that someone suddenly has a strong feeling of fear, shock, or excitement
stiffen to suddenly hold your body in a stiff way, often because you become nervous, worried, angry, or unfriendly
cringe to move back slightly from something that is unpleasant or frightening flinch to make a sudden small movement because you are afraid, surprised, or in pain
go hot and cold to suddenly become extremely nervous, afraid, or confused about something
prickle an uncomfortable feeling on your skin caused by an emotion
quail to be very afraid, often so afraid that your body shakes slightly
quake to feel so afraid that your body shakes slightly
recoil to move quickly back from someone or something frightening or unpleasant
shake if you shake, your body makes lots of small quick movements that you cannot control, usually because you are cold, or because you are feeling a strong emotion
shiver if you shiver, your body shakes slightly, for example because you are cold or frightened; a shaking movement that your body makes when you are cold, frightened, or excited shudder if you shudder, your body suddenly shakes, for example because you suddenly feel cold or frightened; a quick uncontrolled shaking movement
start back to make a sudden nervous movement away from someone or something that has frightened you
tremble if your body or part of your body trembles, it shakes, usually because you are nervous, afraid, or excited
tremor a slight shaking movement in your body or your voice that you cannot control, for example because you feel ill or frightened
your skin crawls if your skin crawls, you suddenly feel uncomfortable because you are frightened or shocked or because you dislike someone very much
heaviness depression, sadness
grief lump in the throat unable to say what you need to say,
sadness knot in the stomach
anxiety nervousness
pressure overwhelmed in a situation you do not want to be in, too much going on
tingling anticipation, nervous system changes
caving in collapsing, giving up
feeling hollow empty, bereft of emotion, alone, shock
shaking fear, terror, cold
sweating fear, heat, fever
changing respiration changing emotion
aching depends where in the body i.e., heartache, belly ache, headache – can be different emotions
numb no feeling,
not being present in the freeze of trauma, dissociation
Taken in part from https://www.macmillandictionary.com/thesaurus-category/british/physical-sensations-and-movements-in-response-to-emotions