A Gen Z man who developed chest pain thought he was just stressed from work and overexerting himself, but to his horror, he actually had a life-threatening condition.

In September, Sammy Ouatts, 24, started to feel increasingly fatigued and didn’t quite feel like himself. He told Newsweek that he initially blamed it on a hectic schedule and all the New York Fashion Week events he was attending at the time.

As the symptoms progressed, Ouatts also developed sharp and aching pains in his ribcage, chest pressure, and shortness of breath. But still he believed it was all just lifestyle factors.

“At the time I thought the cause of my symptoms was work,” Ouatts said. “I worked at a popular bakery, and it was always busy. The job is fast-paced and can be physically demanding at times.

“The p

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