 [ Symptoms ] i am a 19 year old female ever since i was little i get intense chest pain to where i can not breathe doctor or no  when i get these chest pains i have to breathe very slowly and stop moving it is a sharp shooting pain [ Disease ] when talking with people your age who complained of chest pain i used to always say it is highly unlikely you have a heart problem if that is what you are thinking  but these days when many people are obese and do not exercise a heart problem in a 19 year old is not outside the realm of possibility i am not assuming you are obese or that you do not exercise i am just saying a lot of 19 year olds fall into that category it is never a bad idea to get checked out by a medical professional it will put your mind at ease and probably provide an answer for what is causing this pain i can tell you it is not uncommon for young women to experience costochondritis in fact many young women land in the emergency room thinking they are having a heart attack only to be diagnosed with costochondritis in this benign condition chest pain derives from inflammation of the rib cartilage you should not self diagnose this however better to get a professional medical opinion wishing you well