I feel like I am paying attention to my breathing and have gotten scared a couple times really bad that I couldn’t breathe. I feel crazy. I had this problem years ago as well and it came back!
Any helpful tips or advice would be so appreciated 🙏🏻!
@HyperAwarenessQueen Thank you so much! I’m really worried about it and scared but I 🙏🏻 God will help me. I hate when I get so scared and have a panic attack!
@HyperAwarenessQueen Thank you so much! ❤️Means a lot for you to give me any help and you’ve given a lot! I hope I can feel better about this soon.
Have you ever been checked for asthma? Asthma can anxiety feel similar (i.e. difficultly breathing.) Not all breathing issues mean asthma, but it’s always a good to check!
@Rarama I have not, but I also fear going to doctors. I just feel like I’m doomed and screwed. Scared and depressed.
Hang in there friend! I struggle with this too. As an encouragement, my doctor, psychiatrist, and therapist have all let me know this is a very common anxiety/OCD symptom. My best advice is to try breathing with your belly rather than your chest. Chest breathing can make anxiety/the breathless feeling worse. I know it feels awful but you can rest assured that you're not alone and that you're experiencing a very common physical manifestation of anxiety! Don't give up!
@Anonymous Thank you my friend! God Bless you and all of yours! I have really bad anxiety right now and don’t know why. I dunno, but I am just dealing with it! My breathing has went back to normal! That is the worst feeling besides anxiety! Anxiety and feeling like you can’t breathe! Gosh! Much love!
OMG YES??? i actually just posted about this sorta but u worded it better. i just take really deep breaths with my mouth and not my nose, usually helps!
@vess<3 It is like the worst feeling. Especially when you feel you can’t get a good breathe in. Breathing with my mouth is beneficial at this time when I feel I can’t breathe. When I can I breath through my nose.
Hi again friends. Trying to be okay.
Still having anxiety. Laying in my bed trying to figure out why. I feel awful. Been crying a little. How can I figure out what I thought or worried about? I can’t. I have anxiety. 😞
I feel like I’m going to stop breathing and it makes it seem like an effort just to do it. I just want to be normal again and have my breathing go back to being automatic. Idk how to beat this, I’m constantly worried about it
Just wondering if anyone else has shortness of breath caused by anxiety? I’ve been going through a really tough three months anxiety wise (POTS flareup; grief; migraines; panic attacks etc etc). Two days ago a new symptom appeared and it’s knocked me. Shortness of breath 😭 bc I’ve got POTS I’ve had a lot of heart tests done (multiple ECGS, 24 hour holter monitor) which all came back fine apart from the obvious tachycardia that comes with POTS. I had an echocardiogram done on Monday but no results back yet, but I had a consultation with my doctor yesterday and she said that’s probably good news bc they don’t mess around when it comes to your heart. And also my doctor has urgently referred me to a mental health team for therapy bc I basically broke down on the phone to her. One thing I’m mostly panicking about is this shortness of breath. I’ve had it with panic attacks before but this is mainly anxiety riddled feels like my breathing is too noticeable/wheezy without actually PHYSICALLY being wheezy. I’ve done my oxygen and it always stays between 97-99% so I know I’m getting enough oxygen but it does not feel that way and it’s so scary !! I also had a clear chest xray about ten months ago. Idk I feel like I’m just spending every day scanning my body because it feels OFF. Then I’ll finally relax JUST before I fall asleep and all my symptoms disappear. Then I wake up, have a nice 20 seconds before I start scanning again. It’s exhausting. Just looking for some support :(
Has anyone ever dealt with breathing ocd?
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