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. 😞
Have been struggling with somatic breathing ocd. I start feeling like I can’t breathe and start feeling faint. I have a performance this weekend and my biggest fear is that I won’t be able to sing. I worry that I’m not gonna be able to perform cause it also causes a wave of fear and I’m scared I’m gonna feel too faint where I’m gonna have to go run off stage. I start hyperventilating and I don’t know how to stop it. My mind just makes me aware and then I eventually start hyperventilating. Any tips? I’ve tried just acknowledging it but it hasn’t helped the hyperventilating much. Any tips please? I have to go on stage for tech in 50 mins
PLEASEEE READ!! I know this sounds ridiculous but lately I’ve been soo hyperfocused on my breathing. I feel like I’m not breathing right/properly, it’s hard to explain.. it just feels wrong or like my breathing pattern is wrong. How that’s possible? I have no clue. I’ve had this all day. Has anyone ever experienced this?? My doctor keeps saying anxiety but I just feel like something isn’t right.
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
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