kayla.
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- 27w
breathing.
how to know if it’s anxiety or something else when you feel like you can’t breathe.
Emma34Emma34
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- 27w
Also, someone once told me that if you ever feel like that and you pass out, your body will automatically take over your breathing so it is not life threatening (unless it is asthma but then you would definitely not be able to breathe at all) so if you are breathing and getting oxygen in, your body will fix it for you (some people faint due to hyperventilation but that is still not life threatening and common)
kayla. kayla.
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- 27w
@Emma34 that is one of my biggest fears , is passing out. i hope that never happens to me
Emma34Emma34
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- 27w
@kayla. Awww no I don’t mean to scare you, passing out is also one of my biggest fears as well and that’s why I panic when I feel faint. I meant to say like if you do pass out your body will automatically readjust. I hyperventilated many times and didn’t pass out (thank God) so don’t worry about it. I just finished hyperventilating now 😂 so don’t get scared of my comment. Just wanted to let you know that your body got you by God’s will and anxiety (as bad as it feels) is a normal response.
kayla. kayla.
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- 27w
@Emma34 i know what you meant ❤️. feeling faint is the worst it’s so scary & aw im sorry i hope you’re better now!
MoniiMonii
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- 27w
Anxiety I felt like that the other day freaked out but then I remember is anxiety I let it pass then I was good recommendation when you feel that way remember you breathing fine it just a anxiety symptom focus on your days continue to do whatever you was doing and watch how you feel back to normal
kayla. kayla.
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- 27w
@Monii but i always think what if it’s not anxiety & then that just makes it
kayla. kayla.
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- 27w
@kayla. worse*
Emma34Emma34
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- 27w
@kayla. Did you get a chance to check your lungs first with a doc to make sure? Regardless, anxiety DEFINITELY makes you feel like you can’t breathe when you are already breathing. This is something I also suffer from time to time so I totally understand how scary it is. It’s like the most uncomfortable sensation. One thing you can do is breathe in slowly from your nose and breathe out slowly from your nose.
kayla. kayla.
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- 27w
@Emma34 i do feel better now
MoniiMonii
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- 27w
@kayla. Me too what if is a blood clot in my lungs what if is my blood pressure ? but then I m like whatever let’s see and wait we will find out if is that or not and the sensation goes away I hate ocd so annoying
Emma34Emma34
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- 27w
@Monii I also had the fear of blood clot in my lungs 😭especially because I was on a 12 hour plane ride a few months ago and convinced myself I had a blood clot that went to my lungs and ended up in the er for nothing. What I learned is that if you do have a blood clot, it’s not going to be just shortness of breath but other symptoms that you will know something is wrong and it won’t go away. There will be like severe pain and feeling faint, etc. if you jus feeling shortness of breath with no other symptoms it is most likely anxiety especially if you can speak cause if you can’t breathe for real then you can’t speak.
MoniiMonii
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- 27w
@Emma34 Yes I get those thoughts when I flying as well yes there’s always other symptoms with a clot I never had one but I learned that from the doctor is hard living with ocd I don’t understand why we have to suffer so much
Tea and HoneyTea and Honey
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- 27w
I am feeling this tonight
kayla. kayla.
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- 27w
@Tea and Honey i hate it.
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