Anonymous
- Date posted
- 4y
emma18emma18
- Date posted
- 4y
I used to have it really badly and it doesn’t affect me so much anymore. I will sometimes still do manual but the difference is I don’t let thoughts about it consume me. If I notice I’m doing it I do something to distract me and I move on. It doesn’t occupy my head space like it used to and I used to think I’d never figure it out but the truth is that one day all these worries just won’t seem as big anymore
KetaqueenKetaqueen
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 4y
I'm on the upswing from it right now. It's not fully conquered but I've been fighting breathing since April and only in the last few weeks have I kinda figured it out. I did a lot of research on pramayana breathing and did some intentional exposure to manual breathing by doing it for like, 2 straight hours, and then ultimately had a moment of "I'm fucking tired of this, I'm just going to meditatively check in to my environment." These events happened sequentially, and since then I have had very little anxiety about it. When I do, I keep my mind focused on the concept that mindfully paying attention to my breath is actually exposure and that I am willing to sit with the discomfort of it. I then flit in and out of paying attention to my environment until the urge to monitor my breath has fully passed. It took a LONG time though.
AnonymousAnonymous
- Date posted
- 4y
So you are mindful of your breathing and your awareness of it passes? I have a constant focus on salivation and swallowing that I've had for 2 years straight
KetaqueenKetaqueen
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 4y
For me it's all been about chillin with the notion that I might pay attention to a thing and it's fine if I do. It's easier said than done, but a lot of the breath anxiety for me started because I was like, oh no, not this again.
AnonymousAnonymous
- Date posted
- 4y
I never lose awareness of it. Its such a tiring thing
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