- Date posted
- 4y
- Date posted
- 4y
Ughh I struggle with this from time to time. Focusing and doing breathing exercises sometimes make it worse for me. The only relaxation breathing that helps me in alternative nostril breathing. I also have found that just reminding myself that our bodies naturally know how to breathe and how to swallow so when we force these natural things that our bodies already know how to do it won't feel normal. Hang in there!š
- Date posted
- 4y
Yes, struggling with this right now. Its been going on for a week now and it started off really difficult but Ive progressively gotten somewhat better by meditation, letting the thought come in and acknowleding it but trying not to act on it, and spending time with people. Its worse when Im alone and have nothing to focus on. Have you had any success? I sympathize with you and pray we get better soon š
- Date posted
- 4y
Hey I have somatic ocd too...itās tough and I am just beginning therapy so I donāt have the best advice other than working with someone. Do you engage in compulsive behaviors to try to stop noticing the breathing? Just curious. They say the therapy will help you not be bothered by these bodily things like breathing. My somatic ocd manifests itself a little differently and isnāt specifically a breathing obsession, but I obsess over a lot ofbodily sensations so I empathize with your situation š
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 3y
Are you still experiencing this?
- Date posted
- 3y
Hi Haych, do u have this?
Related posts
- Date posted
- 24w
So Iām 16 years old, currently going through my sophomore year of highschool. Iāve recently quit nicotine and weed after chronic use for about 4 years (has affected my development extremely). I quit because I wanted a better life for myself because I knew that I was using nicotine and weed for short term happiness and long term made me very depressed about this life. I was also experiencing trouble concentrating on simple tasks and what I wanted to do currently in my life. Which was learning about life and having more knowledge about life in general so i could feel more comfortable and happy in the future. So I quit nicotine I thought I was going to be able to overcome it and be more comfortable with myself knowing that Iām not in a constant loop of short term happiness, long term making me less happy overall. Although I have quit nicotine and havenāt touched it in about 3 weeks I expected to have some major withdrawals because Iām still in adolescence and used nicotine about everyday for 4 years. Sorry Iām rambling about this but through those years of always suppressing my anxiety with nicotine when anything came up that triggered it. I started noticing that on vacation in very stressful moments like at the airport and there were people around me when using the bathroom I felt as though it was nearly impossible to go but after sometime I eventually went and shrugged it off. Now that Iāve quit though Iām my 4th week itās almost like my brain really latched onto that fear of not being able to go around people publicly (paruresis shy bladder syndrome) and thatās also what addiction does to you Iāve acknowledged. But when I started coming home from school I started thinking about not being able to pee more and more to the point i havenāt been able to stop thinking about it since which now every time i feel a slight trigger of having to use the bathroom i start obsessing over it like everything I would try and do that i usually do my brain would draw me away from it and go back to the fear of not being able to go which created a lot of anxiety and thoughts like āwould if im not able to stop goingā which made me think about it more and more I would just wake up with that thought in my head each day to the point where i was really thinking about killing my self because I thought i would have such a better life without nicotine and weed but ultimately made me feel like i was going crazy and I really wanted to go back to vaping and weed but i knew that this was the cycle of addiction and that i may have a more underlying problem here i need to overcome somatic ocd. I havenāt been diagnosed with it yet and I know a lot of people go through a cycle of self diagnosing. But as Iāve slowly started to mentally figure out ways to get through this obsession over peeing and fight it, itās like my brain is now trying to look for a new bodily sensation to obsess over. My breathing. I noticed this as well while using that sometimes I would think about my breathing a little bit to much for example saying to myself am I breathing right should I breath this certain way would if I canāt stop thinking about it. But as I was thinking about that I just hit my vape talked to my brother about it and just slept it off. Now that I donāt have a vape Iāve had to go through these expierences but with it feeling more real and not really having something to run to, to suppress like my vape. Iām writing this today as I feel better to myself talking about it and opening up about it as Iām trying to not respond to this fear with anxiety and go throughout my days ignoring these obsessive thoughts leading to extreme anxiety that I donāt have anything to suppress it with anymore besides my own mental. Maybe someone here will have some more knowledge about it than I do and can give me some advice to try to keep me more motivated to deal with this ocd I feel as though Iām having so I donāt end up in a dark place. Thank you.
- Date posted
- 22w
PLEASEEE READ!! I know this sounds ridiculous but lately Iāve been soo hyperfocused on my breathing. I feel like Iām not breathing right/properly, itās hard to explain.. it just feels wrong or like my breathing pattern is wrong. How thatās possible? I have no clue. Iāve had this all day. Has anyone ever experienced this?? My doctor keeps saying anxiety but I just feel like something isnāt right.
- Date posted
- 16w
Just wondering if anyone else has shortness of breath caused by anxiety? Iāve 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 itās knocked me. Shortness of breath š bc Iāve got POTS Iāve 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 thatās probably good news bc they donāt 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 Iām mostly panicking about is this shortness of breath. Iāve 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. Iāve done my oxygen and it always stays between 97-99% so I know Iām getting enough oxygen but it does not feel that way and itās so scary !! I also had a clear chest xray about ten months ago. Idk I feel like Iām just spending every day scanning my body because it feels OFF. Then Iāll 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. Itās exhausting. Just looking for some support :(
Be a part of the largest OCD Community
Share your thoughts so the Community can respond