So I'm in High school and I go up stairs to go to classes on top there is an elevator but It's scary cause it gets stuck a lot but as I went up I felt so out of breathe in the same spot that I can never breathe right! And I was like trying to get air but I had a mask on and right now I'm home cause the school closed early cause the air wasnt working and I still feel shortness of breathe from my throat! Left side I would say anxiety but I also have pain in like my chest! And my nose feels blocked with dry boogers and I'm scared that I have problems with my throat or that I will end up choking! Tips on how to catch air? Should I try breath in and out method?

Kinda scared my throat will close

You don’t have to do anything. It’s all anxiety. You have to just accept the uncertainty and discomfort. I know it’s really hard to do. I know I can reassure you, but OCD wants reassurance and this won’t help you recover. You just need to realize two things. You can breathe. And If you can’t breathe, then you’ll know and not even your ocd will make you indecisive. The second thing is you can do all the breathing methods in the world, but if you don’t accept the uncertainty the anxiety will just come right back. I know it’s scary and I know it’s hard. But just let it happen. Get curious not scared. Observe your thoughts and don’t try to escape them. They are not real. They are just thoughts. There are people breathing and living with collapsed lungs, and they aren’t on this message board. You are because you have ocd not because you have a health emergency