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can music make you hyperventilate?

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juan77029
juan77029

my anxiety is a lot better than it was 3 months ago, now I only get shortness of breath like once or twice a day and I figured out a way to stop it (although it sucks when I'm in public places and I can't do it) for the most part. today, I was listening to music and singing along to it and afterwards I got bad shortness of breath, worse than usual. Does this happen to anybody else? I'm thinking it might be because I'm psyching my self up or something but I'm not sure. Also, random question but when anyone does breathing exercises for shortness of breath, do you feel the urge to yawn? Whenever I do the 4 7 8 exercise I start yawning more.

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  • tamaria_77104
    tamaria_77104 juan77029

    Posted

    How did you get thru the first 2 months of your anxiety because I can be feeling good for a couple of days and then boom I have a bad day
    • juan77029
      juan77029 tamaria_77104

      Posted

      I listen to calming music or sounds on my mp3, run warm water on my hands, and do breathing exercises when I'm feeling the anxiety hit. To prevent it from happening I stay busy with cleaning or exercising or working, anything as long as I don't let my mind wander off to negative thinking. At night I'll take a warm shower and think to myself that it'll get better and that I control my anxiety not the other way around. I've also gotten used to my how my body reacts to anxiety so when I'm feeling the symptoms I remind myself that it's all in my head and I'm not going to die. Also have someone you can talk to because saying it out loud instead of in your head really helps you relax. Right now though the shortness of breath I get is killing my social life. The doctors tell me it's just anxiety and I'm seeing a therapist so hopefully we fix it.

    • tamaria_77104
      tamaria_77104 juan77029

      Posted

      I was seeing a psychologist and I feel he wasn't good and he kind of rushed me to get better and this morning I woke having a rough day

  • gill21655
    gill21655 juan77029

    Posted

    I have read on here, that a few people get the "yawns" so your not on you own..

    Seems pretty common.

    And a yawn is normally giving your brain a bit more oxygen so sounds about right 😊

  • borderriever
    borderriever juan77029

    Posted

    Juan

    If you can sing that is great as it will stop you hypoventilate.

    If you do hypoventilate try breathing into a paper/brown paper back, this should help

    BOB

  • Purpledobermann
    Purpledobermann juan77029

    Posted

    I used to get this when singing along to music. In order to sing at all i had to do it in a really low voice which did not require much stomach involvement. Otherwise i felt constricted and panicked. I sang to my child using a vely low voice, as close to a whisper as possible and it was ok. You can use your capacity once your therapy progresses and youa re better able to control your muscles. Now, in throes of anxiety they all tense up randomly and you have little say in it. Very unpleasent. Keep working on it. Feel better.
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