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making yourself breathe!!!!!!!!ANXIETY

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sergio53100
sergio53100

Why does anxiety feel like you have to make yourself breathe instead of letting your body breathe on its on ???? Anybody had this anxiety symptoms or am'i the only one ??!!

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  • louiselost
    louiselost sergio53100

    Posted

    It sounds like shortness of breath anxiety symptoms.  Control the hyperventilation by taking slower breaths so that your body can regain some of its carbon dioxide.  Also breathe through your stomach since this breathing is more productive.
  • candace58535
    candace58535 sergio53100

    Posted

    beacause when we get into an anxious state we get into our heads and forget about how to breath properly using our diaphragm ,  i picture and elevator going going up as i breathe in and as it goes down i blow out very slowly do this for a then count..
  • temple73
    temple73 sergio53100

    Posted

    I have it regularly... Lol your body will breathe on its own we just hyperventilate and make it feel as though not breathing properly . always remember if you can talk you are breathing. Tryto square breath deep breathe in mouth 4 seconds hold 4 seconds and release 4 seconds
  • sergio53100
    sergio53100

    Posted

    Yeah thanks everyone i just sometimes feel like i have to make myself breathe or force myself to breathe sometimes. Its crazy anxiety sucks
    • Guest
      Guest sergio53100

      Posted

      yeah I feel like that since yesterday like I can't breathe it's horrible 😭😭
  • lisalisa67
    lisalisa67 sergio53100

    Posted

    Hey sergio you havent been on here in a long time. Its ocd. I answered it in the other post. Its fixable just you are going to have to be really aware for a while and maybe seek out some ocd meds. 
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