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This sounds rediculous but I have anxiety and panic attacks about how We breathe like what about if I forget to breathe etc I focus on my breathing so much it’s making my brain fog much worse. Does anyone have this worry aswell? And if anyone knows how to control it
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heleng80s j98755
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Hey, I have anxiety pretty bad lately. I Have been feeling Breathless. I went to see my Dr. She says its Anxiety. I think its Gerd related since i have been having really bad chest pains. Been to the ER 5 times...I have been Obsessing over Breathing as well. I take Deep Breathes, & Then i listen to Music....I also Draw...Try, & find Something to do! I have never worried about Breathing before....Its weird, but maybe its just all Stress Related. Keep Busy! Try Meditation. Anything to keep your mind focused on something else! Life is not easy with Anxiety, but we have to do the best that we can....Good luck!😊
MarvinMartian j98755
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I started getting shortness of breath. What made me worse was all the therapy with deep breathing exercises. I never hyperventilated with my panic attacks but trying to "relearn" the proper way of breathing got me all screwed up. I over think it now constantly. Am I breathing too much or not enough blah blah blah. Then during exercise, it's like all of a sudden I don't know how to breathe. Long deep breaths are not an option when doing aerobic exercise, what the heck do I do when I get a panic attack when exercising? This is one of the areas that therapy has made me worse. I absolutely get p****d off when somebody tells me to calm down and take a deep breath.
carl67287 MarvinMartian
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Your heart rate goes up but when it does you want it to stop but exercise is good for you well supposed to be .
Anxiety breathing and exercise are very hard to put together
MarvinMartian carl67287
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Yeah I have the same problem. Everything about exercise feels identical to a panic attack. I was having three attacks a day and developed agoraphobia. I was basically bedridden for two months and lost all my fitness. I changed my diet to keto then started to add things back in. I discovered gluten is a problem for me. The diet change has helped a lot, I get less chest pressure. Shortness of breath and chest tightness became less severe. This allows me to push my boundaries a bit more. Tonight I managed to walk 2.5 miles in an hour. It took time to work up to this. Sometimes my workouts are more intense but I only do it 10 minutes at a time. I found distraction helps, headphones on good music. Every time I mow my lawn I can go longer without taking a break. So yeah, I went from not being able to get out of bed, going outside was horrible. But I have made slow progress. I still get out of breath but sometimes on rare occasions, my mind stops fighting me and exercise dose feels good. My blood pressure, resting heart rate has dropped. I can see muscle mass starting to form. Despite the anxiety, I am getting some confidence because I am seeing results. Like I said, what made this change possible for me was not meds or therapy but the change in foods I ate. I know what foods trigger me but it took me awhile to figure that out. I don't eat healthily, but I am doing a lot better since cutting out things like bread and pasta. I eat fruit but don't drink juice, too much salt or sugar in juice. Hope you feel better soon.
kyle25995 j98755
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I’ve managed to get through it some time’s by breathing through my nose for 5 seconds, hold breath and then exhale for 7 seconds, othertimes ive got up and found something to actively do such as house work or if at work going to have a chat with someone. Other times I put my hand on my stomach and feel myself breathing to reassure me that it’s all okay.
Just think - The body will breathe automatically regardless so try get your mind directed to that thought so that when You stop thinking of it, I
You know You’ll still be breathing involuntary. It’s a sucky feeling I know, and hard to take your mind off of it when you’re in the moment!
I hope it gets better for you soon