Breathing problem.

[xUnknown]

Okay I know I already made a thread today but this is urgent.

These are my thoughts now: Am I breathing properly? Oh god, if I'm not breathing properly I'll die. I don't want to die, please someone help me. Do I have asthma? What causes asthma? Is it genetic? You can die from ashtma! Is this just my anxiety or asthma? I never had asthma, but what if I do now? I need oxygen! Goodbye world.

So I had this thing when I was little when at moments I couldn't fully breathe or I guess I was kind of forcing my breath. I always had to yawn or breathe really deep until I feel like I got air. I knew I was breathing, but the urge to breathe deeply was so irresistible and I thought that's how normally people breathe. Then it faded away and came back when I was 11 and I was never worried about it, it was just annoying. So now that I have anxiety, it came back again. But not immediately, I'm only having it now.

I think it's because I got rid of some of my other health related fears so now I have this. Basically it only happens when I focus on it and I think about it, if I don't, I'm completely fine. So because of this I developed a fear of having asthma. I'm sure that's not the case but I'm still worried.

So the main thing is that I kind of forgot how to breath normally and I keep forcing deep breaths and I'm yawning too much. Can someone help? I'm feeling as if all my other fears are nothing compared to this.

[ponato]

Okay, Ive been through this and understand you fully. You dont have asthma. You are just super aware of your breathing at the moment due to anxiety and focusing on it. For myself, when I was in the same situation I also thought asthma or low lung capacity or something. What it is for myself is 2 things. 1. Food and or outside allergies can make breathing a little constricted but absolutely nothing to worry about. 2. High histamine foods absolutey made my breathing somewhat shallower. Google high histamine foods and low histamine foods. Once I went to eating low histamine foods it dramatically improved my breathing and anxiety (actually my anxiety went away 100% a couple years ago). Anxiety and the breathing issue in my personal opinion are food allergy/external allergy/high histamine food related. Again, this is my opinion because it worked completely for me.

[Anne1221]

You probably need to seek some help for dealing with your anxiety issues. You said you got rid of your other anxiety issues but now you have this. Oh, I wish it was that easy to just get rid of anxiety but it has a way of coming back. You have to get it under control.
People don't just forget how to breath normally. Your anxiety is bad right now and each of us has to figure out our own way to control it instead of it controlling us. I go the doctor route, others go other routes.

[ponato]

You probably need to seek some help for dealing with your anxiety issues. You said you got rid of your other anxiety issues but now you have this. Oh, I wish it was that easy to just get rid of anxiety but it has a way of coming back. You have to get it under control.
People don't just forget how to breath normally. Your anxiety is bad right now and each of us has to figure out our own way to control it instead of it controlling us. I go the doctor route, others go other routes.

what an excellent post. Well stated

[Ponder]

Perhaps it's time to consider getting a hobby or starting a new one. Works for me.

[MiST]

One of if not the most common side effect of anxiety. It's in your mind, pay no attention, you will always get enough oxygen.

[J. Ans]

I have been through this. (As of recently, i have experienced it slightly again). I have to keep reminding myself that I am all right. I keep telling myself to exhale. I make myself push the air out/exhale, usually through my mouth, like a hissing noise. And whenever I inhale, I inhale through the nose. Then I exhale through the mouth. Sometimes I make myself do long exhales.........longer exhales than inhales, until I am feeling better.

Okay I know I already made a thread today but this is urgent.

These are my thoughts now: Am I breathing properly? Oh god, if I'm not breathing properly I'll die. I don't want to die, please someone help me. Do I have asthma? What causes asthma? Is it genetic? You can die from ashtma! Is this just my anxiety or asthma? I never had asthma, but what if I do now? I need oxygen! Goodbye world.

So I had this thing when I was little when at moments I couldn't fully breathe or I guess I was kind of forcing my breath. I always had to yawn or breathe really deep until I feel like I got air. I knew I was breathing, but the urge to breathe deeply was so irresistible and I thought that's how normally people breathe. Then it faded away and came back when I was 11 and I was never worried about it, it was just annoying. So now that I have anxiety, it came back again. But not immediately, I'm only having it now.

I think it's because I got rid of some of my other health related fears so now I have this. Basically it only happens when I focus on it and I think about it, if I don't, I'm completely fine. So because of this I developed a fear of having asthma. I'm sure that's not the case but I'm still worried.

So the main thing is that I kind of forgot how to breath normally and I keep forcing deep breaths and I'm yawning too much. Can someone help? I'm feeling as if all my other fears are nothing compared to this.

[J. Ans]

Yes, very well said, definitely if it comes back it surely does need to be treated, however route you want to choose, meditation, acupuncture, counseling, medication, it just needs to be treated somehow.

[metal4life]

Hi unknown!

The first thing I can say is that it's not asthma, I had asthma and when you get it for the first time
The only thing you do is cough without stopping and you can't do anythig and I got that too I think it's anxiety related because right now I'm like breathing but I feel I need more and that's not enough band it happens daily so don't worry you're not the only one

Marc.

[xUnknown]

Thanks a lot guys, when I wrote that I was in an extreme panic attack, even though it didn't look like it. I was 100% sure I was gonna die or pass out cause I thought I was breathing wrong and that it wasn't anxiety but something else. So I needed reassurance quickly and I wanted to assure myself I'm not alone.

Now I kinda have it under control, I found this method called the buteyko method. Basically you kind of force yourself to not breath with your mouth and not take deep breaths, you breath very slowly and little through your nose, it's sometimes uncomfortable but I know it will benefit me.

As of now I think this was the worst ever of my health anxiety, even worse than a fear of a heart attack. So I feel like my other fears were actually nothing compared to this, and I remind myself if I survived this, then so can I the other things.