I've had anxiety issues all of my life. One of the first symptoms I noticed, decades ago, was the feeling that I couldn't get a good, full breath of air. Even now, after so many years of therapy, medications, acupuncture, hypnosis, CBT, biofeedback training, yoga, and even spiritual healing (?!) I still have this extremely uncomfortable feeling every day of my life. It's not constant, but it is making my outwardly good life quite miserable. I've tried the Buteyko method but can't seem to put what I've learned from it into use when "the breathies", as I call them, start, unless I'm in a place where I can lie back and sort of play the CD I like to listen to in my head. What can I do when I'm out in public and get "the breathies", which sometimes turn into full-blown panic attacks?? I've become agoraphobic because of this problem and feel like I'm missing out on most of my life . I would greatly appreciate hearing from anyone who has dealt with this problem successfully,
Thank you so much,
Lindy