ANXIETY AND BREATHING

DOES ANYONE EVER FEEL LIKE THEY HAVE TO TAKE EXTRA BREATHS JUST TO FEEL LIKE YOUR BREATHING RIGHT. I ONLY GET LIKE THIS WHEN I HAVE WORRIES AND THOUGHTS RUN DEEPER IN MY HEAD. AND THE HEART THING, IT FEELS LIKE ITS NOT DOING SOMETHING RIGHT. IS THIS ALL NORMAL? I FEEL LIKE I HAVE MY LIFE ON PAUSE BECAUSE JUST WORRING AND WORRING ABOUT GETTING AN ANXIETY ATTACK WHICH FEELS LIKE IM GOING TO DIE THAT MINUTE. CAN ANYONE RELATE?

[keyran]

Yeah, I definitely have trouble breathing when Anxiety really starts kicking in, you're definitely not alone there. I sometimes just have to stop what i'm doing entirely just to gather myself.

When it get's REALLY bad, I just shut my eyes, take deep breathes, and count to 10.

[jakegorzen]

I smoke, so I naturally have breathing problems, which ends up flaring up my anxiety from not breathing right.
Thank God Im starting to quit, Im already feeling better

[Aradia_Trynt]

yes, i get that, quite often as of late.  something i have found that helps is cold water over my head.  this helps my panic attacks as well.

i hope you are alright, if you try that pleas let me know if it helps you as well.

~huggles~

-sil

[dotterly]

This sounds just like what my mother was saying the other night when she was having trouble breathing - she was diagnosed with anxiety and given Ativan, which seems to help her a lot. Good luck.

[kb1234]

i have the exact same thing. its horrible i never feel like im breathing right, and my heart never feels like its beating quite right. it is the scariest thing and i always think its going to bring on a panic attack or im going to pass out. im right there with you!