trouble breathing

I have felt like im short of breath all day and like i just cant get a good enough breath. Im freaking out my anxiety is telling me its something really bad but could it just be asthma or allergies

Hi

Sorry for the late reply how are you feeling now? Do you have asthma? If you do I would use your inhalers to help with your breathing. High anxiety can bring on panic which can make it difficult to breath try to relax as much as you can and if it continues I would go and seek advice from a doctor. Let us know how you are doing?.

Hibee

Hi

That is good you are going to make an appointment with your doctor but if you are still struggling to breath and have no inhaler I would maybe think about going to get checked over at your local A&E.

Do you have someone with you? I used to find breathing in and out of a paper bag did help get me get my breathing under control maybe you could try that.

Hibee

You may already know about this but I will mention it anyway, Scardy Cat had a resource here that teaches
breath control, it will stop you from hyperventilating, hyperventilation will cause an imbalance in your carbondixoid and oxygen, this imbalance will cause you to stress bad, get your breathing under control and
you will have a major method of fighting PAD. Its free here in resources.

Larry ***

I really hope you're feeling better now?

I can relate to this perfectly..the not being able to take a deep breath is absolutely terrible. Try distraction and assurance from hubby.

LP

Yes, this is definitely a symptom of anxiety, and can be very distressing.

The exercise that Larry mentioed is a good one. I will post it if you like...but since I recommend it all of the time (because it really works!) I may have already.

If I did, give it a try again for a round of at least 10 minutes. Even if you are not great at it at first...keep trying, it takes practice.

If I haven't and you are interested in it, let me know, and I will post it.

I hope that you are feeling better!

S.C.

Here you go...

'The Divided Breath' allows you to feel in control of your breathing, because you consciously have to divide each breath into three parts...it forces you to make sure each breath happens this certain way, rather than just helplessly experiencing your breathing as feeling out of control. Here are the steps.

The Divided Breath:

Imagine your lungs as having 3 parts. The bottom third, the middle, and top third. On the inhale fill the bottom third first, then the middle and finally the top third. Make sure that this is one continuous breath, but divided, with a slight pause in between each third. Hold the breath in for 3-5 seconds if possible. Exhale in reverse. First blow out the top third, then the middle, and finally the bottom third of your lungs until all air is expelled. (remember the pauses) Repeat several rounds for a toatal of about 10 minutes.

Practicing this every day will not only give you control and structure to your breathing, it will strengthen and loosen the thoractic muscles, allowing better, more productive breathing, and relieving the chest tightness!

You will probably need to practice this several times a day for awhile until you can finish one round. I did and that is okay, it is hard to do at first, but keep trying, it will get easier and then begin to help.

Best wishses with this!

S.C.

Do not be discouraged if you struggle to learn this, especially if in the middle of anxiety, just remember
that doing anything that distracts you from thinking about your problem is useful, the more you force
yourself to do this the better you will become, this exercise alone can break PAD and give you back control
Scardy Cat has a war chest full of things don't hesitate to ask.

Larry ***