I have a quick question.

Ok so now a days I have been running in the mornings. I run every other day or every few days depending on how I feel with my anxiety and all. I go running around the circle right outside my house and it's about half a mile long perhaps a little less. And I began running only one lap and I noticed that I was running faster than normal and end up pretty out of breath afterwards( normal when running right?) especially if I run at a faster pace. Then I decided to slow down my pace and run two laps which works but on somedays I feel that more out of breath than other days if that makes sense? Like for example the first lap I breathe out of my nose because I'm not worn out then as I start to reach then beginning of the second then I need to start taking breathes out of my mouth because I'm getting tired. And in other days I'm breathing hard after the first lap and feel I should stop. Don't know why but that just concerned me a bit so is it possible to feel anxiety while you run? And if so is that the reason why I breathe harder than compared to other days? Or could it be improper breathing habits as I run? If any of you can give me some clearance here that'd give me a peace of mind but if not that's perfectly okay too.

Thanks for reading, Jocipher

Thanks for replying SC! I missed your replys! It's not that my limbs are achy or anything. Somedays I wake up and go and others I eat a little something and drink water and go. It normally takes a minute or two to recover and since I've been dealing with anxiety I have felt some weird feelings in my chest occasionally not all the time. So I was just curious if anxiety played a role in me breathing harder faster than other times as a run or if it's just some other random reason that I don't know of. Or maybe I'm just overreacting and it's just my hypersensitivety idk. I'm not much of a runner and frankly I hate running but I try to do it to keep healthy. I've also noticed healthier eating habits like eating more granola and fruits etc and less junk which is good but I feel I still have that worry that my body isn't healthy( and you can probably guess which part). Try to remind myself of the tests I got and what not but Im rambling my real question was with the running haha.

Ok thank you sooooooooooooo much Joneb2!!!!! I was curious because if you haven't noticed I'm hypersensitive about my body and was curious if this is normal thank you so much for your comforting reply. I do normally give myself a couple of days before I run again and dealing with anxiety I was curious haha but thank you for clearing that up for me I really appreciate it:) Im feeling some anxiety now because I'm watching the Blackhawks vs bruins game and that gets me going a little bit! I could never do what they do. Hockey must be really exhausted!

In through your nose, out through your mouth. And it will get easier over time, although running the same track can be a bit boring so I like to mix it up.

Yes, I had anxiety attack while I running once where I became so lost in my thoughts I got lost and had a hard time finding my way back home. Just because you're running doesn't mean the anxiety went away.

Running helps keep anxiety in check, gets all the nervous energy out, at least for me. If you're not carrying extra weight, I would think you should be able to run about 2 miles quite easily. Try one day doing double what you normally do, especially when you feel tired just push it.

On my anxious days I run and I just keep going to prove to myself I can do it. And every time I'm totally fine, even when I've had an exhausting day at the office. You will be fine too, the human body was designed to handle a lot more than 2 miles of running on empty.

Joshua

Thanks all for your replies! I was thinking about mixing up my trail for a little bit but didnt know how I felt about doing that but perhaps ill give it a try. And about the music thing I would most definitely listen to music because I know from experience that helps but I don't really have good ear buds to use while I'm running because mine always fall out during haha. And as for the pushing myself I know I can do that because when I was still in school I pushed myself when I finally did the mile run in gym and that was during my bad anxiety stage. For me I seem to push myself a little harder when I have less anxiety because when I was in that bad anxiety stage in the past I barely worked out because of my fears but as it went away I started to work out more and push more because I felt good! So it depends on how my anxiety is doing on that day I know I can do it no matter what level of anxiety I do have but that's normally what I do.

Yeah I know but they still fall out when I get sweaty and I have to keep putting them back in I mean ill try it but not sure how it'll work. I plan on running tomorrow because I ran yesterday and want to wait a couple of days to run again. But I can try again.

I used to have a pair like those but then they broke so I'm stuck with the ear buds haha.

Absolutely! I have had this...excitement and/or overstimulation can certainly register in a similar way as anxiety and trigger the same reactions!;p

Good job on not letting it derail you.:)

S.C.

So I didn't go for a run today due to rain so tried to do a little work out at home and tried a little cardio but today was weird because as I started I suddenly felt drained of energy and that kind of shocked me. I got a little dizzy as well. Did this right after I ate so I should have had energy but then I just felt I got drained. It Got me worried and I feel weak as well

I didn't know that haha I thought the body was capable of anything I learned my lesson thanks Larry:)