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09-02-12, 17:28
Why is it that anxiety has to create this terrible feeling like we're suffocating or that we can't fill our lungs? I would almost prefer any other symptom over this one. It generates so much fear and the more I think about my breathing the worse it gets. I have woken up in the morning feeling like someone's sitting on my chest and sometimes it feels like I'm breathing through a straw. I know I have written about this before and mentioned Hyperventilation Syndrome, which I am certain I have. It's just therapeutic to write about it and see if other people have this. I have been doing breathing exercises recently which help but my problem is I keep thinking about all the possible, physical causes that I 'could' have like asthma for example (as well as other things) and that just keeps the anxiety going and keeps me from breathing in a relaxed way. AAAAAAAAAGH!!!
This really is enough to drive you mad! :scared15:
This really is enough to drive you mad! :scared15: