damianjmcgrath
16-08-15, 10:00
Hi everyone
I've got a few health anxiety problems but one area that I'd like to get a lot better in is my breathing. I've read a few breathing techniques that I think could really help but I'm finding them pretty difficult.
For example, one of them says breathe in for 4, hold, and out for 7. Another one is 7/11. My problem is that when I breathe in, I can only really do that for 2 seconds or so. It's like I hit the limit. I don't know if it's a muscle limit or a lung capacity limit. I try and breathe so my stomach rises, not my shoulders, as I was told that was a better technique.
I've got another slight problem when it comes to breathing out, in that when I deliberately slow it down, it sort of feels shaky. But maybe that's related to me breathing out more than I must have taken in.
Has anyone got any advice, or has anyone found the same thing? Is it a lung problem like asthma that I don't know I've got? I'm not fit so maybe my lung capacity is small. Anyone's thoughts would be appreciated!
Thanks
I've got a few health anxiety problems but one area that I'd like to get a lot better in is my breathing. I've read a few breathing techniques that I think could really help but I'm finding them pretty difficult.
For example, one of them says breathe in for 4, hold, and out for 7. Another one is 7/11. My problem is that when I breathe in, I can only really do that for 2 seconds or so. It's like I hit the limit. I don't know if it's a muscle limit or a lung capacity limit. I try and breathe so my stomach rises, not my shoulders, as I was told that was a better technique.
I've got another slight problem when it comes to breathing out, in that when I deliberately slow it down, it sort of feels shaky. But maybe that's related to me breathing out more than I must have taken in.
Has anyone got any advice, or has anyone found the same thing? Is it a lung problem like asthma that I don't know I've got? I'm not fit so maybe my lung capacity is small. Anyone's thoughts would be appreciated!
Thanks