nick1994
22-07-19, 09:42
Hi all, hope you're well.
After a really crap year I feel like I'm making good progress with my anxiety/panic disorder with some CBT and propranolol.
However, there's one symptom still bugging the heck out of me. Now, it's as if there's a balloon inside me that expands and makes it difficult to inhale and breathe properly. It makes it really tough to breathe properly unless I move around - but if you're on public transport at rush hour that's a little tough. I usually need to burp after it so I'm assuming it's something to do with hyperventilating, but I'm curious, is there a way to prevent this?
The old me would have broken down at first sign of this symptom but now, I'm avoiding catastrophising and interpreting the symptom as anxiety, but this still hasn't prevented the fight or flight symptom. I can acknowledge it is just my body trying to protect me but it's still a royal pain. I have a long haul flight soon and I'd rather not have this symptom as it's hard enough to breathe on a bloody jet with recycled air.
Any advice to prevent hyperventilation/this symptom? Does it sound like hyperventilation? The more I focus on breathing the worse it gets!
Thanks and cheers
Nick
After a really crap year I feel like I'm making good progress with my anxiety/panic disorder with some CBT and propranolol.
However, there's one symptom still bugging the heck out of me. Now, it's as if there's a balloon inside me that expands and makes it difficult to inhale and breathe properly. It makes it really tough to breathe properly unless I move around - but if you're on public transport at rush hour that's a little tough. I usually need to burp after it so I'm assuming it's something to do with hyperventilating, but I'm curious, is there a way to prevent this?
The old me would have broken down at first sign of this symptom but now, I'm avoiding catastrophising and interpreting the symptom as anxiety, but this still hasn't prevented the fight or flight symptom. I can acknowledge it is just my body trying to protect me but it's still a royal pain. I have a long haul flight soon and I'd rather not have this symptom as it's hard enough to breathe on a bloody jet with recycled air.
Any advice to prevent hyperventilation/this symptom? Does it sound like hyperventilation? The more I focus on breathing the worse it gets!
Thanks and cheers
Nick