Holding your breath

[rossi]

hi. i seem to be noticing that whem im anixious i seem to be holding my breath anyone else get this. and also been getting these strange head feelings as if somthing is pulling me downwards inside my head strange i know x

[87sal87]

I tend to hold my breath when I check my pulse (which is regulary) then I wonder why it's beating funny/fast..but half the time I don't even know I'm holding my breath until I take my finger off my pulse & have to take a big breath cos I've been holding it that long lol
:)

[unspoken]

Yeah, I tend to hold my breath while I'm being gripped by an anxious thought. Then I develop an irregular breathing pattern. I noticed I'm doing it and tell myself to breathe properly. I find going for a short run, just long enough to get me out of breath, can help me to reset my breathing pattern.