How do you know if you are anxious or you cant really breathe?

[looking4answers]

I was just curious about how you would know the difference in a real breathing problem or just anxiety? Cn anyone tell me ? Help?

[Anxious_gal]

my pulse oximeter tells me! it measures your blood oxygen level so as long as it's over 50 I'm not suffocating.

um your lips will turn blue.

I don;t know, anxiety makes you feel like your not getting enough air, being unfit makes you breathless, my heart palps do that too.

i guess you would find it takes an effort to breath?

[looking4answers]

Thanks Mishel, it seems today I walked outside into the heat and my jaws tightened up and my ears stopped up and my throat got tight ,but guess its all anxiety ...but I found a post from earlier this year I had the samething. When I feel I cant breathe my pulse is never rapid...I dont have a oxygen monitor but it seems normal pulse ,no real breathing problem and there is no blue anywhere so guess im ok. Thanks for replying.Michael