Angel,
I'm not sure about damage to our lungs but I sure worry about what we are doing to our hearts. I too have problems that trigger anxiety about irregular breathing. Even after doing something stenuous which would normally elevate my breating...my brain tells me I shouldn't have to labor with my breath like I do. Hours can pass before I can stop focusing on my breathing and heartbeat. Just another trigger for a bad day coming. Sometimes the deep breathing helps...sometimes it seems to make it worse.
Keep you head up,
Laine
Thanks Danielle for your help. yes you did help.
I will try my best to try to move past this. Its just hard because its my breathing. Its not like I have pain somewhere that I can get over eventually, this is my breathing.....the oxygen that keeps me alive. So i always fear that i'm not getting enough oxygen or something. I have all these awful thoughts that are somewhat hard to challenge. anyhow, i hope this too will pass.
Anyone else get this?
Angel,
Just like we challenge our anxious thoughts, we should try to correct our breathing with our deep breathing techniques. If it just seems like you can't get a hold of it, don't dwell, move past it. Find something to distract your mind from it for a couple hours.
Hope this helps.
Danielle
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Hi everyone,
I tried to post this before but it didnt' seem to work. So hopefully it works this time.
I was just asking if you guys think we are causing damage to our lungs overtime because we put so much strain on them? What i mean is, do you think our lungs will get so tired in the future (because of all the breathing problems and irregular breathing everyday) to the point that we damage them in some way? such as develop lung conditions? diseases? etc
I'm just having a really bad day today. The WHOLE day I have restricted breathing. Not once was I able to just relax from it. I have to deal with this irregular breathing every single day. I feel like i'm breathing through a hole or something. I just cant believe this is anxiety. can anxiety do this on a daily basis and this intense? I cant help it but cry........i feel so frustrated, angry, and afraid. I want to breath normally and freely
