Breathing feels weird though I know it’s normal

[mz_rachel]

I feel like when I exhale, I won’t get to inhale. Anyone have those thoughts?

[Aozora___3]

Yeah i understand what you mean! Just try and not focus on it and keep yourself busy and you’ll slowly begin to not notice it

[mz_rachel in reply to Aozora___3]

That is true... my focus is on it. And that’s why I have freak outbursts =\

[Aozora___3 in reply to mz_rachel]

I focus on my breathing and it causes me to struggle to breathe! Then i blame my medication for my breathing issues, but then again it may actually be the cause.

Do some deep breathing techniques and keep your mind off it, there are some good apps that help anxiety

[mz_rachel in reply to Aozora___3]

I’m glad to know I have people out there that go through the same thing

[Aozora___3 in reply to mz_rachel]

There are so many people who struggle with this too. If you just searched ‘breathing’ on this site then you’ll find many others

[mz_rachel in reply to Aozora___3]

Oh wow I never thought to do that. Thank you for the tip!

[Aozora___3 in reply to mz_rachel]

No problem

[coolusername]

I know it's a late reply, but when your breathing feels off, write stuff down. Go on here, and reply to people, write a diary entry, write about something you hate, write about something you're passionate about. Because when you're writing you're thinking about what to say next, and it blocks out all the thoughts about breathing/whatever is making you feel uncomfortable or scared.

I mean, it's what I'm doing right now

[mz_rachel in reply to coolusername]

A.. thank you so much for your message. I do tend to go on here when I’m having a mentally breakdown. It just sucks having to wait for someone to reply back quick but at least somewhat of my thoughts are written down. It’s so hard during an episode to get anything through, but it does help to try and write. I don’t even know what normal means anymore.. every single day I’m suffering.

[coolusername in reply to mz_rachel]

It's not a permanent fix, it's just a temporary distraction. It's a horrible thing to have to go through, and it's so hard to rationalise with yourself when you're in such a state of panic! It sounds so cliche, to just "write" haha, but yeah just keep looking for anything that pre-occupies your mind (i was once convinced that I was dying, and I wasn't breathing, so i wrote my death letter and by the end of it, I felt ok) so you can give yourself a break! It's a long, uphill, walk to recovery, and I'm sure if there was a quick-fix invented, they'd be very rich indeed.

[mz_rachel]

God I hate those ones where I feel like I’m dying. And I’m trying not to freaking panic, lord. It’s hard to do anything and I’m still trying till this day. Do you go through it on a daily?