Can lungs just stop??

Can the lungs just stop working? Seemingly health lungs.... lungs with clear X-rays no lung condition like Asthma or copd.... just regular lungs!!!! Just deciding to quit!? Does that happen? This question has kept me up the past two hours! I know.... it’s a question for a doctor but I’m sure somebody out there knows this.... google isn’t direct.... just talks about lung conditions!!!

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Hi.

Not that I know of. Why, what happened??

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Just the anxiety making me feel like my breathing is tight!!! Part of the anxiety is just feeling like I could just stop breathing!

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If you have no underlying conditions, this sounds more like a symptom of an anxiety attack. I would strongly recommend you to talk to your doctor.

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There is a breathing technique fashioned by Dr. Andrew Weils called the 4-7-8 technique. You breathe in to a count of 4, hold for a count of 7, and forcibly breathe out to a count of 8. He has YT videos demostrating this.

Also, breathing from your stomach is a calmer way to breathe because it forces deeper breaths.

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What's got you worried that this will happen?

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Just the anxiety making me feel like my breathing is tight!!! Part of the anxiety is just feeling like I could just stop breathing!

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Your lungs will not just stop. You sound very healthy.

I don't think you will find any information on the internet that will tell you this. It will all be connected to some other underlying condition.

Perhaps you should see your MD for a check up? For reassurance? That will help settle your anxiety.

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No this isn't possible.

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That's bad anxiety. Heart and lung anxiety is common. Big triggers for me too, and I know this, but it still scares me and is uncomfortable. The problem is that when your heart and lungs speed up from being anxious it effects your central nervous system which make it worse, that's why they teach you to mediate and breath, to slow down your heart and lungs. Just talk to your doctor about it and it might help put your mind at ease some, before you call 911 like I did, because I thought my chest was going to cave in and I was going to stop breathing. True story..

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I am so sorry I feel

Your pain all to well! It’s a horrible horrible feeling! The breathing exercises kind of set my tightness in motion. I’m not sure I do it right!