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[Clairemtchll]

Does anyone have any breathing techniques as I also suffer from anxiety ...

I find that I am shallow breathing a lot because of the stress and anxiety with situation

And my chest etc is hurting subsequently.

Burning sensation .... Is this anxiety or asthma?

Sorry, as I explained before ... This is only the third bout of asthma in several years and have symptoms this time round since December.

[starveycat]

If you look up tai chi breathing it might help.another way is to take a deep breath in through the nose, then purse your lips and breathe slowly out if your mouth. If you want to calm yourself down , notice how when you breathe in the air is cold and when you breathe out it's warm, simple, but helps me at the dentist. Hope this helps a little

[Wheezycat]

I agree with starveycat. And when you can, and you feel relaxed try breathing as gently and slowly as you can. Imagine you have a feather lying on your upper lip. It shouldn’t move at all when you breathe out. So it needs to be very, very slow and gentle. There are loads of other things, too, you could do, like yoga, but for now just try one, and then do it gently. And Thai chi can be so good. Remember slow, slow movements and slow, gentle breathing is the order of the day for these kind of things.

[Clairemtchll in reply to Wheezycat]

Thank you 😊

[Slb306]

Hi. Sorry to hear your feeling so unwell. I developed dysfunctional breathing after struggling to get my asthma under control and a long ITU stay . I found using Buteyko breathing technique really helps me. Taught by my specialist respiratory physio, but basic intro is available online.

[HoppyNurse]

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[HoppyNurse in reply to HoppyNurse]

These are the handouts they give you in hospital.

[Wintersbite]

I've had asthma since I was 2 and a way my mum used to help me calm down my breathing at such a young age was to ignore all other sounds except her voice and she would tell me to imagine the sea and the waves coming in and out of the shore nice and calm next she told me to breathe with the waves so every time they came in i was to breathe in and when the waves go out I breathe out for a young child it helped me so much that I still sometimes use it today and I'm 39 now I have even had people ask me am I meditating and I tell them it's something like that but no and thay have used it for themselves and said it helps"wash away the panic feeling " but I also tell them it may not always work it depends on you and your situation eg if you need full on medical attention like to be put on a nebuliser it will help but not fully because you need the nebuliser to finish the job instead of your everyday inhaler.

[ChrissieMons]

Whichever breathing technique you use will be useful, but perhaps you need to find more long term ways of managing your stress and anxiety. Talk to your GP or asthma nurse about strategies you might use.

[Shamboo]

I only have when running can’t run more than 3 min I have asthma I have stress too because of this my hair lost too.

Try warm water with Ginger, Turmeric, and Pepper after that add Honey. Drink this for 7 days sometimes drink Turmeric with milk and Honey.

Hope this helps it helps my cough.