This breathing this is really annoying. It's happened before but just for maybe an hour or two every couple weeks. But ever since I moved into my new apartment, every 10 seconds I feel the need to take a deep breath but when I do so I can't get enough air into my lungs. So then I start getting paranoid about so I have to keep taking deep breaths until I can "breath all the way" or something.
I agree about the whole A.D.D thing. I've bee taking medication for A.D.D since I was 13 and I'm 19 now. A.D.D really depresses me sometimes. Of course it didn't used to effect me as much until I had a bad break up a year ago, just the depression. I always feel better when I take my medication, but even that isn't enough to get me out of my seclusion. It also completely demolishes my appetite. Sometimes I have random anxiety attacks and my heart races. I get stressed out too easily. I overreact. My emotions are on a never ending rollarcoaster ride. I can be happy one moment and then the next minute I'll be extremely agitated or depressed. Maybe I have a thyroid condition or maybe I have slight bipolar depression. I might have low blood sugar as well because nearly half the time I stand up I get light headed and then my vision is clouded over. But anyways.. to get back on subject..
Maybe this breathing thing is caused by all these issues I have. There's no use in talking to my mom. She either doesn't believe me or thinks I'm exaggerating and everything is just hunkie doorie.
What's weird is now I can breathe fine again. Literally right now. I still am taking deep breaths but I'm able to satisfy my oxygen need better. And after I wrote out all that. Hm.. interesting..
I agree about the whole A.D.D thing. I've bee taking medication for A.D.D since I was 13 and I'm 19 now. A.D.D really depresses me sometimes. Of course it didn't used to effect me as much until I had a bad break up a year ago, just the depression. I always feel better when I take my medication, but even that isn't enough to get me out of my seclusion. It also completely demolishes my appetite. Sometimes I have random anxiety attacks and my heart races. I get stressed out too easily. I overreact. My emotions are on a never ending rollarcoaster ride. I can be happy one moment and then the next minute I'll be extremely agitated or depressed. Maybe I have a thyroid condition or maybe I have slight bipolar depression. I might have low blood sugar as well because nearly half the time I stand up I get light headed and then my vision is clouded over. But anyways.. to get back on subject..
Maybe this breathing thing is caused by all these issues I have. There's no use in talking to my mom. She either doesn't believe me or thinks I'm exaggerating and everything is just hunkie doorie.
What's weird is now I can breathe fine again. Literally right now. I still am taking deep breaths but I'm able to satisfy my oxygen need better. And after I wrote out all that. Hm.. interesting..
I must be ANXIETY. I am 23 years old and for the past few days i've been having problems with boyfriend and suddenly today i find myself taking constant deep breaths.
I'm experiencing the same things. Anxiety makes a whole lot of sense. I notice that it is worse when I don't get enough sleep. It almost compounds as I get more sleep deprived. I don't have issues if I sleep well. Sleep could help in reducing stress levels. Even just reading everyone's responses has calmed my anxiety about my breathing and I feel mostly normal right now. What a relief!
My son who is 3 years old is strangely taking in deep breaths every now and then, which caused me to google this up. I've just made an appointment for him to see his Pediatrician. However, after reading these threads, I too, started feeling like I wasn't inhaling enough oxygen. The mind is so powerful...
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I had this in my early twenties and now it is back again in my early forties.. I wasent happy in my job so I got this need to deep breathe and constant yawning.. Now today I have it back again.. I moved into a job after coming back from maternity leave and I had to fight to get back to the position i had before i left.. I got a more senior role and I was definitely anxious about it.. I am out of a job now but I have lost my mother along with minding 2 kids on a full time basis.. I found a cure which helped. its called lip pursing.. you basically breathe in and then when you breathe out, you do so through your lips but slowly.. it actually works.. I also went for a hot stone massage and that also helps.. it helps you relax and forget.. there is something worrying you.. you need a lifestyle change... is it your job or maybe home life is exhausting.. even a walk is good to get away from it all. But bottom line it is definitely stress related..
I had this in my early twenties and now it is back again in my early forties.. I wasent happy in my job so I got this need to deep breathe and constant yawning.. Now today I have it back again.. I moved into a job after coming back from maternity leave and I had to fight to get back to the position i had before i left.. I got a more senior role and I was definitely anxious about it.. I am out of a job now but I have lost my mother along with minding 2 kids on a full time basis.. I found a cure which helped. its called lip pursing.. you basically breathe in and then when you breathe out, you do so through your lips but slowly.. it actually works.. I also went for a hot stone massage and that also helps.. it helps you relax and forget.. there is something worrying you.. you need a lifestyle change... is it your job or maybe home life is exhausting.. even a walk is good to get away from it all. But bottom line it is definitely stress related..
maybe your just a hypochondriac! I have the same problem, when I am doing something that takes my mind of my breathing problem, I totally forget about it and i feel fine, But when Im done with the activity, I begin to think about it again and it comes back. When I try to control it the frustration of a deep breath builds up in the middle of my hcest. Finally I give in and take a deep breath and I feel fine for a momment.
What were your symptoms before you found out what was wrong?? Cause i have had this proble. For 2 years and its just gotten worse.... it started out of no where and i had trouble breathing constantly taking deep breathes and now it is worse my symptoms are constantly changing one week i will have constant sniffling and the next ill have a spasm in my diaphram for a week.
uhm someone doesnt want to hear that stupid remark when they cant breath!!!!!!!!!!!
Try to keep yourself busy, meditate, do regular exercise, even 20 mins a day would work ( 15 mins jogging would be perfect ), socialize as much as possible(join some yoga class), go and play your favorite sport,try to change your routine,make new friends and the most important thing is that always remember " you are not the only one suffering from this from the entire world"......
i was suffering from the same and it helped me a lot....
i was suffering from the same and it helped me a lot....
All good advice from everyone. I just started having these same symptoms this year. I have had my share of stress with family to losing my job. One night in July, I had an attack so bad around 3 am, that I couldn't go back to sleep. I got dressed, got in my car and drove around for 30 minutes just to clear my head, get some fresh air and try to focus on something else. I also took a Xanax (prescription for something else) and I guess it helped too. In Aug, I went one week without even thinking about my breathing and had no flair ups when my grandkids visited. But ever since, it's been on and off. I've been trying to narrow what i was doing (eating, hours of sleep, etc) when they hit and am wondering if not getting enough regular sleep may trigger it? When my g-kids were here, I was getting about 7-8 hrs sleep straight (upstairs in the bed). But now that i'm not working, my sleep times are crazy. I'm staying up till the wee hours, falling asleep downstairs and when I go upstairs I'm tossing and turning for about an hour before dozing back off. Then I'm up at 8 ish cause I can't sleep longer than that. I'll start going to bed to get the 7-8 hrs and see if that helps.
Plus it's weird that as soon as I get in the bed, my mind immediately starts thinking about my breathing and the what ifs if I can't catch my breath. It's crazy. I try not to think about it, but it's very hard. Maybe going to a psychiatrist might help or hypnosis. When I'm out and about, doing something, I notice I don't think about it and i have no problems. Maybe it's in our heads?
I've also thought about going to the Dr because of the asthma factor. I still may make an appt. One other thing I picked up last year which I never had before is allergies. I'm 45 so getting these things kind of late compared to some of the folks on here. Good luck to all in the fight against this.
Plus it's weird that as soon as I get in the bed, my mind immediately starts thinking about my breathing and the what ifs if I can't catch my breath. It's crazy. I try not to think about it, but it's very hard. Maybe going to a psychiatrist might help or hypnosis. When I'm out and about, doing something, I notice I don't think about it and i have no problems. Maybe it's in our heads?
I've also thought about going to the Dr because of the asthma factor. I still may make an appt. One other thing I picked up last year which I never had before is allergies. I'm 45 so getting these things kind of late compared to some of the folks on here. Good luck to all in the fight against this.
It is simple if all your tests are clear then its anxiety, the only solution and cure is not to think about it, make urself busy with other thing, keep in mind that its an illusion and you are fine and you are helathy and young so simply you are fine just don't think about it...
Hi all,
I have the exact same problem and I'm so glad I found this discussion. It helps just to know there are people out there in the same situation as me. Currently I'm living in a foreign country, I've just started a new job and I am feeling a bit out of my depth. Sometimes when this feeling comes on I dont think i'm that stressed, but then I look back on the last couple of weeks and think 'oh yeah, I suppose that was stressful', especially for someone who has suffered anxiety for as long as I can remember.
Usually for me it lasts a few days, up to a week sometimes. I have trouble sleeping and I lose my appetite. being tired doesn't help but I can't sleep because of it so it's a vicious circle really.
But it's nice to know i'm not the only one :)
I have the exact same problem and I'm so glad I found this discussion. It helps just to know there are people out there in the same situation as me. Currently I'm living in a foreign country, I've just started a new job and I am feeling a bit out of my depth. Sometimes when this feeling comes on I dont think i'm that stressed, but then I look back on the last couple of weeks and think 'oh yeah, I suppose that was stressful', especially for someone who has suffered anxiety for as long as I can remember.
Usually for me it lasts a few days, up to a week sometimes. I have trouble sleeping and I lose my appetite. being tired doesn't help but I can't sleep because of it so it's a vicious circle really.
But it's nice to know i'm not the only one :)
I think I may have the same similar problems. And I don't understand why I don't drink I don't do drugs or smoke. I either have to yawn or I take in breaths and when I do either I will sometimes get this satisfactory relief but a lot of the times I don't. My doctor told me my breathing is normal and when I sleep at night I get 6 or 7 hours of sleep no problem. I don't wake up gasping for air or anything. I feel a little discomfort in my chest though like its not relaxed due to me not having the satisfactory relief of breathing. It's not a pain or a burn or anything like that.
I had this problem a long time ago when I was in my teens and twenties but it lasted maybe a day at most I can't even remember. I have had this problem for years now but it's been really bothering me as of late and I'm tired of it. I feel as if my attention is always focused on trying to breath right so my chest feels at ease I try hard to not think about it but at times it just doesn't help. My throat at times will feel weird to like it has some kinda carbonated pressure or something. I'll sometimes hear these weird little sounds my throat will make come out of my mouth.
I don't want to die but sometimes I just wish I would peacefully. I'm so tired of dealing with this.
i am 59 and i always seem like i have to take a deep breath and when i cant get them i freak.they have told me it is stress and anxiety.i just went to have a cat scan done today i will let you know how it turns out.
THANK YOU i was quite stupid tho i went to test this and i grabbed some hot sauce and put a bit in my mouth and it was the liquid was almost like water so when i put it over my mouth i got alot and yeah so next time im going to be putting it in my food lol