Anxiety Support Group

Anxiety is a physical condition marked by intense and persistent feelings of distress, fear, angst or dread. General anxiety caused by routine day-to-day stresses usually passes quickly and is experienced by almost everyone at one time or another. However, such feelings that linger over time and are very difficult to cope with, and which lack a clear cause, may indicate...

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dks07 01/08/2008

i Constantly feel as though i have a rough time breathing and it makes me nervous i feel as though my heart is going to stop or that I'll stop breathing altogether it just really frightens me,...i went to many docs and had numerous test done they say there is absolutely nothing wrong with my breathing or physically period does anyone else get like this??

~Diana ~

deleted_user 01/08/2008

its all in ure head thts why anxiety is all ti do with ure metality, i get tht now and again its frustrating i no see if u can go to ure doctors maybe get some busporin or summit these help they slow u down a bit make u relax hope this helps Ryan

deleted_user 01/08/2008

It is the anxiety, will get better with meds, mine is a lot better and can contol. Taking effexor XR, just about off of xanax XR.

deleted_user 01/08/2008

Well, I can completely relate as that was my biggest issue when my anxiety was at it's worst.......I was so frightened that I would actually have to go to the ER, several times! It's a very scary feeling to feel like you can't breathe....so make sure you don't beat yourself up about it.....just try to embrace that it's the anxiety and treat yourself to a nice bath or something....this to shall pass!

deleted_user 01/08/2008

yes, It is is a symptom of a panic attack. I went to a panic attack group. The first thing you might want to try is breathing in a brown paper bag slowly. See if that helps.
That is just to get you to relax but to conquer the shorter breaths try breathing through a straw. At first I couldn't do it I would panic but through practice I was able to accomplish this.

deleted_user 01/08/2008

I feel your pain. Have not been able to breath for YEARS now, of course I have my good days or phases but for the most part I can't or feel that I can't catch my breath. Xanax helped but I have been on it toooo long and it's hard to come off of it. I don't want to rely on it. Might be time for an antidepressant.... have you tried one yet? It is a terrible feeling and yet it sounds like me, which is anxiety so you have to talk yourself through it and trust me.... I am still alive... even though I feel like I haven't been able to breath for 10 years now, so I am obviously breathing it just feels like I can catch my breath. There are some self help CD's out there that teach stomach breathing versus chest breathing which may help. You are not alone, let me know how you are doing.

deleted_user 01/09/2008

I know EXACTLY how you feel! I feel asif my throat is closing up and i start hyperventilating CONSTANTLY!
I've been to every doctor possible to get it checked out and just like in your case, all of them said there was nothing physically wrong with the way i breathed. It's very stressful, and all i can say is that you have me to completely relate to.

Stay strong!

deleted_user 01/09/2008

I've really been suffering with this lately. It's a combination of anxiety and my stomach problems acting up, but I feel your pain. I try not to worry about my heart too much anymore, but I sometimes feel like I'm losing my ability to breathe. I reassure myself sometimes by doing a breath volume analyzer/trainer that my grandfather got when he went to the hospital once. When I see that I am breathing in just as much air as I normally do and I remember that there is nothing wrong with my heart, I feel somewhat comforted. I hope you are able to cope with this.

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