Sounds exactly like anxiety......but you should always discuss any new symptoms with your doctor.

In fact do you know how many times I said "my head feels funny" I can't even imagine

This is very common to us anxiety sufferers. Here's a copy of a post a few weeks back that may help:)....

There have been many posts related to breathing and it's affects on anxiety recently. One thing that is suggested often is to paractice 'deep breathing'. This can be a very important tool in the recovery of panic/anxiety disorder. Here is a link explaining the studies of 'shallow breathing' as it relates to anxiety:

http://panicdisorder.about.com/cs/...

And here is a link describing the advantages, and a quick overview, of deep breathing:

http://panicdisorder.about.com/cs/...

It really does help! And remember... you are not alone!

I feel that way, too, only right before I fall asleep. My breathing becomes shallow and loud and I feel like my chest is pressing down on my lungs and suffocating me. :/

i get that, but i only seem to get it when im not doing anything. i mean when im out with friends or at school, i dont really notice it (sometimes i do) but when im at home, and im watching tv or on the computer or reading, i can really feel it

oh yes, i know this well, one time i was like it for 5 days, i just cud not get that breath, the more i tried the worse it got and in the end my body ached and i felt exausted. it helped me to learn that this is caused by not, 'not getting enough air' but actually your taking in too much, i used to think of hyperventilating as a period of rapid breathing/smothering feeling, but in fact this is the same. by gulping in air trying to get that breath, your taking in too much oxygen, and this upsets the balance between the levels of carbon dioxide / oxygen, this is wot casues the feeling, thats why you hear of people using a paper bag to breathe into, cos when u inhale u take in carbon dioxide, so this resets the levels, works for me somtimes, but also resist taking that big breath,cos now u know its making it worse! slow ur breathing right down and just concentrate on breathing slower an more normaly an it passes. lol xx

It's also helpful to do the breathing exercise where you breathe out for longet than you breathe in..ie...breathe in to a count of 5 and breathe out to a count of 6....Works for me !