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Default Mar 16, 2019 at 03:46 AM
 
This is going to sound kind of ridiculous but I noticed that happens to me more when I have a slight allergy attack. I'm not saying all of your issues with it are physical I'm just saying they can affect the psychological. The most important thing with deep breathing is to flood your brain with oxygen. It's not so much about actually breathing to calm yourself down it's about getting more oxygen into your bloodstream which is why I think it helps with anxiety.

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Originally Posted by BonsaiGuy View Post
I have always had very shallow breaths and with hold my breath, then gasp without even realizing that I am doing this. I believe it has a lot to do with my anxiety disorder, but I can't be sure since I can't remember a time when I didn't do this.

I would like to focus on deep breathing and being mindful with my breathing.

Does anyone else do this or have this goal?

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