Hi I have recently had an awful feeling of
shortness of breath, it is worse when I
finally lay down to sleep at night even
though I have two pillows underneath my
head I still feel very short of breath but
when I remove one of them I am not as bad
at all, what is happening to me?
Any comments please as I am very anxious
indeed.
Tamika
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bubblycat
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Meds Posted: 04-22-08 02:39am
Are you on any meds? I sleep with one
pillow because i know i cant with two.
Wish i could cos its more comfy but
keeping your head fairly even with your
body will be better for your
breathig!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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johnR
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Joined: 20 May 2006 Posts: 229
Posted: 04-23-08 12:03pm
It sounds like anxiety and it could turn
to panic if you do not take some steps to
deal with it soon and trust me from
experience you do not want to go there.
Anxiety is generally caused by how you
improperly process thoughts often in
regards to a physical sensation like
shortness of breath. I would encourage you
to look into learning cbt coping
strategies. Cbt is great for panic anxiety
and depression but you have to do the
exercises everyday so it does take a lot
of work and self discipline. It is
self-help so you can do it on your own if
you are willing to work at the exercises
like the tea form. I still do the tea form
exercise that I learned in the book by sam
obitz daily and the thought processes that
eliminate panic and anxiety do become
ingrained over time but you have to do the
tea forms everyday! Good luck and i hope
this is helpful to you
