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Mysterious shortness of breath: What has helped you?

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@gabrielm

Hi @meattruck, I'm really sorry for what you're going through. I know how hard it can be with one thing after another. But if I can offer any word of encouragement, consider this a journey that you're in the middle of that you will find your way through. Depression, anxiety, and other mental issues can manifest themselves in a variety of ways especially symptoms of the heart and breathing.

Have you dealt with the panic and anxiety directly? Either through medication or breathing exercises? There are many ways to deal with the anxiety and depression, which I highly recommend first getting under control. I think once you do, you will find your outlook improving with a sense of strong hope that will help you through everything.

Look up in-person or online Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which is a way of overcoming anxiety and depression through various mental exercises and slowly shifting your though patterns and processes to enable your state of mind to improve even in the midst of challenging times. From there, it is a snowball effect where you might find your physical symptoms going away. You can pursue this and other avenues such as breath control and breathing techniques to help calm the mind and manage your symptoms in parallel to what your doctors are helping you with.

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i was doing some CBT about 10 years ago or so. not sure why i stopped but i will definitely get back into it. it really does help. i just dont understand this "air hunger" phenomenon. how it starts, what it's connected to. why some days are better than others, etc. i am trying to use all resources available. the cardiologist is my next step then a 2nd opinion from a pulmonary doctor