Hey everyone, new here but this is by far the most responses I’ve seen on any forum sites related to this matter. A little bit of my backstory, I am 27 years old and first dealt with this issue back in 2017 when I was 19. I don’t know where or how it started but I just remember having a feeling in my neck that would cause me to yawn or take a deep breath every few breaths. Whenever I couldn’t get that feeling I would feel my body go into full panic mode until I can get that satisfaction, just for it to start up again. At the beginning this was something very hard for me, I would say for the first year it had me completely at its mercy. Something clicked when I got with my current partner and from the years 2019-present although the issue is still there it was a lot easier to manage. In that time I’ve continued my relationship, graduated college, started driving, traveled. All while still having this flare up from time to time but I felt good because I had very good control of it. I’ve never done any follow up on this issue after all these years because I always had an idea it was anxiety related and as mentioned above the last few years have been relatively good.

Fast forward present day, the last I would say month to month and a half have been absolutely brutal. I have not being able to push this off to the side as I have in years past and it’s even started effecting my day to day activities such as driving. A couple of weeks ago my partner and I went on vacation and the plane ride was unbearable, constantly taking a deep breath or trying to yawn to satisfy that feeling in my neck. It’s taken a toll on me mentally because my partner’s never seen this side and I’m worried it’s effecting her. I have been driving around still but I get in my head about car rides now and instantly start panicking when I’m in my car and feel this. The reason I decided to finally post in a place like this is to ask for advise. I know I’ve done it in the past but it’s been so difficult recently. I’m hoping to get good ideas on what to do to get back control of this, I accepted this issue a while ago and was living well with it but I do not want it to have control over me in this way. Any advice would help!