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Mysterious shortness of breath: What has helped you?
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Hi @robertagrace, yes we're still here, trying to help as many people as possible find answers. 🙂 You're in the right place. First, I'm sorry that you've been dealing with this. It's unsettling especially when you're not sure where it's coming from.
I assume you hadn't dealt with air hunger before June? So this would be the first onset. If it's any comfort, I've been dealing with it since 2012, but am living pretty normally most of that time. There are bouts where it gets worse and I increase the intensity and frequency of breathing exercises but it seems to return to a decent state that doesn't interfere too much in my daily activities.
The fact that you tried something (Buteyko breathing method in this case) and it helped, is a good sign. It means that there's some mind/body disconnect that can be reconnected with the right tools and techniques.
Have you looked into Cognitive Behavioral Therapy? CBT (not to be confused with CBD 🙂 ) can help a great deal with anxiety, which may alleviate the air hunger symptoms.
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@gabrielm Hi Gabe, thankyou so much for your response.
For some reason for my it seems entirely cycle based, the idea that you have had this since 2012 is both comforting and terrifying to me I won't lie! I give it to you that you've dealt with it for so long and live pretty normally, that gives me hope. I wake up every day hoping it's gone.
Buteyko breathing does seem to help me a little if only for a little while before it comes back, I think I just need to be consistent.
I have been in and out of therapy for years, including CBT, and never really found the right therapist I don't think. Although this feeling for me comes on even when I have no other symptoms of anxiety, and I don't even feel mentally anxious... is that the same for you?
I've suffered with my anxiety since 17, but my anxiety has always manifested itself in my gastro system. I've developed IBS over the years as its always affected me that way, never my breathing or my heart palpitations, until June this year.