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@tamaracaitlin- Do you have a Finger Pulse Oximeters? You can get them at Amazon or drugstores. They measure your oxygen level. As long as it is above 90 you are getting enough O2. So when you get scared you put it on a finger (preferably with no red or purple nail polish). Have you heard of Exercise-induced SOB?
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/exercise-induced-asthma/symptoms-causes/syc-20372300
These are exercises that you can do to open your chest. The last one here is how to handle a severe attack for SOB.
I think that it's a normal reaction that you are centering your life around you SOB right now. Fighting for full breaths is very scary and without a diagnosis, it's even scarier. When I first experienced mine I wondered about moving the wrong way!
What do you do when you have a bad day with it?