Amas5750 Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 So this has been happening a few times per day. Whenever I thInk about my divorce or the Exs in my life who abandoned/disrespected me then I get breathless. Like I have to struggle to really get a breath in. It's like I have to focus and try to get that breath deep in my belly cos otherwise I have like a shallow panicky breath or something. I literally have to focus in it to try and distract myself and whenever (1-2 minutes later) I do manage to be distracted by something else, then the breathing problem goes away. It only occurs when I think about my divorce (January 2015 from 5 years married) and rebound relationship ending. Do u think it's panic or anxiety? Can anyone relate. I have not had this problem before. Link to post Share on other sites
OneForTheRoad Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 I felt the same when my first long relationship ended (4 years). The second one that ended just now was showing the same signs, but I had learned to cope with it the previous time, so it wasn't as bad. What I did was find an object that would "take my worries" for a while, then continue to do something else, then take that object and go through the worries when I'm feeling better. In my case it was a deep black onyx stone. I don't believe in their healing properties, but I do believe in recalling feelings and memories with objects. So I managed to sort of brainwash myself into recalling a feeling of dropping my weight onto the stone. But yeah, the first time it happened I was so scared of losing my breath that it made it worse and worse. It's not nice..... Link to post Share on other sites
Reels Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 It's natural, nothing to really worry about. It happens when you take you take your relationship very seriously. Link to post Share on other sites
JDPT Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 It may just be a combinations of both. I'm just starting to understand the fact that I may in addition to my anxiety suffer from panic attacks as well. It's utterly evident when I'm in an uncomfortable position emotionally that immediately triggers my body to react (fight/flight). Anxiety rushes my chest, making extremely difficult to breath and a nervous feeling all over my body. I mean it's manageable, you see me while undergoing one of those you wouldn't even notice. I have condition myself to mask it all very well, however, I believe is time for me to start working on working to subside this anxiety dilemma. Link to post Share on other sites
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