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(JD) · Sep 03, 2011, 08:32 AM

Yes breathing for an asthmatic is a big problem...it's also related to anxiety response though... though I absolutely hated it when nurses would tell me to "just calm down" and my asthma would be better.

However, it is psychosomatic (and not by the misunderstood definition's way) ... we are totally connected mind-body-spirit... and thus most all maladies are mind-body related.

The good part is you can adjust and change it by good positive thinking and attitudes... because what makes us ill can be used to make us well. (Our minds are so powerful!)

But there is no cure, yet, for PTSD. And no, it doesn't go away but worsens without therapy (habits become more ingrained, often without the sufferer knowing they are building bad habits. I caution the get up and leave idea, which definitely works, but if you don't feel the need to , don't do it. That is a habit that feeds the "flight" part of the fight or flight method that our bodies instantly kick into...and it's something you will have to "unlearn" later, on the most part.

But use what works for now... again I caution against self diagnosing... find a therapist and go the better route.

For those with iPhones, there is an ap to help work on anxiety, track it etc...I use it myself all the time.
iStress from PSI apps http://www.appolicious.com/health/ap...ss-psiapps-inc