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Old Aug 22, 2013, 10:01 PM
adawg123 adawg123 is offline
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Originally Posted by MattMVS7 View Post
I am having a new thought that is causing me constant panic. But I am going to explain something first which is that breathing is a natural part of life and we are unaware of it.

But I asked myself the question of "what if I become aware of it?" Me being aware that I am constantly breathing is causing me panic because I realize that I have to put effort into every breath I make and that I can't escape. I feel trapped inside a body that has to constantly breathe in order to stay alive.

Since I am aware that I am breathing, I feel myself always having to choose (put effort) into breathing and this is what is causing me panic.

It sounds like a form of ocd... the thought is causing u anxiety and as a result u are focused on ur breathing too much. I do this sometimes with trying to relax my body. I found that letting the anxiety be there and not doing anything about it helps. dont get me wrong its really really hard.. but it has helped me. I have OCD.. i hope this helps