Help with air hunger - I have anxiety and feel like I can't breathe!
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- Опубликовано: 16 авг 2024
- UPDATE: DUE TO THE NUMBER OF POSITIVE COMMENTS ON THIS VIDEO... I'VE DONE A FULLER PRESENTATION TO HELP ANYONE STRUGGLING WITH AIR HUNGER HERE:
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When I struggled with anxiety I suffered with air hunger, and looked everywhere for help. I often felt that I couldn't take a deep satisfying breath in. I was literally hungry for air. And the "just take some deep breaths" advice didn't seem to help my air hunger at all.
In this video, I don't just explain what Air Hunger is, but I also share why it happens and some exercises you can immediately put into action to help get rid of this horrible issue.
And by the way, you may discover when you implement these strategies that you start reducing anxiety overall too :-)
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0:00 - What are we going to cover?
1:01 - My personal experience with ‘air hunger’.
3:10 - Carbon dioxide, over-breathing and the ‘air hunger’ cycle.
6:50 - The terrible advice given online to combat air hunger.
8:28 - Strategy 1 for dealing with air hunger - Keeping in mind it’s normal.
9:14 - Strategy 2 - Learning to nose-breath.
9:53 - Strategy 3 - Measuring your progress: Your control pause.
12:14 - Strategy 4 - A basic reduced breathing exercise.
16:21 - Strategy 5 - Avoiding rumination.
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IF YOUR CURRENTLY HAVING BREATHING PROBLEMS READ . Solved💫 I’m more of an explain and understand person I hated when people said breath like yes that’s what I’m trying to do the whole time its really I’m breathing in more than breathing out once you balance it out everything goes back to normal pretty quickly thank you for the video Howard this cured me
@JamesWynnRealhow are you feeling James?
I have had a bit of a relaps the past few days and needed a quick reminder. This video put me back on the right track. So greatful that I found you.
Love ❤
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HOW do you solve it? i dont understand how to breathe honestly
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Who else yawns because that’s the only way you feel like your getting a deep enough breath?
I exactly yawn for deep breath but most of the times I can't even yawn.. i am working on it right now...
All the time
THIS! i have been having this for years and nvr found an explanation
I know no one will care or see this but I thought I'd share it anyway: so Ibhave got autism so therefore I get anxious especially in social situations but I used to think there was something wrong with me and I was convinced that I had a medical disorder or breathing problems
Also i know this may be a bit weird but if I am slouched or standing up or whatever then sometimes the only way to breathe is to sit up straight, stay quiet and then focus on the breathe but of course once you take that breathe it really is the most satisfying feelingnin the world
Man, every morning I wake up and I think if I could breathe normally like I used to, I'd be the happiest person in the world.
Dealt with this a year or 2 ago and it went away by itself but now it's back I thought I was free from this shit lol it will go away homie ik it's scary af
How long you're having this?
@@tosabendoagora4474 2 years.
That is soooo sad , we don't deserve this , I am the same , I wish I can forget and be normal like before.
Life with this feel is bad , I am not a live anymore, I had dreams and plans, now I cant focus, only I want to forget, I seen that scientists can delete some memories, I am thinking of making group or something to start rasing fund to continue this researchs , this is the only way out I am seeing.....
Please like, if you support the idea , and will participate in the fund .
@udarpavatota, How are you doing now?
I cant help, but to cry right now. I thought I was alone. Reading all these comments is helping me understand that I am going to be ok. I wont lie, if i didnt have a husband and babies i wouldnt be here! I keep worrying that what if we die and this keeps up and i cant escape it even in death. Im so happy to be able to try this and i wish us all luck and prayers.
I don't even need to watch the video, just knowing it exist has solved my problem
Fr 😭
True lol
I found that not only did this show me that what's happening to me is known and normal and how to deal with it, but it was also comforting to me because no one around me seemed to care that I was struggling.
Huh ,i relate to this too.... knowing its known is a cure by itself
Frrr I thought i had smt wrong with my lungs
I am so sorry. Just know that some people, such as myself, know what it's like and care. I know, it's hell. I hope you're doing better.
it saved my husband’s anxiety knowing that there is nothing physically wrong with him.!!
I'm I'm the ER right now bc I thought I couldn't breath. I couldn't even talk
. My oxygen is currently 100. Really thankful for this video.
Wow, how are you doing now? Are you better? Did the exercises help you?
hey, Yes they did! I breathe wonderfully now, it took time but all is well, thanks again for your video!@@dolcepescas6153
@dolcepescas6153 she passed away 2 months ago I heard.
From where?@@gameztopcollectibles
@@gameztopcollectibleshow omg?
I have been dealing with sudden anxiety for the past 2 years and the breathing problem is definitely something very scary. No matter how many inhales I do, I felt I couldn't fill my lungs enough.
Someone who does not experience this, cannot really understand how bad this is.
I am glad I came across this video.
Thank you.
Pleased that you found the video and it has resonated with you. Do the exercises and let us know how you get on. Remember it's also important to deal with the anxiety around this too.
Thank you for this! My story is the same as pretty much everyone else’s here… X-rays, CT scans, EKGS, blood work… everything fine. Been dealing with this for a little over a year. I would always think that no it’s not anxiety causing it, it’s causing me anxiety and panic attacks. Wrong! Underlying anxiety and stress is causing it and then I would just exacerbate the anxiety because I couldn’t breathe and then would have panic attacks. I feel like I can’t take my mind off my breathing and it will last for weeks.
Currently trying to ignore the urge to take a deep breath and reminding myself that my body doesn’t need the breath, my anxiety does.
How is it working for you?
Has your breathing improved? If so, how long did this struggle last for you? I've been struggling with this since I contracted covid 3 months ago. Do you have any advice? Please help me.
incredible. i have been dealing with this for years. being in and out of hospitals, they just told me it’s anxiety and they prescribed me ativan. clearly it didn’t work for long. i thought it was my diaphragm being “paralyzed”. but after seeing this video i no longer think that. for years i’d get really bad nighttime anxiety and horrible insomnia. i’d cry all night long thinking i could never get better. i’d yawn all day just to get more air in. it was killing me and making my depression worse. this video is changing my perspective and my outlook on my breathing. i suspected i was an over breather and that i had permanently ruined my way of breathing. i always thought that i would be like this forever. im going to take your advice and run with it because i just want to feel normal again. it’s so scary feeling like there’s something wrong with you that you can’t fix. my anxiety is so bad i don’t even want to leave my house. i dread going to work because i’m always so conscious about my breathing. i feel like i might pass out at work. i hate talking too bc i always feel out of breath and like you said, i also always feel like i can’t finish a sentence or talk for too long or else i would disturb my concentration on trying to breathe manually. now im trying my best to fight the urge to yawn to get more air it. i feel like i might die if i don’t yawn, but after that feeling of air hunger passes and i fight off the yawn, i feel alright. i feel like i can keep doing this. i want to keep doing this because i want to be okay again. thank you so much. i appreciate the work you’re doing and the advice you’re giving. you’ve changed my life.
how is it going with you?
How are U now
Probably you're not gonna read the messages here anymore, because you're heeled ! But what you're describing is exactly how I feel, only difference is my one comes from nowhere, stays up 2-3 months and goes for a while.. and then you think it's maybe gone forever .. wrong!!! it's back again
i honestly had to come back to this video today because i’m not feeling good at all. but my days have been good before today. im over breathing a lot and yawning too much. feeling pretty anxious today. it’s all in my head honestly. today will pass and it’ll be better again. thanks guys for asking, i hope you all feel better too
I thought my diaphragm was fucked as well but it wasn't even thought I had M.S but my head was just fucked up
it's so scary and weird because even when you think you have no reason at all to be anxious you get this feeling!! like i'm chilling at home or i literally just woke up, why do i already feel anxious? i will try to focus on shallow and regular breathing. thanks for explaining! had some extra anxiety about this whole thing lol. i've always known i had (social) anxiety but never had these symptoms before
hope you are doing ok... I've just created a fuller presentation that you might be interested in AND I'm about to launch a 7-week "FREEDOM FROM AIR HUNGER" Live online programme... www.airhunger.org
did you ever find any relief?
what you said I felt everything…I don’t wanna breathe from mouth but my nose is closed on one side and i start feeling I can’t fully breathe….for years now I have been struggling with anxiety and panic attacks...I have started a new method with energy for months now I feel better but sometimes i feel it doesn’t help me because panics comes and go sometimes very bad and sometimes controlled …its all about mindset…sometimes i can’t do exercise because I’m scared of death (i have my health ) but my mind thinks I can’t if anyone feel this thing and he has health stand up grit your teeth and fight it you are not alone!!!! And pray to god!!thank you very much for your video it helps me feel better now !!!!
You have honestly saved my life. Words will never be enough to thank you!
lovely
I have the same problem. Pls say what did you do? And were you hyperventilating all day long?
Hi, I've been suffering from air hunger for a year now. I feel like I've done everything and it's not going away. Maybe there is someone here who has managed to recover and has a tip for me.. Looking for some hope
Anyone still having problems?
Yes I have@@jacobocubillas586
I have been suffering from this for almost my entire life, it comes and goes, sometimes lasts a few days, weeks or months. It's so hard when it comes back. It came back a few days ago after almost 6 months, and im really suffering. It makes me feel so exhausted and depressed. It's such a rough time, I hope anyone else that also relates to this is doing ok and I hope these videos can help me in some way. I always thought I was alone too as I never heard anyone else talking about these symptoms.
Literally in the same boat as you I had my first episode 1 year ago and lasted about 3-4 weeks then went away on its own but now it's back 🫠
Same had this in January and it came back legit yesterday and I’m panicking out. Do I just wait it out and it’ll eventually go away?
Need a podcast for this
I'm back 4 weeks later, almost fully cured, I'm infinitely thanksful, you really gotta fight it harsh and almost asphyxiate yourself to the point of being dizzy to see results but day by day, the urge to breath is less and less strong, I'm so happy, it was hell on earth
So wonderful to hear that you have made such good progress. It's possible to do it without it being hell... but I suspect you pushed yourself in order to speed up the results so CUDOS to you!
Please offer me some advice as daily i get strong air hunger. So what do i do to control these sensations. Buteyko is helping me but i still get mild air hunger time to time.
@@brightfuture9099 This is something that I really get into when I work 1 on 1 with people and in my 7 week free from air hunger programme. Conceptually this is about separating out the sensation from the images and words that you add to the sensation. In other words the sensation around air hunger if you don’t add story to it may be unpleasant but can you see it as just a sensation. In other words… this is about training your body not to respond to the sensation as though it’s a threat. The more you able to experience the feeling without responding to it as a threat the less it appears. Why… because the brain likes to keep flagging stuff up that poses a threat (on it’s radar for survival purposes) the less you respond to thoughts and feelings of air hunger as a threat the less it needs to appear on the radar. Then overtime you notice it comes up less and less.
@@anxietybeatinghacks Thanks Howard for your excellent piece of advice. I will try this definitely. Maybe I couldn't get a relief from air hunger for the last 3 years is because everytime these unpleasant sensation occurs I start worrying and thinking about my future and life which makes it worse.
@@anxietybeatinghacks litterally can't agree more howard explained perfectly, now it appears like once a month or a week on top of bruxism when im rly stressed abt work or something I just don't give a fuck, relax and move on and it goes away.
30 minutes with just resisting and breathing through my know is already making it 10x better!! Thanks a lot!
How are you now?
I have severe health anxiety, and I am deathly afraid of having a PE (pulmonary embolism), I googled the symptoms, I had them all a few days later. I had shortness of breath (air hunger) and that fed my anxiety and caused it even more, it was a feedback loop from hell! Thank you for the relief that I am not alone.
Pleasure... and if you haven't already check out my youtube video on Health Anxiety... it may help too. ruclips.net/video/xOnXdZEfR10/видео.html
I love this!! Our brain is so powerful we can mimic problems and symptoms. And if WE can do that, I wonder what our brain can do if we can control it for the good?
Hi, you have exactly what I have, please stay away from doctor google, PLEASE! I know the first thing you wanna go check I can feel you but please DO NOT...
I've been struggling with air hunger off and on for years - everything you mentioned describes EXACTLY the way I feel. Definitely going to use some of these tips and exercises! THANK YOU!
You're so welcome! And keep us posted!
hope you are doing ok... I've just created a fuller presentation that you might be interested in AND I'm about to launch a 7-week "FREEDOM FROM AIR HUNGER" Live online programme... www.airhunger.org
i just watched your video with damon cart and hearing you explain how it began has really helped my anxiety because mine started in a similar way, i got bit by a tic and i got scared and searched the symptoms of lymes disease and saw one of them was lung disease. ever since then ive had the air hunger pretty much off and on
I’m going though this for a while and it makes me have panic attacks and my anxiety is always horrible as I feel like I’m dying
hope you are doing ok... I've just created a fuller presentation that you might be interested in AND I'm about to launch a 7-week "FREEDOM FROM AIR HUNGER" Live online programme... www.airhunger.org
I know I struggle everyday. Not being able to breath is a horrible. Sometimes I get a yawn in I get relief for a second. I am going to try his method.
@@Shelilah41 have you tried it yet ???
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Swimming is always something that cures my breathing anxiety for some odd reason. Being underwater feels great and the breathing afterwards is more refreshing.
You’re the first person that has given me hope that I can tackle this. Mine seemed to come out of nowhere. I didn’t have any anxiety at the time, but as days passed and the air hunger got worse my anxiety skyrocketed - aggravating the issue. Saw the doctor, did bloods and scans which all came back normal. When I asked for advice on how to treat my air hunger, all I got was: be less stressed, control your anxiety, take deep breathes. I will try this exercise out! Also, I’m currently a medical student and know that I will be able to help so many patients in future with this simple advice!
how has it been
Hey man, how has it been, you said your a medical student please give us an update on your studies status too
How is it going?
@rianna8368 I have copd doc took all my meds away gave me a bottle of morphine said here for air hunger and left. I tried for a little while, quit went back to old meds. Still can't breathe 😢
Hello how do we deal with extreme anxiety that always lead us to hospital admissions but yet scans and blood test shows everything is normal
I so greatly appreciate this information! Currently experiencing SSRI discontinuation symptoms that are compounded by a history of pulmonary trauma. The feeling of breathlessness has been a bear to deal with, as well as the subsequent anxiety from being hyper conscious and ruminating on my lung function. I have recently been admitted to an ER here in America due to the panic this has caused relative to my own medical PTSD. They performed just about all of the imaging and diagnostic testing you could ask for; all results were within normal parameters. This had a two-pronged effect - I was relieved that I was not dying, but I have grown severely frustrated at these "phantom" symptoms - "what the hell is actually wrong with me? Am I crazy?".... Only once I made the connection to anxiety and my SSRI discontinuation symptoms that the picture started to become clearer (I had never even heard of air hunger until I started being a little more proactive in my own research and discovery). Fast forward to today, I've found this video and feel so incredibly validated that I'm not imagining all of these things, and hopeful that what I've been experiencing can be corrected by measures within my control here at home. TYSM!
This air hunger is so frustrating. I've had it now on and off for about 4 months. I've seen my doctor been examined chest,heart blood oxygen and lung function test all good. Yet it's still here. I'm doing these exercises and believe me they help. I can go for a couple of weeks and I'm fine then for whatever reason it's back. Will keep plodding on,good luck buddy hope you feel better soon.
@@chrisday1999 thank you for the kind words. Yes, we must push through and know that this is not forever! Best of luck to you as well!
I’m constantly aware of my breathing like 24/7. It’s gotten to the point where even sleeping is hard. I hope this helps
Did it help?
This is a very interesting exercise. Currently I’m at 3-4 seconds. I’ll come back to this in a couple weeks and say my updated time
What is it now?
Go ahead and tell us what's the update time. I'm at 3 secs starting today😊
Omg. This is the first info I've found about the breathing issues I've had for the past 27 years and didn't know what it was. My dr suggested it was related to anxiety and ptsd, but that's it. Thanks to you, I'm not scared of the symptoms anymore, and I feel less trapped by the breathing difficulties. I am so grateful to have found this!
somebody linked your video in a Reddit thread & I couldn’t be any more happy. The shallow breathing as helped a ton
Just want to update that my air hunger was directly linked to a week long severe anxiety attack. I really just had to “ride the wave” as I’m not prescribed medication for anxiety anymore because It made me depressive. Moral of the story, hang on, it gets better ❤️
Thank you so much.
Just watching your video cured me 95% by reducing my anxiety.
So pleased to hear this... remember though to keep up with the gentle breathing exercises too.
FINALLY someone who understands what I'm going through!!!! My breathing gets so shallow and it tricks my brain into thinking that I'm having anxiety/panic attacks. My ability to speak gets so restricted because I feel like I have no air in my lungs so either I'll speak really fast, talk very little, or just not bother talking at all. I really hope there is someone in my area that I can actually talk to who knows what I'm dealing with.
Funny/sad thing is that my doctor prescribed me SSRI/Anti-depressents which actually worked worked (gave me the courage to even get a GF who turned into my fiancee)...but I was spending $100 a month on them. Then I got laid off and had to benefits so I stopped...and now I'm getting these feelings again. I really hope I can fix this without having to take meds all my life.
Where are you from ?
This has really helped me out this morning as I woke up and could not breathe instead of calling an ambulance I'm glad I listened to this thank you very much
I had my first ever panic attack 3 weeks ago and I’ve been struggling to breathe ever since, thinking about my breathing every second of the day, I’m going to give this advice a go as I felt this video really resonated with me and made sense.
I came across your video and I have had air hunger on and off for 40 years. When it comes on, it is awful, and can last for days. Thank you for sharing and I always thought I was the only one who felt this way.
You are definitely NOT the only one... Hope this video has helped. If you are interested. I go into a little more detail about all this during my free webinar www.airhunger.org
Finally!!! A video that explains exactly what it’s like. Thank you so much. Been having air hunger on and off and I think this will help. Appreciate it.
This is exactly how I feel, and it’s given me so much more anxiety because I think, “I think this is just anxiety, but what if something is physically wrong?” And that causes me to be extremely conscious of everything wrong. This has helped a lot and I’m going to practice it over the next few days. I feel like I’ve finally found something that perfectly describes the experience I’m having and gives me a game plan. Thank you so so much. My time on the exercise is 11 seconds, and I’m hoping to improve soon!
How are you getting on? This also sounds like there are some health anxiety patterns that are exacerbating the issue. This is something that I deal with in a lot more detail during my live "free from air hunger" group programmes.
@@anxietybeatinghacks i just listen ur air hunger webinar i feel that i have also health anxiety i alaways looking my self that i have this i have that I'm unable to take deep breath full breath sir plese would you help me out please sir
I have zero stress yet I have all those symptoms coincidentally after catching cov!d for the very first time back in April 2021. My symptoms cost me my social life, outdoor life, job/work life, workout/weightlifting life etc. I was also at the peak of good health and enjoying life and now all that has changed since April 2021. The medical field and ER will blame it on "it's just anxiety" or "it's just stress" causing my symptoms. The reality is that "it's just stress" is a medical place holder for something that the medical team can't identify to diagnose you with. Therefore, that's what they will always tell you and are taught in medical schools to tell the patient.
I think cov!d damaged both the autonomic nervous/muscle systems. Apparently, everyone with Long Cov!d or post cov!d syndrome experiences not just shortness of breath due to what could be respiration/ diaphragm muscle freeze/malfunction along with abnormal high pulse rate upon slight exertion but also malfunction with the LES (Lower Esophageal Sphincter Muscles) and swallowing muscles.
In my case, I apparently had chronic gastritis due to poor diet and it also could be due to inflammation caused by post-cov!d damage. Additionally, I also had a h.pylori infection with symptoms that was blamed on anxiety nonsense for 8 months until it was diagnosed by a gastroenterologist after doing an upper endoscopy procedure. I think the h.pylori bacteria remained dormant until my whole system started to malfunction after catching cov!d.
So, all in all, most of my symptoms could be linked to post-cov!d damage, GERD, stomach and esophagus inflammation caused by both poor diet and, h.pylori infection .
@Celestial Trailblazer
Hey man
Uk even I went through the same condition as yours like that short of breath problem during covid lockdown and all
But uk
Now I'm doing fine :D
Well in my case what worked for me were basically 2 things
1st is Diaphragm breathing I felt that it really helped me
2nd was pretty simple but seriously effective (believe me). It was hanging out or being busy in my work (college and studies in my case)
Believe me, once you get busy or focused in ur work u automatically become less conscious about this short of breath thing and hence become free from it!
@@ashketchum8523 Did read my previous comment fully ? Before my symptoms, I was hanging out or being busy with work. My symptoms cost me my social life, outdoor life, job/work life, workout/weightlifting life etc. I was also at the peak of good health and enjoying life and now all that has changed since April 2021.
Hello!
Thank you so much for this video.. I'm currently at home because of my symptoms of Burnout. It's been a Month and I'm experiencing this "Air Hunger" for 2 weeks on and off. I'm a Nurse so I always try to analyze the physical problem first and not the mental health. But searching and analysing my physical symptoms it didn't made sense that my breathing became better when I made sports or walk or just beeing distracted and really BAD when I'm at the sofa or trying to sleep or eat or just not do nothing.
Take this example: As I was watching the video or trying to concentrate at the exercise I couldn't breath normaly but now that I'm writing and having to concentrate because English isn't my Mother tongue my breathing is normal.
But I'm sure that when I go to bed and try to sleep my brain is going to go rogue and say: "look, you're breathing normaly.. why not try to take a deeeeep breath?"
or in the morning when I wake up and my first thought is "how's today? take a deep breath and test it"
It's very hard to go through it . But if you say you went throught it and still alive and better then I'll trust you and have a little bit more of hope.
Thank you so much, I felt like losing my entire life. Success in all areas despite health, affecting my communication, gym performance and overall happiness. After a hospital visit, where my heart & lungs seemed okay, your video was my last hope. And in all honesty, this is changing the course of my life as we speak. Keen to keep the momentum going and heal 🙏
This guy has absolute truth. Too much oxygen , too little CO2. Also , if you have anxiety disorder (like I have ) even breathing through the nose it is too much ( involuntary too frequent and too deep ). The only thing that help me during the day (besides doing the exercise in this video ) is block one nostril, not only close mouth. Believe me, it helps a lot. Be aware to change the blockage from one nostril to the other from time to time.
How long did it take to get cured?
yeah it’s actually a pranayama technique. it helps.
I’ve had this since I was 14. Never knew what it was, always wondered why I couldn’t breathe. Always happened and would always cause anxiety attacks. Eventually i distanced myself from uncomfortable situations and I’ve barely left the house since they scared me away from college when I was 17. Years of taking different anxiety medication and seeing therapists and them never fully understanding, me always feeling like I’m just different to everyone around me. Im 25 now, managed to get a job shortly away where I’ve at this stage made an area I’m comfortable with, but it’s absolutely taken over and ruined my life. Now I’m more self aware and understand myself better, I’m gonna take control back and overcome it. I know this isn’t an overnight fix, but I’m really glad I came across this video. Thank you for this, genuinely.
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Hey Howard, I was wondering if you could make a video outlining the physical symptoms that could possibly be caused by "air hunger". Of course, those of us who experience this know we "feel" anxious. For example, I have for a long time been experiencing tightness in the neck, slight dizziness, a general feeling of head pressure/tension, tinnitus, and probably more. It would be reassuring to know these symptoms can be associated with chronic hyperventilation / air hunger. The uncertainty of these symptoms keeps anxiety high thus keeping the anxiety cycle going. Cheers!
ITS ANXIETY GUYS. ANXIETY CAN PRESENT PURELY PHYSICAL. YOU LIVE LIFE FULLY WITH THIS FEELING AND DONT GIVE IT IMPORTANCE STOP CARING HOW BADLY IT FEELS AND THATS WHEN YOU CAN RECOVER. SHAAN KASSAM CLAIRE WEEKES PAUL DAVID AND THE DARE BOOK FOR ANXIETY.
Yes... indeed... anxiety can start off the cycle of over breathing AND anxiety can perpetuate the cycle of over breathing... BUT once you are suffering with air hunger... it's also important to practice the gentle restrictive breathing exercises (outlined at the end of this video) in order to help your body adapt back to a normal level of CO2 tolerance. I also work with people to help them both with the breathing issues AND deal with anxiety issues too.
Breathing erxercises can make it worse
@@anxietybeatinghacks ye no offence but read through your comments and hear how many people write buteykos not working for me etc. it’s a lie. I back nose breathing because breathing through mouth is an action that says you believe the air hunger is real. But seriously man teach allowance and unimportance you’ll give people true freedom
@@elmuthalleth1384 they do. Yes. Because your telling your brain something is wrong and needs fixing. Anxiety is a survival alarm. So it’s gonna increase sensitivity to something you’ve told it is a problem. Do nothing. Live life fully. Bring it along for the ride. Trust me you’ll see.
@@anxietybeatinghacks do you do coaching for this ??
Howard you are changing my life. I just found you. I really thought I was going crazy. Thank you so much for discovering this.
I am thankful that you made this video. I was going through a episode of air hunger, and had a panic attack. I applied your teachings, and within 20-30mins im starting to feel better! Thank you from myself, and I'm sure from many others for the content. SO MUCH LOVE ❤ grateful for creators and healers like yourself!
So pleased that your resonated with this and you found it helpful. Doing these exercises often will help your body get back into balance. Keep up the good work.
hope you are doing ok... If not... I've just created a fuller presentation that you might be interested in AND I'm about to launch a 7-week "FREEDOM FROM AIR HUNGER" Live online programme... www.airhunger.org
Has your breathing improved? If so, how long did this struggle last for you? I've been struggling with this since I contracted covid 3 months ago. Do you have any advice? Please help me.
This really gave me a bit of hope . I’ve been dealing with this for 4 years now
Am so happy with this I have been to the hospital Dr told me is malaria that I also need rest I have been battling with this for a month now no one understand how am feeling I keep complaining that abeg I no won die young my kids are still small I just decided to come to RUclips and am luck to click on this thank you so much I have been trying it as am watching and I believe it works for me thanks so much🙏❤️
Finding ur video saved me... this video made me cry..I've been suffering with this for the past 5 years... doctors therapists and many others have told me I've been fine...I felt like I was pushed2 the way side... these episodes often lead 2 hyperventilating which leads to panic attacks....I work on the road so I'd be having episodes in my truck feeling like I was about to black out.... Benzodiazepines were my only relief...I can't thank u enough for this... thank you I will spread this everywhere
You are so welcome. And I'm just so pleased that you found this content. Many people (Doctors included) don't seem to understand this process and end up fobbing people off with the phrase, "It's JUST anxiety" which when you feel like you can't breathe doesn't really help a whole lot. Good luck my friend.
I’ve had chronic air hunger and panicked over breathing for 30 years, maybe more. It took me a long time to understand I wasn’t dying and it was an emotional issue not a physical one, but it’s debilitating none the less. It gets worse when I take Adderral and worse when I’m extremely anxious. But it’s always there, I can’t remember the last time I could breathe unconsciously and easily. Thank you for your explanation. I’ll try anything to change this terrible daily affliction… the shallow breathing definitely helps! I’m starting with the controlled pause now (I’m starting at 10 seconds), and I’ll update you.
Yes keep me posted and feel free to this free short presentation at www.airhunger.org where I go into a little more details and talk about a 7 week programme I do to help.
same! when i was prescribed adderall for adhd it def made it worse.
So how's it going for you sir!?
God bless Ty for sharing I'm experiencing the same situation
Totally with you. Especially with Adderral. There is one exercise I found on RUclips that significantly helped my quality of life and reduced the desperation of air hunger. It’s called 6 breaths per minute (Buteyko method). Try it lying down quietly and do it without any pre-amble. Once you finish the exercise you’ll be much more comfortable. It’s not a magic solution but it helps when literally every breath is a desperate sigh to get breath. Good luck!
This video actually saved me. I suffered for about a year with this and everyone just told me it was anxiety. I feel freed, I can't thank you enough.
You fixed my air hunger after 2 years of breathing for myself I finally let go and realized it’s all automatic and was just in my head and I stopped coughing too
Hey how long did it take to fix?
@@revolutionarydrip 3 days I literly as uncomfortable as it was I just stopped after talking to my dr it’s impossible to stop breathing just focus on other stuff and let your body do it it’s automatic
This is going to be a long winded response, but my experience confirms everything you've said.
Wow, I dealt with this for a few months. Was told it was anxiety (which i believe now 100% contributes, even though what ive been anxious about is the breathing itself, not external factors). I was even sent to an internest, respiratory therapists, all matter of blood work, and no answers on how to fix other than anti-depressants, and as i wasn't depressed, chose not to use them as a solution. So i was at a loss, was told to try all matter of breathing exercise, which only seemed to make it worse (well now i know why). One day, it seemed to just go away. Its heen about 3 years, and all the sudden came back about a week ago. I've been struggling to sleep and that led me to this video. I watched the first portion of the video up to the point where he explains that it's likely a result of CO2 imbalance.
I am a paramedic and happen to be at work as i struggle to sleep between calls. This means i have access to the equipment to monitor CO2 levels. I decided to test it. I attached myself to the monitor via nasal cannula, my CO2 levels were reading 21 mmHg. Normal levels are 35-45 mmHg by Cannula. I then attached myself to oxygen, to see if it relieved the air hunger. I ended up slowly raising it until i was on about 4 litres per minute of O2 (should have been plenty for the purpose of this experiment). I experienced no relief, and in fact started to feel light headed as my oxygen increased, but my CO2 stayed the same and even dropped down to 18 mmHg at one point. To me this once again confirmed Dr. Coopers statement. And remember, I purposely hadn't watched the part of the video that explained how to fix it yet as i didn't want that to influence the results of my little test.
After my test, i unhooked myself and finished the video, i have been practicing breathing through my nose (rather than my usual mouth breathing) and taking more shallow breaths. My initial thoughts are that it seems to already be helping, my body definitely needs to be re-trained, but i 100% believe this is already helping and will eventually be the fix to my air hunger.
All that being said.... thank you for finally providing a real solution to this frustrating problem. Will try to remember to come back and update my results after ive tried some training.
Holy moly this is crazy cool that you tested this out with your gear... and thank you for sharing this. Please note: however, I'm not a doctor (but I do think I'd look great with a stethoscope). I'm just someone who through research, trial and error and a lot of experience working with anxiety (and being an air hunger sufferer previously) began to make sense of how we become hypersensitive to CO2 in our blood stream so we keep getting the urge to breath (it's really a pH balancing mechanism).
Wow. this is the most underrated comment ever, should be pinned up top. Thank you for sharing this. I have so much hope, this all makes perfect sense. Praise be to God for leading me to this video, I was having such a bad attack I was in tears praying to Jesus to fix me and help me breath right, and this is the first video I saw. I'm sitting here with my mouth taped shut and I feel better all ready.
@dolcepescas6153 that's so awesome! I haven't struggled with it at all since!
Its a horrible experience, anxiety masks itself as anything u fear, i was scared of being suicidal but suicidal people arnt scared of death lol... make fun of your anxiety, test it, hold your breath and count, and look at science, breathless people can not hold their breath, try and ignore your fake symptoms with a movie or game ❤ this crap will make us all stronger
This is genius
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Love this philosophy! Imma take this with me 👍 ty
I've been strugling with this for 3 years now. Until now I just find out this has a name and it is actually normal. Thank you so much.
Well technically you could talk about this as chronic hyperventilation syndrome but I think the word "air hunger" pretty much sums up the feeling. Good luck.
sitting here with my mouth taped shut. Feeling better already. I'm only 5 minutes into this journey but I feel hopeful. I was having such a major attack when I first started watching this,I was in tears and now I feel a little better. I think the tape helps. I'm going to start taping my mouth at night and when home alone. It feels strange to keep my mouth so closed, so that must mean I mouth breath more than I thought. I've suffered with low grade air hunger for 15 years, with a couple seriously terrible attacks, and yes, the more I try to breath deep it seems the worse it gets. Thank you I will practice the exercises every day and see if it helps.
Hey I just wanna say thank you bc although we knew some of this stuff you litterarly helped my son so much. He’s went almost 48 hours in a panic attack with no relief I was so scared. He’s struggling still but after almost 4 days there is some improvement. I’ve never had an attack last so long not even a full day. Your video did help some thank you
This is music to my ears! Thank you for sharing this.
@@anxietybeatinghacks well you deserve it. Most ppl wouldn’t share things bc they want paid but not all of us can get to you though or have the funds to do so. I so appreciate everything and I truly hope your blessed for your kindness.
THANK YOU!!! THANK YOU!!!THANK YOU!! ! It is the only thing that works! I have had air hunger for days, progressively getting worse until I ended up going to ER because I was unable to sleep or focus on much anything, even though the reason it started in the first place had resolved itself! My oxygen levels were 100%, they tested my heart and lungs, all great! I literally was losing my mind and thinking I would need to go to prescription anxiety meds just to sleep again. It was that bad! I tried everything! Anyway, saw this video last night and decided I will go hard core and did it for rest of the night. Good 4-5 hours. I did shallow breath, 4 count in-4 count out with time to time holding breath after letting it out. I was able to sleep again!!!! I will share it and ask everybody to share it and honestly I can’t believe it’s not a common knowledge among doctors and psychiatrists etc! It needs to become one! Thank you so so much!!! I can’t thank you enough!!!!
How is it now
@@MD_441 Hi! I’m mostly good. Sometimes when I eat I feel a bit hard to breathe but nothing major. I’m pretty much back to normal for a long while now and I’ll always have the knowledge to help myself if the problem will ever happen to return.
2 Things made me so happy, first I thought this is a mental issue which I just have on this planet to yawn for get deeper breath, I saw that many people are struggle with it...Second find this content, thank you sir a big thumbs up and a new subscriber + my good wishes and prays for you!
Watched this video yesterday and even just knowing that gulping knew air was making me more stressed helped straight away. Will keep up the exercises. So annoying that every other video and article is read recommends the deep breath exercises which were making me feel more anxious and as I’ve now learned - physically exacerbating the problem. Great to find some info that really works - seriously took a load off on Christmas Day and meant I was able to enjoy the evening. Thanks!
I'm so pleased that you found this video. I too am so frustrated by the lack of awareness "out there" re: how to treat this issue properly. I was recently presenting these strategies to an audience of 100 therapists and many confessed to have been telling people with these symptoms to "just take deeper breaths". How you getting on now?
When I was 40 I remember straining to catch my breath when walking up a hill. I couldn’t get enough air. An elderly man, about 80 passed me without much effort. He showed me I could get a lot further if I took short shallow breaths in and out. I found it very weird and difficult but persisted. Eventually I was able to walk up the whole hill in one go.
Thanks a lot. I experienced it a couple of years ago and that was my first experience then I thought it has gone. Currently I am experiencing again till now.
I'm so happy I found this video, thank you so much! I was going through hell, not being able to take my mind off taking deep breaths. It caused insomnia and anxiety attacks, and I wished to be normal again, to breathe without any issues like before. You explaining the science behind this issue completely changed my perception of it. I watched the whole video and didn't once take a deep breath because my body didn't need to. Thank you again!
Very helpful. Thank you!!!
Stumbled upon this video as I have been struggling with 'air breathing' for the better part of a year now. I will take your advice and try these exercises and report back in a few weeks.
Thank you so much!
Did it get better?
I've made controled pause breathing part of my daily routine and has really helped. Normally, my pause is 19 seconds. If I'm down to 13 Sec or so, I'll do it at least twice a day until I get back to 19 seconds. Thank you so much for the help dealing with air hunger.
My pleasure and so pleased that you are finding it helpful. Just to clarify too for anyone reading this... the control pause is simply a test to see how your CO2 sensitivity is getting on... the exercise I describe at the end of the video that I recommend doing is not a controlled pause... but a gentle restrictive breathing exercise. The control pause you can repeat as a test to see the progress you are making. Hope this makes sense.
That makes sense. The control pause is a test to see how long you can go. The exercise is half that time, to gradually build up. Then you can do the control pause test again, to see if the exercise has helped yet. @@anxietybeatinghacks
I have the same condition,it started at 16 totally devastated.
After six difficult months i started to overcome this.
For ten years i was totally free from air Hunger.
Sadly it returned the last years and especially the last days.
I found this video very helpful and i experience it now more smoothly.
I want to add some healthy tips that relief anxiety.
The first is to drink magnesium before sleep.
The second is to drink chamomile , personally it helps me a lot too.
Wow. I’ve dealt with this off and on probably since high school, but I’m going through a really bad episode right now. I’m wedding planning which I’m sure is causing the overthinking. This is wildly helpful, even if I just feel normal!
ESPECIALLY the fact that it’s both physical and mental!
So pleased to hear that this video has resonated with you. I look forward to hearing how you get on with the exercises outlined at the end of the vid.
Thank you so much! I've been struggling with "air-hunger" for years, everyone even doctors told me to just take deep breaths but it just got worse. This just helped me understand and learn how to do this better ❤️
How u feeling now
hope you are doing ok... I've just created a fuller presentation that you might be interested in AND I'm about to launch a 7-week "FREEDOM FROM AIR HUNGER" Live online programme... www.airhunger.org
I can confirm that's the best strategy-recovery technique I tried for my over than 20 years of anxiety overbreathing and shortness of breath during panic
Guys! I Know the suffering! Everything this guy tell is 100% Correct! This is brilliant! It might be harsh and uncomfortable in the beginning, but it works!!! God bless you all! 🥳🥰❤️
Thank you for making this video.
I suffer from this disorder; more so as I get older, especially in hot, still weather. The very hot, dry summer last year (uk) was torture.
I know, with around 99% surety, that it is psychological in origin, which is not of much help- especially in the middle of the night.
I will certainly be trying the exercises you suggest.
I've been suffering with this for 3 years since getting long covid in March 2020. I also have asthma which makes matters worse. I've been to various doctors, ended up in emergency and they all said it was anxiety. WHen I watched this last night it was like WOW. So many others suffering the same problem so I'm not crazy after all! My partner kept saying it's stress and that the symptoms are imaginary. The pressure on the chest, the chest pains, unable to breathe naturally, all upped my anxiety levels and made my asthma worse. Now that I understand what happens in the body it all makes sense. I did some exercises last night and I fell sleep naturally for the first time in a year. I woke up today and did some breathing exercises again. I feel confident that this will help me. I will keep on at it because my "condition" didn't happen overnight. It took time to get this bad and will take time to undo 3 years of bad breathing. Thank you for this channel. I feel it will help others as well. Mia (Australia).
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I'm so pleased that you have found the video useful. I think COVID did have the effect (that many people are NOT talking about) of getting many people to become over aware of their breathing patterns. (Constantly checking they could breathe - as a sign that they didn't have covid or weren't suffering too bad with it). Then breathing get's logged as a threat by the brain and anxiety causes over breathing. Then we end up becoming hyper sensitive to CO2 due to the over breathing and the cycle continues. Practicing the gentle restrictive breathing exercises outlined at the end of this vid AND removing the threat response to the sensations around breathing does rectify the issue. Good luck.
Thank you! @@anxietybeatinghacks
Hi sitgooddog Have you healed?
4 years of air hunger ... I'm sick of this feeling ... i wil try this !❤ thanks
How are you now with it?
Doing that controlled paused made me realise just how out of hand my breathing has been getting. Nearly immediately I felt that urge. I guess if my breathing patterns have been going untreated for multiple years now, it's going to take a long time to get back to what was my normal. But I truly hope following some of the recommendations on the video along with my doctors that things will at least start getting a little easier soon.
It can take sometime of consistent practise of the exercises suggested, along with learning how to deal with the anxiety around it, before you are fully free of the issue... but you can often notice improvements pretty quickly. Good luck and let us know how you are getting on.
Thank you, 🤞
This is life saving. I just can't thank you enough.
I'm so pleased to hear that... let us know how you get on... and if you want a more detailed version of this you can find a free webinar here: www.airhunger.org
What are you saying in video I can't understand what are you saying @@anxietybeatinghacks
I have been suffering with this symptom for 8 months now and at times it has been debilitating, leading me to go to emergency. It definitely feels counterintuitive to hold my breath. But it makes sense, I'm actually getting TOO MUCH oxygen. I'm going to try these exercises and see how I go. I will be back here to give feedback!
It works, what’s key is remind yourself that highering C02 which is the feeling will make you calmer and feel better once your body readjusts to it. Look forward to the feeling, see it as an opportunity to make yourself feel better. For me, after feeling and accepting the air hunger, my breathing is so slow gentle and subconscious that I feel like I’m meditating almost. Fear causes you to overbreathe and will cause vicious cycle, it is just your C02 levels rising in body. And once you stop thinking it’s a problem, your brain won’t notice it anymore.
Sorry to hear that you have been struggling with this. I REALLY do understand just how awful it can feel. But REMEMBER this is NOT that you are getting too much oxygen. It's that chronic overbreathing over a prolonged period causes you to become TOO sensitive to normal levels of Carbon Dioxide. Carbon dioxide building up is the thing that gives you the "urge to breathe" and if it's too sensitive you keep getting that feeling too readily.
Great advice here... seeing air hunger as a feeling that your body is adjusting to normal CO2 tolerance is a lovely frame.
Has your breathing improved? If so, how long did this struggle last for you? I've been struggling with this since I contracted covid 3 months ago. Do you have any advice? Please help me.
Have you recovered from this? How long you struggled?
Thinking that i would die if not taking the deep breaths or sth gonna happen to my heart or what ever else.... thank you Howard!
Thank you! I have been dealing with this for years and talked to multiple clinicians yet none had an answer. After watching this, it feels so obvious now with the issue being CO2 hypersensitivity or low tolerance. That is exactly what it feels like, not a lack of oxygen. And I’ve wondered why holding my breath would paradoxically help when all this time I thought I wasn’t getting enough oxygen.
From what I’ve heard from divers, that “urge to breathe” that the buildup of CO2 causes activates much earlier than is physiologically necessary. So it’s like that urge to breathe is kicking in even earlier for us with this issue.
It also makes it more obvious why some kind of cardio exercise is so important since it naturally builds that tolerance when we’re out of breath after a long run or some similar form of exercise. 🙏
I'm so pleased that you found this then. YES it was a real lightbulb for me too when I came across this AND was the only thing that helped. How are you getting on? This FREE WEBINAR I do here also give a little more detail about it all... www.airhunger.org
This is my most persistent symptom. I only feel it when I think about it, if I’m concentrating on something else I breathe fine
Same!
I've convinced myself i have a heart problem, I get rolling panic with shortness of breathe, chest pain, neck pain all left sided. I also get tingles in my left arm and wrist.
Do you feeling like you're choking in your heart?
This is ONE HUNDRED PERCENT my experience. I had several tests done and they couldn't find a problem. The doctor put it down to neurosis or anxiety. I have a lot of pent of anxiety and depression. Job, relationships, family, health, everything.
I think this just saved my life
I always get a constant urge to take a deep breath every 5 minutes
How are you dking now bro? Have the urges alleviated?
Me too, pls help
@@Jordan-qz2yi same here but keep doing that method he showed in the video. How is your breathing now?
I get urge after 5 seconds
Same. It really sucks
I had breathing anxiety for decades focusing on every breath. Several years back I was diagnosed with copd after CT scans and pulmonary function test ect due to smoking as well as environmental factors. My pulmonologist said anxiety does play a role and it’s hard to differentiate between a flare up and anxiety, one feeds the other.
Yeah I gotta stop blazing, im 26... Breathing anxiety is perfect to describe this and to try and understand what im tripping on...
I was diagnosed with emphysema a month ago I’ve had constant bloating in tummy since I found that out my dr says I’m swallowing to much air causing the constant bloating and sob I have horrible gas and loose stools as well I have bad health anxieties all my life I also generalized anxiety disorder ptsd major depression my dr said I’m obsessed over finding this out so can anxiety cause constant Sob and constant bloating 24\7?
@@lisahinkle1896 I’m celebrating 4 weeks of no health research after decades !!! A milestone in my somatic system disorder and general Health anxiety, I also have PTSD, GAD and PDD…I went from many hours per day to zero. Yes focusing on your breathing as I did will worsen it, even in my teens I had SOB attributed to anxiety, I’m in my 50’s now. I purchased a breather off Amazon and it helps me although I should use it more. My PFT was ok in December “mild” so I’m trusting in the doctors and not torturing myself anymore. I’ve been working with a psychologist since October and I’m finally starting to see some progress, I’m stubborn and set in my old mindset so to speak.
Youre doing a great service with vids like these. Ive had this for years. I always rejected anxiety on some level because I DONT FEEL LIKE IM ANXIOUS. But i guess i have to explore
Thank you so much!! I have had a bad flare up with anxiety and this is a new symptom of mine. I’ve been struggling with health anxiety and the feeling of “not breathing” freaked me out at first but my doctor told me my bloodwork is amazing so i didn’t know what was wrong but that was reassuring. How did you deal with the thoughts about the breathing because i struggle with those, like i’m fine when i’m in school because i’m distracted but then i’ll get an intrusive thought like “how’s your breathing?” or “are you breathing?” and it causes a bit of anxiety and i spiral into an air hunger cycle again :(
The fact your blood work is amazing is great and reassuring and likely you are someone for whom these exercise I outline will likely be very beneficial. As mentioned the feeling of air hunger is triggered when your sensitivity to increases in carbon dioxide is too high (a result of over-breathing likely due to anxiety). Systematically doing the gentle reduced breathing exercises will likely help over time. Have you checked your control pause? In relation to those intrusive thought like, “how’s your breathing?” Etc I might do a whole other video to handle this one in more detail but essentially acknowledging the thought and not treating the THOUGHT as threat will help. This is not about distracting yourself from it. My video on BREAKING THE ANXIETY LOOP might help… ruclips.net/video/86pC7ABuJu0/видео.html
hope you are doing ok... I've just created a fuller presentation that you might be interested in AND I'm about to launch a 7-week "FREEDOM FROM AIR HUNGER" Live online programme... www.airhunger.org
Has your breathing improved? If so, how long did this struggle last for you? I've been struggling with this since I contracted covid 3 months ago. Do you have any advice? Please help me.
I have been dealing with this shit for about 15 years.. I will try this, thank you :)
I hear you... it feels awful... and the secret is to deal with both the breathing patterns I outline on this video AND the anxiety response around it (which likely causes overbreathing). Good luck and let us know how you get on.
me too, about the same amount of time :( it seems to happen mostly at night so i end up not being able to sleep
Thank you, thank you! My 21 year old son has struggled with anxiety for years and this exact breathing issue started for him about a year ago. It has possibly been the source of a few recent panic attacks. His last trip to the urgent care was great to rule out other issues b/c they did an EKG, lung X-ray, tested oxygen levels, etc. All good. He came upon this video last night and we’re hoping this is the answer to his breathing issues. Thank you so much for sharing it out to all of the people who are struggling!!! We really appreciate it.
Same here. It's been a year for me too. And it happens all time, except when I sleep.
So pleased that you found this and it resonated. I have a free webinar here www.airhunger.org where I share a few more of the details around how CO2 sensitivity develops and you'll also find out about a live 7 week programme where I teach a group of people how to deal with this issue from a breathing exercise point of view AND a psychological point of view. It might be something of interest for him.
how is your son doing now? i’m having these problems now and am looking for some hope
@@incharliewetrustHas your breathing improved? If so, how long did this struggle last for you? I’ve been struggling with this since I contracted covid 3 months ago. Do you have any advice? Please help me.
@@gunruhwowHas your breathing improved? If so, how long did this struggle last for you? I’ve been struggling with this since I contracted covid 3 months ago. Do you have any advice? Please help me.
I have been struggling with a severe shortness of breath these past 3 months. I have just been so hopeless, and I've just been purely suffering. To make a long story short, my doctors and cardiologists have told me I am completely healthy after going to the doctors so many times. So now I will try these breathing exercises starting today and see what it does. I really hope this works because my life has been basically really miserable, and I'm purely suffering because I feel like my breathing is completely blocked off and I just can't breathe fully from my mouth and especially through my nose. This is the weirdest problem I ever had in my life. Not being able to breathe for almost no reason. I just pray to God this works. Thanks, Howard, for sharing your knowledge on this. Let's see what happens to me soon after doing this consistently everyday. I am 18 years old by the way and I know what a full breath feels like and now I can't breathe but Ik soon I will breathe like I used to hopefully. I'll keep you updated and anyone else if they care.
Finnally, it turns out that I have nasal obstruction, so I guess most likely I am getting surgery.
This is exactly my experience! Thank you so much. This provides a framework and you are the first person who has ever explained it to me and provided a logical solution that is understable from a physiological perspective!
Howard thank you for making this video free. You’re awesome!
Glad you enjoyed it! Let us know how you get on doing the exercises
Really interesting Howard. My control pause is 12. I generally only experience it going up steep hills or steps. Got checked by doctors few years ago and found nothing. Often I'm fine yet if I worry it's going to happen it often does. When I stop climbing suddenly feel like I'm suffocating and natural Instinct is deep breaths which never works. Distraction has been best thing. Absolutely horrible so going to try the exercises.
Interesting and pleased it resonated. Let us know how you progress and how your control pause improves.
Thank you so much, finding your video makes me realize that i'm not alone and i'm not the only one experiencing this, thank you so much
You're so welcome! And you are NOT alone. I've also been shocked at the number of people who have resonated with this one. Clearly this is a big issue amongst many anxiety sufferers.
7-4-8 works well for a lot of people. Take a deep breath in for a count of 7. Hold your breath for the count 4 and then slowly exhale count of 7. Rinse and repeat.
Hello Howard, I’ve been having this air hunger issue for over 2 years now. I have had my heart, lungs and blood checked and the doctors said that there’s nothing wrong with me. So, last year, I referred myself to a breathing specialist and what you say in your video is more or less what she said. So she gave me a breathing exercise to do 3 times a day and it worked well. However I do still have this urge to take a big breath. The doctor mentioned that it’s like a tic and that it’s to do with my OCD & Autism.
Hey Jack, thanks for sharing your story with us all. The exercises outlined can indeed work well... but the important thing is then to address anxiety (perhaps the cause of over-breathing) which throws your co2 sensitivity back out of whack. If you haven't seen it yet, I would suggest watching the video I made on health anxiety as we cover some of the illusions that we fall for that create anxiety around our health. ruclips.net/video/xOnXdZEfR10/видео.html
How do you feel now?
hope you are doing ok... I've just created a fuller presentation that you might be interested in AND I'm about to launch a 7-week "FREEDOM FROM AIR HUNGER" Live online programme... www.airhunger.org
@@anxietybeatinghacks I Was wondering, should we still breath trough nouse while excersing and running?
Omg this is exactly how it's effecting me thank you for sharing this 💖
Pleasure… hope it helps! Let me know how you get on with the exercises!
hope you are doing ok... I've just created a fuller presentation that you might be interested in AND I'm about to launch a 7-week "FREEDOM FROM AIR HUNGER" Live online programme... www.airhunger.org
Thank you for these videos they are very important. My GAD has always been there and I was doing well with the mental stuff and physically manageable ibs and the occasional panic attack here and there. Now at 31, I’ve started a new career and am becoming a parent, I am now having more strenuous physical stuff like rapid heart fluttering muscle stuff and now this breathing thing.
This is horrendous! I’ve had this for just over a week now. It keeps keeps coming over me every 5 minutes, this urge to take a deep breath or yawn. Sometimes my body does it without me realising it’s happened. I’ve been to AnE had bloods, chest X-ray, oxygen levels, BP all fine. I just want to stop taking these deep breaths all the time. It’s making my ribs ache!
how are you
Thank you so much for this! This has only started recently, on and off for the past year for me, but I've struggled with anxiety as well as mouth breathing for years. Being only a young adult I hope I can follow your advice and fix my breathing habits now while I'm young- this video helped explain so much about how I've been feeling!
(Edit, control pause is only about 5 seconds at the moment, hopefully in the future I can bring a positive update! :D)
Good to hear from you and pleased that it seems to resonate. How have you got on with the exercises?
has this helped you? What is your control pause now? Mine is only a few seconds too.
Excellent video. Describes me to a T. I get real bad ocd breathing especially when I lay down to sleep. Now I associate sleep with fear and just makes everything worse. I can't shift focus off of my breath and I start to get air hunger.
Yes FEAR and anxiety around this issue can be a big problem. A) it causes people to hyperfixate around all sensations breathing related. B) the anxiety causes people to get stressed which increases respiration and increases the chance of over-breathing which exacerbates the issue. The real solution to this is to BOTH deal with the CO2 hypersensitivity AND deal with the threat response to the sensations so that anxiety doesn't kick off and perpetuate the issue. These are BOTH things I cover during my live group air hunger resolution programmes.
have you found any relief?
Thank you so much for helping me! I have been to so many doctors and done so many treatments and none of them worked. I felt like I could never find a cure to it..thank you so much!
Are u okay now
I would like to express my gratitude for all the knowledge you share! Helpful absolutly amazing. I have been strugling and trying to breath deeeply as possible... THANK YOU !
I relate SO much OH GOSH
I thought I had asthma & doctors said I don’t🥺🥺
This helps A LOT
Thanks for sharing this… so great for people to know they aren’t alone!!! AND I’m really happy to here it helps! Thanks for tuning in.
hope you are doing ok... I've just created a fuller presentation that you might be interested in AND I'm about to launch a 7-week "FREEDOM FROM AIR HUNGER" Live online programme... www.airhunger.org
Me too :( going through it so bad now
@@chiaramucHas your breathing improved? If so, how long did this struggle last for you? I’ve been struggling with this since I contracted covid 3 months ago. Do you have any advice? Please help me.