My breathing rate tends to be a bit fast just naturally (I breathe with my upper chest/shoulders) and I never realized that could be contributing to the panic crap.
I'm seriously considering sleeping in a facemask - the DIY sort - next time I have to stay with my in-laws. Their house makes me sick.
I found the explanation of PTSD delayed-reaction panic attacks VERY interesting, as I'm sure you can imagine, and now I understand why I could go see my friend Nicki the day she had her new baby, and didn't get sick until early the following day - it took me that long to come down from the real danger.
Remember I said at the time that there was a reason for it, but I didn't have enough tuits to explain then? This is your (very delayed) explanation. I almost mentioned that in the post :)
It's extra-reassuring because it means I'm a little less likely to have a full-blown panic attack (though I may still be weeping from fear) when I next need a surgical procedure, ie in 98 days' time. And worrying about panic attacks is about as much fun as you know it is :)
Unfortunately, that's the whole problem about pulling the carpets up - the floorboards underneath are in a terrible state, and may well have to be replaced - hence adding to the sheer amount of effort involved in the job :/ The cost of it isn't a problem, except that getting wooden flooring professionally fitted triples its cost - which is why we want to do it ourselves.
I think I'm having something of the opposite problem with my breathing at the moment - I can do the diaphragm-breathing-in thing just fine, but I feel as though something "catches" on the way out and I never exhale fully. Even if I deliberately "huff" out the last puff of air I can, I still feel like something isn't quite right. Not sure it justifies a physio appointment, though. I'm hoping that it's something to do with the Cold of Doom that struck in March and will clear up in time. I wish I had a singing teacher at the moment, but I can't think when I'd fit in lessons.
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My breathing rate tends to be a bit fast just naturally (I breathe with my upper chest/shoulders) and I never realized that could be contributing to the panic crap.
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Good luck in reregulating things and I hope that makes enough improvement to your general health.
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I found the explanation of PTSD delayed-reaction panic attacks VERY interesting, as I'm sure you can imagine, and now I understand why I could go see my friend Nicki the day she had her new baby, and didn't get sick until early the following day - it took me that long to come down from the real danger.
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I think I'm having something of the opposite problem with my breathing at the moment - I can do the diaphragm-breathing-in thing just fine, but I feel as though something "catches" on the way out and I never exhale fully. Even if I deliberately "huff" out the last puff of air I can, I still feel like something isn't quite right. Not sure it justifies a physio appointment, though. I'm hoping that it's something to do with the Cold of Doom that struck in March and will clear up in time. I wish I had a singing teacher at the moment, but I can't think when I'd fit in lessons.
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