[b]( I Can't Breath )[/b]

Hi Andy

The breathless feeling you get is quite common in panic attacks, and you can help to overcome it with the 7/11 breathing technique - breathing in gently for a count of 7, and out gently for a count of 11, and keeping on with this until you feel more comfortable again.

Have you taken a look at the Panic Attacks page? There is a great deal of information there on how to reduce Panic Attacks.

You say that you're always nervous - I wonder if you have a sense of what it is that you are "nervous" about? Sometimes tracking down what is at the root of a fearful feeling can help.

And I can assure you that you are no freak - your feelings may seem strange to you, but they are quite common in panic attacks!

Kathleen

Hi Kathleen,

Thanks for your kind reply,

wow my sister has they same name as you but spelt in the Irish term which starts with a ‘’C’’ the meaning is: Pure little one, innocent, it’s beautifully pronounced I believe and insist.
Its very comforting for me to receive a reply from you as it helps me to relax and understand panic attacks better.

Sometimes I try the 7/11 breathing technique Kathleen, however when I totally can't breath it's difficult to follow these simple steps, simply because I can't breath whatsoever. Although when I get ‘’mild attacks’’ driving, over bridges, flying, etc, I use these 7/11 breathing techniques.

No air is entering my lungs and no air is exiting my lungs, as like my lungs went on strike for a few seconds and I have to force them to work again, then slowly after a few seconds I tend to feel a very small air opening just enough to take one teaspoon of air each 3 seconds.

Yes your absolutely correct, there is a lot of things I’m stressed about, however I'm fixing them one by one, I'm going to try and reduce these problems which may make me feel nervous. Daily life, finance, visitors, planning, travel, family, relations etc… It’s all an act of war to me.. It scares the hell out of me.

I’m a person who just cant stand to sit still, I’m very active and have to be working out doors and not feel trapped, Its hard for me as I can only search for jobs which will fit these requirements, as all humans I tend to run away from responsibilities as they tend to provoke these attacks. I’m living in the Netherlands now and find it difficult as I don’t speak Dutch too good and it hard to find a job I don’t feel claustrophobic working with .

It's extremely nice to know someone understands my current ‘’medical/physical’’ situation and to understand I'm not the only one out there, specially to know I'm just not a freak.
however when I was sixteen years old and I got my first attack I was not stressed about anything and I got my first attack when just walking home on the street after visiting Dublin for the day..

I feel when I relax and I take my self off guard, I believe I’m going to get an attack and that these attacks never go away, I feel it’s a problem with my lungs rather than anything else. Such as a medical problem, I feel I have a medical problem and a panic attack problem, however I find it hard to accept and don’t know

I have visited the Panic Attacks website http://www.panic-attacks.co.uk/ and found it quite nice, however there is a few questions I need to understand,

What advise would anyone have for me when I simply cant breath whatsoever and don’t know what’s wrong and what’s going to happen, I’m starting to feel like a heedless chicken.

Once again thank for taking the time to read my letter and please feel free to contact me for any reason whatsoever about anything, I will really appreciate anything.

Thank you Kathleen for your response and for taking the time to read this second letter which I dedicate to you after your reply, If you could comment once again about not being able to breath whatsoever I would very much appreciate it.



Truly Yours