Suggest Treatment For Severe Stress And Anxiety

Question : I guess it seems the same. Since it seems to go with my anxiety levels, I do not know if it has gotten worse. I know that I work myself up into panic mode. I even did when I read your question because it makes me think that there is some problem.

The breathing issue that happens on inhale and exertion is the same as it was when I first noticed it during a very high anxious moment. The only difference is I notice it more often now and I figure that is because I fret on it more.

So i guess it has worsened the more I worry on it. My PFTs show little difference so I do not know what could cause breathing to be an issue other than stress.

What do you think J

This is strange. I replied to this ten hours ago and it is not here. Yes hcm stopped last thread

I had mentioned that , no I am not tired of listening to your answers. In fact the answers you give help me make it through the day. I have developed a weak ability to hold on to the statements of you and other dr's I feel a sensation that I question and I let the stress mediators and the inflammation grow and ruin my recovery.

Without your help and patience, I do not know how bad I would be.

I am now going to find some anxiety reduction suggestions and see what they can do.

Oh thanks for asking of the job search. And yes I am looking to the day I can go back home.

I was trying to say that no matter how many times you tell me I'm fine, that reassurance lasts just a short time before I start thinking negatively again.

Right now I am just getting up. I went to bed early to rest and think positive, but I did not sleep peacefully and have been having bad thoughts causing trouble breathing.

Today I am trying to take a deep breath and am getting small breaths using upper chest breathing and using belly breathing. We have said airway inflammation affects air in and air out. But what does stress mediators do to breathing outside of hyperventilating. Does it make certain airway functions harder to breath

Right now I am bothered by the feeling like I am limited to only half a breath like a person with emphysema and air trapping. Just to see if it helps I try purse lip breathing but get little help.

Is all this totally excess stress and anxiety. Tell me yes and I should feel better. I know I am not looking forward to be at work today. Because of work to do. I want to just stay in bed but even that bothers me because I can't get comfortable to stay asleep with out focusing on short breaths

I'm sorry I confused you. I am going but I would rather not. I believe that all the stres I have had for the week has just made me tired and feeling just blah.

I have followed your advice and avoided reading things that cause more worrying but the things that I read during my mothers illness are still in my memory. The info that I was given described symptoms that I think of then wonder if stress and inflammation can do the same. Such as air trapping,, constricted inflow and outflow

How often have you had a patient with consistent PFTs numbers like mine have something wrong With a pft as a gold standard test, it shouldn't be often.

6 am my time now. I have to leave in a few minutes.

You usual good replies help me so give me a good answer and tell me why the stress mediators with the inflammation are causing my problems. A anxiety help center had a report that said that continual release of mediators hit lungs hard and can agravate inflammation

The anxiety center is both an online area to get information after you leave the office.

I have heard of yoga. My bad back limits poses but I tried. I need to find a place to do that. The other I will look up

Ok 2 questions
Why do I sense air trapping when inflammation is working on my breathing , why do I hit a hard to breath spot when normal nhaling but if. iF I was using a cpap the positive pressure brings the air in smoothly. Is that from inflammation too

Question 2. With the continual numbers on my PFTs there should not be any real change that we have agreed upon
What would they need to show for numbers if I did have emphysema or air trapping.

If I never told you, I have a daughter who is a pulmonary therapist She has seen my PFTs and believes my issues are stress also

Hold up, My daughter is not in my home she is many many miles away. I see her 3 times a year.

In response to your definition of the symptoms list that I do not have, I will proceed to stop asking the usual questions but questions that help me understand what is causation to my issue and what to do to in short term to help. Long term we both know is stress reduction, relaxation, dating ex wife, seeing daughter that is Pulm therapist, and my granddaughter along with my musician friends.

So I will ask todays question for verification and your agreement. this is from an anxiety book. Since Asthma is Airway inflammation it is included in the discussion of Anxiety and Inflammatin

Inflammation is caused by a narrowing and swelling of airway, CAN also produce mucus to make it more difficult ( i do not have mucus) Not sure why, maybe you know.
It is triggered by overly sensitive/reative immune system. Becasue stress negatively impacts the immune system stress can play a roll and prevalence of inflammation
To Reduce,
Stress reduction
Regular deep relaxing
Rest
Getting good sleep uh oh for me
regular light exercise You have mentioned this
Spending more time doing things I love Music and doing nothing for me ha ha
Unplugging from electronics uh oh
There are no quick fixes, it takes time and more time than people think.

I have one to mention, that I have a light labored effort to inhale. I think this is the tight airways, do you agree.


The above diagram is the explanation of stress as it starts at an normal even line then goes up and comes down then up again but higher, than down but not enough to be calm then up and down and up and then stays up with out coming down. while up there is is constantly releasing mediatiors and hypersensitivity to sensations. this keeps it constant till you can break it to come down.

does this make sense, it follows my past 8 years of life. and if the excess release of mediators could explain a lot of the bodies triggering constantly.

It is the end of a business mans work week, do you have a relaxing weekend planned.

I m sorry its long

I am at my desk working right now

The diagram was from a pamphlet on understanding how Anxiety starts and grows and gets worse as it occurs from a calm state ( the straight line on the left) then starts to climb on an event of anxiety, then goes down after it is over, then goes up again as another event happens, then down but not all the way to being calm, then goes up more and then stays there until you learn to reduce it. the line on the left is where people are normal state of calm, then it goes up and down and this chart shows how it keeps growing more and more with out really coming down to complete calm state.
Yes comedy shows but none in this area

Oh, i remember what you are talking of, I had a very close friend graduate from public school. I was going to her celebratory gathering to congratulate her on her graduation ( she did so well she has a full college ride to Morrocco). But there is too much going on here so I have to work, I will try for next weekend. then I can go alone and see everyone and my ex. so I am at work today

This might be the last thread before HCM cuts this one off.

No I met my ex wife at a dance hall, I was watching the band when she approached me. This was 30 years ago.

I will get the opportunity next week. I have commitments this week at the job.
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I work M-F 6:45Am to 5 Pm sometimes 6 Pm. I also take my computer home on certain days and continue while at home.

Watching from desk can happen when I take a break or lunch at my desk. Other wise I will play Podcasts so I can listen. I just downloaded some yesterday. but I had to be in meetings all day yesterday so will try today.