at Both of his trolls can't start threads
"The way it happened with me is that I had a classic version of OCD (morbid thoughts) then one night at a wedding (7 years ago) I had a drink of water that went "down the wrong pipe" and of course I choked and gagged, but what stayed with me was that awful feeling of not being able to breathe. And from then on, I was obsessionally focused on my breathing, having to take a deep breath every 20 seconds (just like you) to "convince" myself I was getting enough oxygen." - midnightpulp
Hmmm, who started this thread?
OCD is funny!"The way it happened with me is that I had a classic version of OCD (morbid thoughts) then one night at a wedding (7 years ago) I had a drink of water that went "down the wrong pipe" and of course I choked and gagged, but what stayed with me was that awful feeling of not being able to breathe. And from then on, I was obsessionally focused on my breathing, having to take a deep breath every 20 seconds (just like you) to "convince" myself I was getting enough oxygen." - midnightpulp
You laugh about weird things. That's usually a sign of a ty sense of humor.
Hobbit!
Oh now you get it. Takes a few explanations but eventually it sinks in.
OCD is funny!
You laugh about weird things. That's usually a sign of a ty sense of humor.
It's not funny. It's a ing riot.
LULZ to the max.
Instead of laughing about OCD, you should probably be laughing at someone who uses LotR smack.
A-dor-a-ble - and still not like that, Jaspers.
Cool. Link the thread on healthboards (iirc) where I posted that. I don't mind. Feel free to ask me anything about OCD."The way it happened with me is that I had a classic version of OCD (morbid thoughts) then one night at a wedding (7 years ago) I had a drink of water that went "down the wrong pipe" and of course I choked and gagged, but what stayed with me was that awful feeling of not being able to breathe. And from then on, I was obsessionally focused on my breathing, having to take a deep breath every 20 seconds (just like you) to "convince" myself I was getting enough oxygen." - midnightpulp
Lol at Jaspers thinking I'm going to be butthurt at him finding a thread of me giving advice to an OCD/Panic sufferer.
No, OCD is much more funny. A dumb like yourself with the personality of a stick wouldn't understand the humor. Not to mention your overprotective gy ways with the midget.
I totally agree. I often laugh at its irrationality.
Your anecdotal admissions are more than "advice."
I pegged you as psychotic from day 1. Damn I am one perceptive !
Then laugh at your boy for confusing the two.
Tell him about your problems and how they differ from OCD pulp.
Here's some dirt of me giving advice:
I know your psych ruled out OCD, and by no means do I want you to think I'm trying to convince you that you have OCD, but the urge to take a deep breath acts very similar to an OCD compulsion.Originally Posted by terry111
It's like every 20 seconds, I need a deep breath. If I get one, great, if not, I struggle until I get one. I never had this urge for a deep breath before this all started.. my breathing was nice and quiet and never thought about. It was fine.
During the act of that deep breath, your distracting yourself away from the distressing air hunger sensations, effectively telling your mind, "see. I can breathe deep. My breathing's okay." The anxiety subsides for a very brief time, maybe only 10 seconds, but's that enough reinforcement for you to want to repeat the compulsion. Then, your body gets used to this new breathing pattern, and the attempt to breathe slow and evenly through your nose, for even just a continuous minute, feels extremely uncomfortable.
I bet when you try to breathe through your nose continuously, it feels like you're not getting enough oxygen? So you have to convince yourself you are via the deep breath?
Terry, I can say this with absolute confidence. The first step to getting a hold of this, is the elimination of that "comforting" (I know it's not really comforting, but to the disorder, it is) deep breath every 20 seconds.
Read more at http://www.healthboards.com/boards/s...ktrack=kcplink
Jaspers finding the OCD "dirt" about me and having it backfire on him is like det one time Tacker found Ronald Balkman asking for advice about his jawline and ed it up.
See, when I see it phrased/written like that, I think, "Jaspers had to be the result of a dumb .", as in the act of his mother and/or father deciding to have sex together.
But I'm absolutely positive at least one of his parents was a dumb ...
Well, since I have personal experience with the condition, anecdotes would seem a useful application when giving advice to someone asking for help.Your anecdotal admissions are more than "advice."
I pegged you as psychotic from day 1. Damn I am one perceptive !
Big daddy tyson bringing the pain.
My complete posting history on healthboards.
http://www.healthboards.com/boards/s...rchid=20599677
Outstanding troll move, Jaspers. You got me. I dunno how I'm going to be able to show my face on Spurstalk again.
There is some superior basketball knowledge being spilled on this thread.
It shows you're butthurt when the best you can do is make fun of someones breathing, lol.
When it comes to thread-starting, Jaspers sure does have the Midas touch.
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Re: Feeling Like You Cant Breathe
Interesting that your psychiatrist is stumped. Breathing problems, especially the air hunger sensation followed by the urge and psychological need to take a deep breath, seem to be quite common among people who have [COLOR=blue ! important][COLOR=blue ! important]panic [COLOR=blue ! important]disorder[/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR], GAD, etc... (Just look at all the posts describing this particular symptom.) I'm surprised he hasn't seen somebody with a similar problem.
Maybe he's used to seeing people with acute panic disorder, which is usually characterized by the respiratory sensations we face on a constant, chronic basis, only happening during the [COLOR=blue ! important][COLOR=blue ! important]panic [COLOR=blue ! important]attack[/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR].
That's why I've come to believe this disorder has a lot in common with OCD, or is an unrecognized manifestation of OCD.
The way it happened with me is that I had a classic version of OCD (morbid thoughts) then one night at a wedding (7 years ago) I had a drink of water that went "down the wrong pipe" and of course I choked and gagged, but what stayed with me was that awful feeling of not being able to breathe. And from then on, I was obsessionally focused on my breathing, having to take a deep breath every 20 seconds (just like you) to "convince" myself I was getting enough oxygen.
I know your breathing issues came out of the blue without an apparent trigger, but so did my morbid thoughts.
Remember, the psychological community is still in its infancy with regards to [COLOR=blue ! important][COLOR=blue ! important]anxiety [COLOR=blue ! important]disorders[/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR]. I say this, because I don't want you or anyone else with this thing to feel hopeless, and hopelessness is easy to feel when a doctor says, "I don't know."
And I can also say, this is manageable. I too thought I would be like this forever, but I managed this disorder for two years, it came back when I was going through a stressful period, then had a great 3 years, and right now I'm going through a rough period since my sinuses seem to be constantly congested, which trigger the air hunger feeling. I know I need to get into [COLOR=blue ! important][COLOR=blue ! important]CBT[/COLOR][/COLOR], but I also know I made a lot of progress without CBT, which affirms my belief in CBT.
If your psych isn't versed in CBT, have him refer you to someone who is.
Printing out posts from this webpage is a great idea. Try to convince your psych that this is a common symptom, not a rarity. They need to learn from us, like we learn from them.
And that's precisely what's funny.
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