clementine Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 For the past two weeks (I think I've been doing it my whole adult life) I've been more conscious about noticing that I have horrible breathing habits. I find myself holding my breath all of the time. When I'm driving, reading, surfing the web, etc. This can't be healthy for my body, can it? Since becoming more aware, I've really tried to breathe more regularly, but still catch myself holding my breath MANY times a day. Does anyone else do this? Does it bother you? Have you tried to stop? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Yes!! And I think it's probably a very. very bad thing to be doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawz4me Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 I do it whenever I'm the least bit stressed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wintermom Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 At least it's better (probably) than my habit of scraping my teeth together in time to music in my head. My dentist keeps asking me if I grind my teeth at night. No, it's a daytime thing. ;) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clementine Posted February 5, 2016 Author Share Posted February 5, 2016 I keep trying to figure out a trigger, but so far I'm thinking it's just a habit. I can be an anxious person, but my anxiety might be subconscious most of the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OH_Homeschooler Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Yep, I've caught myself doing this. I just try to stay aware and not let it happen. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 I keep trying to figure out a trigger, but so far I'm thinking it's just a habit. . Yeah same. I can not find any reason. I'll do things like, google search something innocuous and hold my breath until I open one of the links. No reason. I don't even FEEL the need to breath again..I mean it doesn't start hurting or anything. But I'll realize I missed a few breaths and think Oh that's dumb, quit it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasider Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Yes. When stressed or angry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joan in GE Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Yes I've found myself doing this when thinking about a stressful problem and have wondered if lack of oxygen was causing greying hair :-) As soon as I catch myself, I take some good deep breaths. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clementine Posted February 5, 2016 Author Share Posted February 5, 2016 Yes I've found myself doing this when thinking about a stressful problem and have wondered if lack of oxygen was causing greying hair :-) As soon as I catch myself, I take some good deep breaths. THAT explains it! :D 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Hobbes used to take a breath, hold it, then let it out. He also stuttered. I had a suspicion that the habit of stopping the breath flow was in some way connected with the judder in his speech. No proof of that, of course. I don't think that he holds his breath any longer and his speech is much smoother. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 have you been evaluated for anxiety? doing things that would reduce anxiety levels should help reduce involuntary breath holding. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Yes I've found myself doing this when thinking about a stressful problem and have wondered if lack of oxygen was causing greying hair :-) As soon as I catch myself, I take some good deep breaths. I know stress is a contributer to gray hair. fil's sister's hair went completely white over a period of seven months. during that time, she was working hard to prove to the military that her declared kia brother was alive. . . . (he was a pow.) stress hasn't turned dh's hair white (or gray) though . . . . it's just not fair and there is something WRONG with this picture! . . . .hard glare. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathryn Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 I used to do that. I also used to have this weird habit when in the car that I would bite down/close my jaw so my teeth came together every time a car approached from the opposite direction (and we are far from rural, so often multiple times per second). Once I realized I was doing things like that, I had to conciously train myself not to. For the car thing, I started by tapping my leg instead and eventually I just stopped. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klmama Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Are there any indications that you may have sleep apnea? Central apneas happen when people are awake, too, as well as sleeping. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joan in GE Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 I know stress is a contributer to gray hair. fil's sister's hair went completely white over a period of seven months. during that time, she was working hard to prove to the military that her declared kia brother was alive. . . . (he was a pow.) stress hasn't turned dh's hair white (or gray) though . . . . it's just not fair and there is something WRONG with this picture! . . . .hard glare. It seems there are a lot of things they still don't know about greying hair... For example, I can have grey on the end and then the shaft turns brown again two inches up...Meaning it was producing grey then produced brown again on the same strand of hair... I know what you mean about some people not turning grey...dh just has some spots tho well past retirement... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 It seems there are a lot of things they still don't know about greying hair... For example, I can have grey on the end and then the shaft turns brown again two inches up...Meaning it was producing grey then produced brown again on the same strand of hair... I know what you mean about some people not turning grey...dh just has some spots tho well past retirement... I think it's not 'producing grey' but 'not producing brown'. I think the grey is an absence of brown. So your hair follicle is producing colour intermittently, perhaps before it shuts down completely? I don't know. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausmumof3 Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Yep. Mostly when I'm trying to make myself do something I really don't feel like doing and I'm forcing myself through it. That and tensing. I think it's anxiety/overload related. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie in Ma Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 I have always done it, makes me nuts but I don't know how to stop it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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