If you have trouble breathing from anxiety, can the steam from a shower make it worse?!
Question: If you have trouble breathing from anxiety, can the steam from a shower make it worse.?
Answers:
Steam from a shower is generally a good thing...but if it is part of your anxiety or the reason for your being anxious it may make it "seem" worse..Health Question & Answer
Negative emotions (like sadness, stress, anger, etc.) causes your Serotonin production to be low; when your Serotonin level is low, you are more prone to getting Anxiety, Panic Attacks, Depression, etc.
Medication like Antidepressants (SSRI - Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor) helps to boost Serotonin level.
But there are natural ways to do it without medication. There's this strange herb called "St John's Wort" - it is said to be more effective than Prozac. No, it is not for mild depression only and ignore those sayings. In fact, it does help anxiety and panic-attacks as St John's Wort works like prozac. Other natural ways will be exercise, diet, more exposure to light, etc.
The problem is that, even if your Serotonin is balanced... you have that "learned behavior" in your mind. You need to break that initial cycle to destroy that learned behavior - Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) does this. A technique that you can use without CBT will be Distraction... There are several other techniques to help cope them!
Ok, to use Distraction: Firstly, try to....
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Medication like Antidepressants (SSRI - Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor) helps to boost Serotonin level.
But there are natural ways to do it without medication. There's this strange herb called "St John's Wort" - it is said to be more effective than Prozac. No, it is not for mild depression only and ignore those sayings. In fact, it does help anxiety and panic-attacks as St John's Wort works like prozac. Other natural ways will be exercise, diet, more exposure to light, etc.
The problem is that, even if your Serotonin is balanced... you have that "learned behavior" in your mind. You need to break that initial cycle to destroy that learned behavior - Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) does this. A technique that you can use without CBT will be Distraction... There are several other techniques to help cope them!
Ok, to use Distraction: Firstly, try to....
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I have the same exact problem (trouble breathing from anxiety) and actually I recently went in a steam room, and although the room was fogged up I felt like the air was a little bit heavier but I quickly adapted and I was fine, so I would say no, it's all about the person though!Health Question & Answer
It is usually just the opposite. A steamy shower will help your breathing. You might try taking 3 or 4 ice cubes and put them in a washrag. Don't cover the ice but inhale the fumes and see if that doesn't help your breathing.Health Question & Answer
Physically no, it can't, but if for some reason it makes you feel anxious then it could.Health Question & Answer