starente15
Senior member
- Joined
- Oct 27, 2014
- Messages
- 809
- Reason
- Lost a loved one
- Diagnosis
- 10/2017
- Country
- US
- State
- NJ
- City
- Northern
Good evening. Question for anyone who has respiratory issues and is currently using the bipap for sleep plus several times during the day. My dad always tells me he's trying to "calm Down" his breathing and has trouble doing it. I think what is happening is that he walks a bit and when he sits down he becomes very focused on being out of breath and his respiration increases. He also says that it's hard to keep his mind off his breathing which makes him breathe faster. Wondering if anyone has found relaxation techniques that might work. I have asthma and know that feeling of not being able to take a deep breath and how it can cause anxiety. I can't imagine what it must be like to have that feeling day in and day out 
