Feeling Suffocated: Dealing with Anxiety

Yes, a few years ago I was having difficulty breathing drs just said take benadryl if that's what's helping... I came here to not take soemthing thst makes me sleep but thanks🙄... a few weeks later I was driving and all of a sudden my chest hurting I just couldn't breathe or catch my breathe? It was terrible, I thought I was dying. I was taken by ambulance to the er. And they diagnosed panic disorder, every time I feel heaviness I fear sleeping and only because a few times after that, my husband woke me up a night to me breathing weird and fast like I was having one in my sleep, and since he works away I am fearful I won't wake up in the morning on most nights.

Yes def obsess about this since young even. When older I would OD on meds mod out and gasp for breath.

I overdosed accidentally and was unable to breathe until I lost consciousness and for weeks i was terrified to fall asleep and i would hyperfocus on my breathing, so you're not alone.