breathing problems

[catrisch]

Sometimes I feel smothered, like someone is holding a pillow over my face. The more I think about it, the longer it stays. Then I feel myself get out of breath. Then, of course, because I have very bad anxiety and am a hypocondriac, I am thinking I have clogged arteries that is why I feel short of breath. My question is how do you know when it is anxiety and not something more serious. How do I know I am not walking around with clogged arteries and it is not my anxiety. I am driving myself crazy, please help.

[Guest]

In the past 48 hrs. I've had more more smoothering attacks, uneasy feelings, fear, and guilt. News came that a friend was killed in a freak farm accident. As soon as I put my head on the pillow last night I broke out in a sweat and I started breathing heavily. I jumped out of bed and told my husband "I've got to get up, I've got to get up". Today I must go to the funeral home. I'm praying I can do this. Mary Ridley

[Craw]

You can do it and will do it. It will be hard but you will face it head on and deal with it. A very good friend of mine died a little over 2 years ago. It was very hard for me but by me trying to push it out of my mind, I brought so much anxiety on myself. I didn't deal with it when it happened and acted like it just didn't happen. Her death was very unexpected. Two years ago an attorney who worked with me was vacationing and fell off a cliff and died. I'm not saying it was any easier than before but because I did deal with it, it didn't destroy me like the first time. Hang in there, I will say a prayer for you that you will be open to face this and deal with it. If you need to talk, please let me know. I do know what you are going through. I will be more than happy to give you my e-mail. Hang in there.