It’s happened since i was a kid, it’s like totally subconscious it’s like my body says “hey girlie yeah here you take the wheel on the breathing for a bit we’re cutting the automatic feature for now, you’ll know it’s your turn when suddenly you suddenly realize your chest is starting to burn and you’re on the verge of gasping for air goood luckkkk ☺️😌😋” and then my anxiety starts to become panic and shortness of breath sets in for the ultimate combo move I HATE ITTTT. ugh i just got done dealing with a particularly bad one and i’ve been lying on the floor of my bathroom for 30 minutes trying to do my breathing exercises to regulate everything again and needed to come vent. i hate how the fastest most reliable cure for my anxiety is deep breathing and meditation practices BUT I CANT DO EM WHEN I HAVE SHORTNESS OF BREATH FROM MY ANXIETY it’s like some punishment a mid greek god would give to the completely innocent and obviously child of their estranged mortal lover out of spite lol