
I am 20 years old and I have been very active my whole life. I played a ton of sports growing up and I have done landscaping jobs and what not. Last summer however I moved from the City to the Country. One day in the summer I was mowing the lawn and I started to not be able to breathe. I started freaking out and I ran inside and felt like I was going to pass out. I went to the ER and they gave me some air mixed with someone to help expand my lungs. It worked and I was fine for a little bit after but my breathing continued to be bad for the rest of the summer all the way into the winter. I have NEVER had breathing problems before and so this made my anxiety go through the roof. I started having attacks and I was scared that I would stop breathing in my sleep and die. I finally got over the fear and my breathing went back to normal in January. I have been totally fine with breathing (the occasional day can be bad) but I don’t think about my breathing like at all. However, now that spring has come my breathing has gotten worse again. I have started to worry again and I just hope that I don’t have bad allergies now.

Is it possible to get back allergies randomly in your 20s?

My breathing is not terrible but it is not great. I just wonder if it is all physiological or if I genuinely have bad allergies or something. Is it possible to die from bad allergies? And at what point should I worry about my breathing? I think a lot of it has to do with my thinking but the only reason I start to think about it or worry is when I feel like my breathing is inhibited. 

Has anyone else had a similar situation or experience? Please let me know. I am worried to mow the lawn again for fear that I may stop breathing and not be able to breathe again. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated thank you!