One of the most neglected areas in health care and sports is to address anxiety from a physiological perspective.
The way our breathing may have reconfigured to memories or emotionally charged experiences throughout life is typically in nobody’s checklist. It is common to hear that anxiety is considered to be purely psychological in nature and hyperventilation is perceived to be the result of anxiety. Although anxiety can indeed cause rapid and shallow breathing, breathing dysfunction, as a simple bad habit, can also cause anxiety symptoms.
Faulty breathing patterns, a learned behavior you may have picked up sometime in your life, can cause the nervous system to be overly reactive, and it can trigger tension, apprehension and irritability. Whether anxiety is caused by a psychological trigger or by a physiological state mediated by unstable breathing, you can learn skills to maintain a poised attitude even under adversity. More and more people nowadays are beginning to think that anxiety is a normal part of life. I would encourage you challenge said views and seek healthier and sustainable ways to stay calm and focused using your body’s own natural resources. It can be a real game changer.