Acid Reflux, Shortness of Breath, TMS

[fridaynotes]

Yikes!
I've been suffering with slight acid reflux recently and extreme shortness of breath. I thought they were perhaps mutually exclusive but I've read that they are common together.
The acid reflux I had years ago realized it was TMS and it went away, Now 6 years later, it seems to be back!
And the shortness of breath has come along for the ride, something I've delt with off-and-on since childhood, always considered it anxiety related, but perhaps it is part and parcel of acid reflux.
I've been going through a lot of deep emotions since coming to terms with limerence and fantasy escapism as yet another form of pernicious TMS.
I am a long-time TMS warrior and still dealing with a host of TMS issues. It's a process, but feeling a wee bit of a setback recently...

 

[JanAtheCPA]

Hey @fridaynotes. I tell ya, times are tough, my friend.
Remember that roundup of articles about breathing/breathwork that I posted a while ago? Maybe revisit the list and pick out a couple to explore. You'll find it in your postings history (you had commented), or here: https://www.tmswiki.org/forum/threads/can-better-breathing-really-improve-your-health-spoiler-yes.27931/#post-144717 (Can Better Breathing Really Improve Your Health? (spoiler: YES))

How's your writing practice? That's my fallback for setbacks

~J

 

[Jennifer_K]

I've been going through a lot of deep emotions since coming to terms with limerence and fantasy escapism as yet another form of pernicious TMS.

I've come to this same conclusion myself lately. Limerence is just another form of TMS. It's the same obsessive and maladaptive coping mechanism, except the object of one's obsession is a person rather than an "injury" or "illness," and the "pain" is longing and pining.

 

[zeeman01]

I had shortness of breath too. U r too tense and in a fight or flight state. Need to find ways to calm and relax yourself such as meditation or swimming etc. Then digestion and breathing will regulate themselves