The effects on the lungs

The effects on the lungs

Sometimes people who are going through anxiety, depression and other stress related problems might feel as if their lungs are working overtime. Their breathing quickens so that more oxygen can get into the body.

This is a natural reaction of the human body and it happens in normal circumstances. We are unaware of this because we are not concentrating on it. Someone who is going through stress might pay more attention to this because they have become aware of their breathing. This might be caused by the fight and flight responses and it might give the person the feeling that there is something wrong with their breathing and lungs because of the stress that they are going through.

This will only go on as long as the person is going through their stress. It is not uncommon for people going through stress to feel these effects when they are in a stressful situation.

Once the person is relaxed and settled, they will find that their lungs and breathing will settle down again. It is caused by the fight and flight responses, and learning how to control these will also control the nerves that sends the signals for our responses throughout the whole body.

The effects on the lungs written by Andrew Murphy 6 April 2009

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