Breathing: Surrender Control and Find Peace
Breathlessness. It's that tight, gripping sensation that can make every moment feel like a battle. Or maybe for you it feels like the inability to take a breath, almost like you’re not breathing at all! But what if I told you that the secret to overcoming this isn't about control—it's about surrender? When your sensitized nerves exaggerate feelings of breathlessness, the best thing you can do is give control back to your body. Here’s how.
Start by exhaling naturally until your lungs are completely empty. Then, instead of breathing back in right away, simply wait. Trust your body—it will breathe for you. As you repeat this process, silently say to yourself: “I surrender control of my breathing back to my body.”
This simple exercise reveals three profound truths:
Your body knows how to breathe better than you do.
The sensation of breathlessness is amplified by sensitized nerves—it’s just a feeling, not a fact.
Letting go diminishes the fear of being out of breath.
And if you’re tempted to monitor your breathing with an oximeter or pulse check, resist. Trust the process. Your body is smarter than you think.
