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Originally Posted by Hopeless
About breathing..........
I don't know about others, but I know that I unknowingly seem to hold my breath when going through a temporary excruciating pain. It is not something I do on purpose, it just happens at the onset of a painful medical procedure. Then I realize I am holding my breath and have tensed up. I know that holding my breath does not eradicate the pain but it is an automatic reaction. When I realize I am doing it, I try to breath normally.
I am just wondering if others have this "automatic" response when undergoing a painful medical procedure.
Do others breath abnormally when going through elevated pain levels?
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Yes, I get this every month when having a cannula jammed into my vein for my Lidocaine Infusion. All Meditative techniques go out the window. They work for the 5-10 minutes of prodding and slapping my oversensitive hands, trying to find a vein not knackered by overuse and Chemo, but as soon as I feel the pain from the needle touching skin, I stop breathing automatically.
I wonder why.
Dave.