Obviously we are told that exercise is key to tackling anxiety but does anyone find that their anxiety literally makes them less able to exercise?
To elaborate, I get shortness of breath from anxiety and find that I can’t run as far or as fast as I used to, because I am breathing so hard. At my lowest point with anxiety, I tried going for a run and literally couldn’t jog 100 metres due to breathing so hard and my heart pounding so much (I am used to running half marathons so this isn’t normal).
Like most people on this forum, I have had all the tests going for heart and lungs and am basically otherwise healthy.
This frustrates me so much because I enjoy exercise and would use it as a tool to tackle my anxiety but I occasionally find that I basically can’t exercise due to the anxiety - a vicious circle.