Anxiety is my worst enemy against COPD and always makes my breathing worse along with my mind, breathe easy my friend. :)

Absolutely being anxious can affect your breathing. My Dr, gave me a lower dose of Buspirone to try---said we could go higher if needed.

Yes, yes and yes! I'm now very much of the opinion that if I get stressed I feel worse even though it might be psychological.

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Absolutely stress will cause flare ups etc. When I was a young mother of 6, a wise old person told me STRESS is a killer. He told me to always have a hobby etc from every day things to keep stress away. I would always have a book to read or crochet, or help the kids to build a model car/plane. It did help with the stress! I had psoriasis at the time and it always flared up when I got stressed. When I learned to destress with books, etc it always helped!! Good vibes my friend 🧡