6 Telltale Signs that You Might be Experiencing ANXIETY (and How to Get Help)

3. Sometimes, you experience belabored breathing when thinking worrisome thoughts, and this breathing is NOT tied to any recent physical activity.

You don’t have to be experiencing a full-blown anxiety attack to experience belabored breathing.  It’s common for our respiration to rise when we feel nervous and have anxious thoughts, and a counselor can teach us some very helpful breathing techniques to slow down our breathing and refocus our thoughts on good things.