So, lately, there have been times when I get this really “stuffy” feeling in my head. It’s not really a headache. It’s more of a weird discomfort that you can’t really explain. This feeling comes along with other feelings of nervousness and anxiety. Some would refer to this by stating “my nerves are bad”. Sometimes, these episodes are also accompanied by chest pains or discomfort, tingling or numbness in the extremities, and an overall idea that I just “don’t feel good.”
Have you ever experienced this before?
Well, I finally decided that I would get to the bottom of whatever it was that made me feel so “weird”. I started to pay more attention to myself, my surroundings, and situations that would occur prior to me having this “not feeling so good” feeling.
Then yesterday, I discovered something.
So, I was working from home on new methods to market my business. I was reading, studying, experimenting, marketing, uploading, removing, completing follow ups……
When all of a sudden, I realized that it was 2:45pm. Oh crap! My oldest son has to be picked up from his summer program by 3pm and I live over 30 minutes away! How did I miss the time….again?! I frantically grab some shoes, my wallet and my phone and bolt out of the door. I’m gonna be late to pick him up. Yet again.
I’m driving and it seems as though every time I wanted to maneuver and change lanes, I would be blocked in by some driver with no place to go who thought it would be a good idea to speed up to make sure I couldn’t get into the lane, then slow down to about 20 miles per hour on the freeway. Then my phone rings. OMG! Somebody that I absolutely DO NOT want to talk to because all she wants is to see how much she can get out of me without having to pay me for my services. Grrrr…..
Then here comes that feeling. My head is groggy. My chest hurts. My arms are tingly. All of a sudden, I just “don’t feel good.” Oh crap! I’ve got another exam tomorrow. Aahhhhhhhhh! I swear to God, sometimes I feel like school gets in the way of learning.
I stop. Wait a minute. Why am I not breathing? Are you serious? I am really NOT breathing. My stomach is so tense as if I am trying to squeeze my stomach into my back.
That’s when it hit me.
Oxygen is a HUGE component of our physiological system. When the brain is experiencing a lack of oxygen, the body receives signals such as that tingly feeling, blurred vision and that overall “head grogginess”. Some symptoms mimic those of an on-coming heart attack, but what is really happening is that the brain is BEGGING YOU FOR OXYGEN. Why?
Because when we stress, we forget to breath. Everything becomes a disaster, which makes us nervous, which then makes us anxious. It is during this time that your brain begins to cry out desperately! The brain is trying to protect you. It’s saying “HEY YOU! Get me some oxygen here or we are all gonna go into a coma!!!!”
When our bodies don’t get what they need, our bodies have a way of communicating that in a way that makes us FEEL uncomfortable. Your brain’s main priority is to protect itself as a means of protecting you and your brain will go through whatever measures are necessary, REGARDLESS OF HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT IT, to ensure that you are protected.
So the next time that old fart cuts you off on the road,
or you start to feel overwhelmed by that deadline,
or you realize you are running late and there is nothing you can do about it,
just stop.
Then BREATHE.
And when you breathe, breathe DEEPLY and with PURPOSE.
Relax. No matter what the circumstances are,
You are always right where you need to be.
So just breathe.
I hope this helps.
Stay strong. Stay Beautiful.
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