relapse due to hyperventilation

Hey man. I can't relate directly but I do have a lot of tightness in my chest and difficulty breathing sometimes so I could probably say that I relapsed at least partially due to the stress it caused. It's something I've been working through, and two things that helped me were meditation (which initially made it worse, but when you get to the point where you really "surrender" I found it immensely helpful) and some exercises I did later on in my journey with my therapist called soomatic experiencing and muscle relaxation. One of the techinques that was really helpful was using your mind to "breath" into your body in various places.. shoulders.. eyes... neck... hips... then eventually ending up on my chest. At which point I was asked what the block in my chest looked like... what color it was.. and just to observe it. And by being brave enough to do that I felt it almost melt away. I felt a huge level of calmness after that. I hope that can help provide some avenues to look down slim. Best of luck in your journey.