What happens if you breathe too much air?

How sensitive is your breathing to an increase of CO2? If carbon dioxide increase in your blood do you have an exaggerated breathing response to the increase of CO2?
Carbon dioxide is the primary stimulus to the breath, and if you are very sensitive to the increase of CO2, generally that would mean that your breathing is going to be harder and faster.

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This is exactly what I have been dealing with for so long now. I have always thought, "I'm always feel anxious for no reason". I am now just realizing that what I "feel" is anxiety is actually a chronic low-grade hyperventilation, which in turn keeps this feeling of anxiety in a vicious cycle. It's crazy how many health professionals I've gone to with no success, and the answer was going into a deep rabbit hole on YouTube.

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My whole late teen to adult life, I was basically gasping for air, with the cold/blue toes and fingers that come along with that. Going through the training to become a Buteyko instructor, I dedicated myself to doing the practices. At some point, I don't know when it happened, I realized that the cold/blue digits were no longer a problem. The beauty of these practices is that they work over time and create real and lasting change. You may not realize them at first because they happen gradually, rather than like a light switch. The Buteyko method is worth taking the time to educate yourself and develop a compassionate practice. It has turned my life around and allowed a lot of other healing to gradually emerge.

[joanannewallace]

I didn’t even know I was shallow breathing until watching your videos. Now I’m breathing deeper and feel much better as I’ve had a cough for three weeks which is clearing but I must admit I forget to breath deep unless I concentrate.

[betmikael]

Interesting points- thanks for this videi! my suggestion would just be to remove the music from video..its a bit distracting

[robinmarwick]

This is another excellent video. Sorry to sound negative but the background music is not only unnecessary it's distracting from your otherwise excellent presentation.

[flowerbeehoney]

I am so grateful for this information; I now understand what has been happening within my body. Thank you a million times, thank you!

[catpoke]

My breathing has been so bad for so long that I don't get a 'slight air hunger' from breathing properly. I get air hunger no matter what, even when giving in to the desire to breathe improperly. It's hell. It's actually hell. I wish doctors were taught about this. I wish therapists were taught about this. I wish someone told me what I was going through beyond just "anxiety." I wish I knew before it got this bad that the solution was to stop breathing so hard. I want to cry, I cannot even sleep or eat or drink or anything.

[paypower]

The one person who disliked this video is definitely breathing hard rn 😂

[davidtolle]

The toughest part of retraining the body to a higher tolerance of CO2 is being comfortable with the air hunger or finding that tolerable air hunger

[RT-xjtr]

Thank you for a great explanation. Your books are great. I have hundreds of questions to this method. I live in the middle of U.S. the instructors that teach this are far away. Is there a place to post question somewhere?

[ykd]

One of the most perfect video on breathing. Thank you.

[turbompson]

I quit working out and doing anything that increases my heart rate completly. Because everytime I do, i get a weird sensation of suffication.

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You are the best one explaining about breathing! I couldn't find an answer until I found your channel.

[jcalvarino]

Thank you Patrick! One question tho. I get the Slow and Light breathing. But when you say, Deep breathing, is it Deep inhale breathing and just passive (let go) exhale or both deep inhale and deep exhale? Thank you!

[grahambeyer]

Bit of a contradiction going on in my head. Can you explain where the sweet spot is for breathing, when you say breath deeply but do not breathe too much air in? Edit: I get it now, breathe from the diaphragm deep means from lower down in the lungs, slowly and not too much.

[yresonirba]

This is what I needed. Biochemistry. All that deep diaphragmatic breathing just made me dizzy Dx

[Tobi]

3:08 Oxygen Advantage and its benefits on cold feet/hands

[rochielrueda]

Thank you so much! I have a question, when you say breathe deep it means deep breathing?

[sirwalksoftly]

Patrick, thank you for the information. Very glad I have found your channel. I'm curious, what will be the result of these gentler, quieter, lighter breaths in the long-term? I've began practicing your techniques, i.e. power breath hold, for a couple of days now. I like to do cardio, so will those lighter breaths really help me when I go to do cardio exercises?