ThinkingKitten
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Joined: 6/15/2006 From: Ontari-ari-o Status: offline
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Considering your comments, and your original post, it sounds like you started to hyperventilate, which is not the same as heavy breathing due to physical exertion. The latter is the body's response to compensate for increased oxygen consumption and to blow off acid buildup in the muscles (think of carbon dioxide as being acidic), whereas hyperventilation, which can occur in response to any other number of strong physical or mental stimuli (e.g. fear) actually causes an acid-base imbalance in your body. Remember that old take a few deep breaths into a paper bag trick - used to combat hyperventilation, but my poor old brain can't remember the physiology behind it. I think it occurs in anticipation of having to use the old flight or fight response. You need to think nice, peaceful, calming thoughts..... yeah, right!
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Thinking Kitten If you can't stand the heat... tell the chef to get out of the kitchen.
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