Welcome to the Anxiety Slayer series. Our mission is to assist you with creating more

peace and tranquility in your life through anxiety release exercises and supportive

tools created to slay your anxiety.

Good day to you, Ananga.

It's wonderful to come back together with you for another Slayer session.

And this week, one of our listeners who has written to us before, has reached out to us again with an excellent question.

So I'll go ahead and read that and then we can take it from there.

I'm seeking your help again.

This time is about anxiety during illness. I had a

cough and cold that has resulted in pneumonia. I'm safely on antibiotics now but

continue to experience anxiety, especially around breathing as I'm still congested, wheezy, and slightly

shorter breath.

My anxiety is very much under control in most areas of my life thanks to yoga, guided

meditations, EFT, and a better understanding of how to pace

my days to avoid overwhelm until I get sick. It seems even mild physical complaints can send me into a panic.

I find coughs and colds particularly trying as I cannot use meditation techniques that focus

on breathing during those times.

Do you have any ideas that can relieve cough and cold symptoms

and also relieve anxiety when a cough makes breathing

for relaxation a challenge?

Finally, any tips for working through anxiety in general?

Thanks so much for all you do. I've never felt alone with my anxiety since I found

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