How do you deal with not being able to take a deep breath?

Hi everyone,

I’ve been struggling for a few years with not being able to breathe deeply. It sometimes feels like my breath is stuck in my chest and even my stomach. I can’t fully inhale or exhale deeply.

I don’t experience it every day, but it happens at least 4-5 times a week at random moments, and recently it’s been happening even more often.

I breathe normally most of the time, but the deep breathing just doesn’t work. When I try to take a full, deep breath, it feels like something is blocking it. My chest and stomach just won’t expand fully, and it never seems to “release.”

I honestly have no idea what’s causing this.

Has anyone experienced this before? What did it turn out to be, and did anything help?

Any advice or tips would be really appreciated.