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If you kept thinking in.your head you could make your self stop breathing would that happen?
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No: Your respiratory center reflexes in the brain stem would automatically take over.
Answered 2/16/2015
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No: Respiration, blood pressure and heart rate are not under voluntary control. You can hold your breath until you lose consciousness but it will start back automatically. Thanks for trusting HealthTap!
Answered 2/16/2015
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Breathing: Breathing is handled by aspects of the body that are on autopilot. If you feel the sense you may stop breathing or have such thoughts this sometimes can be a symptom of anxiety. Alternatively air hunger can be associated with other diseases such as a blood clot. I don't think you have such a thing but you need to talk to your doctor about it if it is of concern.
Answered 6/12/2018
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