I understand it's caused by anxiety now because it's not so constant and I can literally will it into existence by thinking about it or being even a little tiny bit stressed (not even anxious, just stressed).

It was worse for the first 6 months or so because it was happening literally every waking moment. I was so sure it was an actual mystery disease and spent all that time living with basically hourly panic attacks. And I guess all that constant panic accumulated because I began having completely new fears. I think I have OCD now too when before I had maybe a few hints that could easily be dismissed. I almost developed an eating disorder. I can't even use sunscreen to take care of my skin because I'm afraid of a reaction. All these new fears I never had before. And it all comes down to my breathing. Will doing this random thing make my breathing worse?

It's been over a year now and I still keep having shortness of breath. I'm so grateful that it's not as bad as it used to be, but it's still incredibly difficult to live like this. I keep hoping one day I'll wake up and it will be gone, but that never happens.