What should I do if I end up crying, and I find myself struggling to breathe?

Close your eyes, think of the sea and the waves gently breaking infront of you. The sun is beating down on your neck but the air has a slight chill so its a clean fresh breath of air when you take a breath in. Breath out and then take another deep breath of clean air in, keep doing this till you're finding it easier to breath.

Try slowing your breaths as much as possible. Close your eyes, and focus on your hands. Distract yourself enough to get your breaths back.

Based on my own personal experience, this happened to me during a panic attack. I laid down in my bed with my door closed and let myself cry in silence until I stopped on my own. Crying is therapeutic, so letting myself release all my bottled up emotions was the best thing I could have done.

I should sit upright. Take a deep breathe; inhale slowly and exhale slowly. Try to calm myself down, think about something else to make me feel better and then find someone to talk to.

Take feel breaths in and out. Focus completely on your breathing. Do this until you feel more calm and less agitated.

You should wash your face, drink some water or make something hot to drink like tea. Then just try to relax in any way that suits you.

For me I usually try to calm my self down first and think of something soothing. Anything that will help me relax enough to control my breathing. It also helps to remind myself that I am breathing and getting what I need so that I don't panic thinking I am not getting enough oxygen.

The only thing you can really do is try to calm yourself down. Try to concentrate on your breathing rather than the thoughts that have put you into that state. When I am like that I prefer to be left alone to calm myself down and let the feelings I am having run their course. I tend to get like that because I have bottled things up and something has set me off.

Try visualizing the most relaxing scene you can think of to see if that can help calm you down a bit. One thing I like to do when I'm struggling to breathe is to focus on each breath as it comes, slowly breathing in and out as much as possible. You could also try distracting yourself with something like a comforting blanket, a stuffed animal, calming music, a comedy tv show, etc. Anything that could possibly help distract you from your crying so you won't continue to hyperventilate.

If you find yourself struggling to breathe. Focus on your chest, take a deep breathe in, hold it for 2 seconds and then slowly exhale, repeat this until you have calmed down