[rohan_shah]

Hi Wincy, Sorry to drop my comment here without any scientific evidence or any such certification of experience.

But I had a similar condition in my childhood. Many doctors thought it was some form of complicated asthama or something but couldn't figure out what exactly was it.

Then my parents put me in an breathing camp (yoga retreat kind of thing). I was there for six months and we were convinced there that breathing is life. Breathing is the most important thing in and for life. And slowly, the condition disappeared.

The condition was more of an impediment in the brain blocking the breathing command when I got upset unlike some incurable damage to the lungs. Just teaching and reminding us to breath every second for six months made things a lot better.

If there's no such camp/retreat in your country, you could try India.

[loceng]

You both brought up a memory for the first time where as I child I once decided to hold my breathe and started to panic and worry because I didn't seem to be able to start breathing again. I think it was only a one-time thing, and obviously I started breathing again. I wonder how common it is and what the state of a child who experiences this is - it's fascinating.