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Dangerous natural high from deep breathing?

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#1 ThePurpleWiggle

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Posted 27 February 2013 - 11:15 AM


Quite some time ago when I was trying to beat my personal record fro holding my breath I discovered that if I breathed in as deeply as I could and then swallowed outhfuls of air to breath in more, then held it in, after a few second i get very light headed, my vision clouds, warmth rushes to my head, my brain feels disconnected fro my limbs (I have to actually think about moving them). I thought it was kind of interesting and felt good so whenever I get bored I do this (at least once a day, normally a few times). Now I am worried because a few days ago I did it and I lost control of my body and my arms started shaking a little bit and just then I went outside and did it. This time blacked out for a moment (is this called a brown out?) lost connection to reality and hallucinated bein thrust into a strange nightmarish world in which i was on the floor of a room with chopped loggs stacked against the walls and hay on the ground, the lighting was similiar to that of a fires. I thought I screamed at the time but know I don't think I did because no-one came to check on me.

So, my question is what is it that I am doing and is it bad for me (I'm going to stop now whatever your answer is), on a side note, i havn't been able to concentrate lately perhaps this is a related problem?

#2 Sir Chugalot

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Posted 27 February 2013 - 01:11 PM

It's bad for you. Ever heard the term asphyxiwank? people restrict oxygen to heighten pleasure whilst ... you know. You're starving your brain of oxygen, causing cells to die. Check out 'hypoxia' on the internet, I'd not really keep this up.
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Posted 27 February 2013 - 09:50 PM

It's bad for you. Ever heard the term asphyxiwank? people restrict oxygen to heighten pleasure whilst ... you know. You're starving your brain of oxygen, causing cells to die. Check out 'hypoxia' on the internet, I'd not really keep this up.

He is doing the opposite of that.
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#4 xEva

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Posted 27 February 2013 - 10:13 PM

It's bad for you. Ever heard the term asphyxiwank? people restrict oxygen to heighten pleasure whilst ... you know. You're starving your brain of oxygen, causing cells to die. Check out 'hypoxia' on the internet, I'd not really keep this up.

He is doing the opposite of that.


No he is not. Oversaturation with O2 = drop in CO2, which causes erythrocytes to hold on to O2, leading to hypoxia in tissues, first of all, brain. That's why hyperventilation causes lightheadedness and the way to stop it is to breathe into (and from) a paper bag, which restores CO2 levels.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperventilation

If carbon dioxide levels are high, the body assumes that oxygen levels are low, and accordingly, the brain's blood vessels dilate to assure sufficient blood flow and supply of oxygen. Conversely, low carbon dioxide levels cause the brain's blood vessels to constrict, resulting in reduced blood flow to the brain and lightheadedness.


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#5 Sir Chugalot

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Posted 27 February 2013 - 10:14 PM

It's bad for you. Ever heard the term asphyxiwank? people restrict oxygen to heighten pleasure whilst ... you know. You're starving your brain of oxygen, causing cells to die. Check out 'hypoxia' on the internet, I'd not really keep this up.

He is doing the opposite of that.

Ah yes possibly i extrapolated from the first part of the sentence "Quite some time ago when I was trying to beat my personal record fro holding my breath", I think your interpretation is right though

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Good answer xEva, I had misread the statement, but that answer makes sense.

Edited by Sir Chugalot, 27 February 2013 - 10:16 PM.


#6 ThePurpleWiggle

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Posted 27 February 2013 - 10:44 PM

Alright, thanks. I thought it might be hyperventilation but wasn't sure because it isn't the normal method of hyperventilation. I will stop doing that now.

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Posted 27 February 2013 - 10:45 PM

No he is not. Oversaturation with O2 = drop in CO2, which causes erythrocytes to hold on to O2, leading to hypoxia in tissues, first of all, brain. That's why hyperventilation causes lightheadedness and the way to stop it is to breathe into (and from) a paper bag, which restores CO2 levels.

Even if the outcome is similar, it's the opposite nonetheless.

Edited by whitetealeaves, 27 February 2013 - 10:45 PM.

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#8 zorba990

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Posted 28 February 2013 - 12:01 AM

Lookup holotropic breathwork for some interesting side effects of this... :-)
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#9 ThePurpleWiggle

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Posted 28 February 2013 - 03:49 AM

Interesting stuff zorba, hadn't heard of his before.





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