Breathing difficulties and asthma
Emergency: With a severe asthma attack with persistent, strong shortness of breath, use the prescribed emergency medication and call the emergency number at once (112 in the EU, or your local emergency number). A severe attack can be life-threatening.
Breathing difficulties and asthma impair free breathing. Asthma is a serious, well-treatable illness and belongs in medical treatment. At the Kyborg Institute we additionally read the theme on a soul-related level – expressly as a personal, worldview-based view and always only as a supplement to medicine.
Our soul-related reading
In our reading, “the air runs out” has to do with pressure and tension – with the feeling of being able to assert oneself or “make air” only with difficulty. Such images can help to classify one’s own experience. They are expressly no claim about causes and no attribution of blame – with children especially, asthma is no “mistake in upbringing” and no means of pressure.
Have it medically treated
Asthma can be well managed medically. Important are the prescribed continuous and as-needed medication, the avoiding of individual triggers and an emergency plan. Relaxation and breathing exercises can support well-being as a supplement – they are no treatment and replace no medication.
What does that mean in practice?
- Have asthma medically treated; keep the emergency spray always at hand.
- With severe shortness of breath, the emergency number at once.
- Avoid triggers; use relaxation as a supplement.
Note: This article renders a personal, worldview-based view and is not medical advice. It replaces no medical diagnosis or treatment. For health questions please turn to a doctor or pharmacy; do not discontinue prescribed medication on your own initiative.
Frequently asked questions
Is asthma in need of treatment?
Yes. Asthma is a serious, well-treatable illness of the airways. It belongs in medical treatment; please use prescribed medication and emergency sprays as instructed and do not discontinue them.
What to do with a severe asthma attack?
Use the emergency medication as prescribed and, with severe, persistent shortness of breath, call the emergency number at once (112 in the EU, or your local emergency number). A severe attack can be life-threatening.
How does the Kyborg Institute read breathing difficulties?
We read them symbolically as 'the air runs out' – as an expression of pressure, tension or the feeling of not being able to assert oneself. That is a worldview-based reading and no claim about causes or attribution of blame.
Change history · last updated on
- — First English version.
Sources
- D. Harald Alke: Gesundheitslexikon (Health Encyclopedia). A detailed account of health-relevant topics and therapeutic methods; bundled, overlapping experiences from around 30 years of life counselling with clients. Kyborg Institute.
Autor: D. Harald Alke