“I hold my breath back because of an unconscious fear I have.” If this resonates with you, then this self-inquiry exercise may be valuable to you.
Self-Observation on why I am holding my breath back
- I feel fear when I look at why I am holding my breath back
- I don’t know what I am afraid of.
- I see that my whole body is in a state of stress.
- I also feel some kind of shame I think.
- It is the exhalation that I don’t do. No problem with breathing in.
- I feel stuck. Do I feel stuck with my whole life?
Chain of thoughts coming when I am able to go deeper
- I am afraid of what would happen if I fully relaxed my breathing. What would happen if I let myself be fully relaxed?
- My view is that if I would fully exhale, something bad would happen. Something that would hurt me. I don’t dare to.
- I got used to this state. I can hardly imagine now how it would feel to have relaxed breathing.
- I do not dare to let my true Self come to the surface.
- It may have something to do with having a goal in life. I mean I think I would be more relaxed if I fully knew what I wanted.
The above self-observation exercise is just one possible flow of associations. It is meant to stimulate you, and by no means is it implied that it is about you.