Is it normal that i constantly think about breathing and blinking?

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Recently a friend of mine said that this was a very weird experience of mine. She said that breathing and blinking have been completely passive functions of her body since she can remember, but for me, if I fail to think consistently about breathing and blinking I stop doing so. When I don't remind myself I have to breath, my body takes incredibly shallow, quick breaths which eventually end up in my chest hurting, and then I have to remind myself to breath. I also have to remind myself to blink, or else my eyes start watering and my eyes get dry. I normally blink after every time I speak, or rather after every 3 seconds. When I told my friend this, she said this was incredibly abnormal and that shes never had to conciously remind herself to breath or blink unless it was one of those "you are now breathing manually" memes. Thoughts on whether this is normal or not?

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  • CorruptedSoul
    7 years ago

    Sounds like ocd

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  • RoseIsabella
    7 years ago

    It's rather odd considering those are involuntary functions. Maybe you're anxious and zone out a lot? Have you ever considered doing deep breathing exercises for stress reduction?

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