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7. It Helps You Tell the Difference Between Asthma and Anxiety
Unfortunately, there is a strong relationship between asthma and anxiety. Largely, this relationship is due to the overlap in symptoms between the two conditions – shortness of breath, feeling dizzy and tightness in your chest. Your brain begins to think you are having an asthma attack during periods of high anxiety or stress. You begin to react like you’re in danger, which only builds the anxiety and, in turn, the asthma. This cycle is problematic for many people with asthma. Exercise helps break this cycle in two ways. First, it reduces the anxiety that triggers the asthma attacks. Second, it exposes you to both sources of symptoms. Through the exposure, you can begin to tell the difference between asthma and anxiety to address each need differently.
These apps for asthma can be generally divided into a few categories for asthma management: symptom diaries, reference and reminders, and communication.
