I'd love to hear more of your thoughts on CO2 and CO2 tolerance. As a person who's had asthma for as long as I can remember, I would particularly appreciate if you cared to expand a bit more on the thoughts surrounding CO2 and breathing.
This comes in interesting point of time for me, as only very recently, I have, after maybe a decade, been for the first time able to breathe in fully (as normal person would, lol) without any medication. I found out exercising+running+CO2 monitoring daily treats my asthma completely. I had no idea how much CO2 rises above the 1000 mark during the night, and also during the day, if one does not vent and have open windows rather frequently.
So long story short, I wonder about the CO2 tolerance you mention and would love if you could expand on it.
Cheers, and appreciate your articles. Keep it up! :-)
Have you read the essays Buteyko 101 and Against Fear? I go over the effects of CO2, the mechanism, and how it can affect the body both positively and negatively depending on your reaction.
One thing to notice is that CO2 often increases respiratory drive so it can potentially exasperate respiratory issues in isolation. But at the same time, CO2 increases alongside the accumulation of bioeffluents and lack of negative ions. So, for me, it's better to view it as a marker of air quality, not as the main problem (though, like I said, I spell out some of the nuances in the other two essays).
Thanks for reading and let me know if you have more questions.
I have read the articles briefly after having written the comment, but tbh it will take me some more time before I really understand the points well to be able to even ask sensible questions haha. But I may in the future when I have more time to deep dive into your writing.
I was surprised not to see vagal theory in here, recently discovered. I had clinically diagnosed HPA dysregulation that is the state you're describing. Basically your flight or flight kicked on 24/7, it's like torture. For me it was triggered by an existential threat that swept up iatrogenic trauma and I'm on week five of recovery with emdr and vagal stimulation. The vagal nerve stimulation has been doing the heaviest lifting.
Learning that my stress was physiological and beyond my thinking control was surreal for me. I'm highly agentic and always experienced being able to rationalize even the worst of my experiences. I've been humbled by the amygdala. Hahaha
I also heard 'the body keeps the score' is worth a read and it's directly related to the topic.
Yeah, it was a conscious decision because it'd take away from the major theme of the piece. Besides, I've written about it a lot in the past and I'm preparing something in a future post that touches on it.
Hi Hyde,
I'd love to hear more of your thoughts on CO2 and CO2 tolerance. As a person who's had asthma for as long as I can remember, I would particularly appreciate if you cared to expand a bit more on the thoughts surrounding CO2 and breathing.
This comes in interesting point of time for me, as only very recently, I have, after maybe a decade, been for the first time able to breathe in fully (as normal person would, lol) without any medication. I found out exercising+running+CO2 monitoring daily treats my asthma completely. I had no idea how much CO2 rises above the 1000 mark during the night, and also during the day, if one does not vent and have open windows rather frequently.
So long story short, I wonder about the CO2 tolerance you mention and would love if you could expand on it.
Cheers, and appreciate your articles. Keep it up! :-)
Hey Matt,
Have you read the essays Buteyko 101 and Against Fear? I go over the effects of CO2, the mechanism, and how it can affect the body both positively and negatively depending on your reaction.
One thing to notice is that CO2 often increases respiratory drive so it can potentially exasperate respiratory issues in isolation. But at the same time, CO2 increases alongside the accumulation of bioeffluents and lack of negative ions. So, for me, it's better to view it as a marker of air quality, not as the main problem (though, like I said, I spell out some of the nuances in the other two essays).
Thanks for reading and let me know if you have more questions.
Thank you for the reply.
I have read the articles briefly after having written the comment, but tbh it will take me some more time before I really understand the points well to be able to even ask sensible questions haha. But I may in the future when I have more time to deep dive into your writing.
Thanks!
I was surprised not to see vagal theory in here, recently discovered. I had clinically diagnosed HPA dysregulation that is the state you're describing. Basically your flight or flight kicked on 24/7, it's like torture. For me it was triggered by an existential threat that swept up iatrogenic trauma and I'm on week five of recovery with emdr and vagal stimulation. The vagal nerve stimulation has been doing the heaviest lifting.
Learning that my stress was physiological and beyond my thinking control was surreal for me. I'm highly agentic and always experienced being able to rationalize even the worst of my experiences. I've been humbled by the amygdala. Hahaha
I also heard 'the body keeps the score' is worth a read and it's directly related to the topic.
Yeah, it was a conscious decision because it'd take away from the major theme of the piece. Besides, I've written about it a lot in the past and I'm preparing something in a future post that touches on it.