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Hello! my issue is a little hard to explain but basically for about a school year or so i?ve been having problems where in quite environments such as when taking a quiz or test, I literally make myself gassy and bubbly to the point where my body makes embarrassing noises and my stool gets soft and smelly. This sounds really weird but I mentally and psychologically work myself up so much inside of my head and chest specifically whenever I know i'm going to be in a quite setting and sitting next to someone, and make myself so nervous that my stool and body gets really out of control. This is not a disease like ibs and I know that for a fact because I have never had this problem before and it only happens in environments that are quite because I know they?re quite beforehand. I can barely focus sometimes on what my teacher is saying because i?m trying so hard to focus on controlling my body and quietly letting out gas after the fact of me working myself up to that point. And no matter how hard I try to get my mind off of it and no matter what logical stuff I say in my head to calm myself, the thought and feeling of my body getting gassy and the need to poop is always a side thought. My heart beats fasts and I can?t breath correctly despite trying breathing exercises and reading articles on the proper way to breath. I need a technique to help my breathing and brain or exercises to do that will train me to grow out of this horrible esteem lowering phase that makes me highly self conscious of myself. It literally consumes me and now every thought I ever have is if I am going to be in a quiet place with people or not and as soon as I find out I get to work making myself nervous. I don?t have anxiety and i?m a good student who enjoys tests and social interaction, but knowing someone is sitting by me in a quiet place makes me purposely screw up my body and it?s made me less social because then I want to choose seats not next to someone for fear of them hearing or smelling something from me.
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You seem to be under stress. Try to relax --exercise. Exercise is one of the most important things you can do to combat stress. Take a few minutes to breathe in and out in slow, deep breaths. Reduce your caffeine intake. Write it down. Chew gum. Spend time with friends and family. Laugh. Massage. Eat a healthy diet. Pursue one hobbywalk in nature meditation. Yoga for details, you can consult me.
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