i have only recently realised that i have terrible breathing habits, in particular i habitually breath way too fast and tend to hold my breath alot of the time without realising it, until i run out of oxygen. consequently i have hellish anxiety most of the time. sleep is my one break from it.

so, i'm trying to train myself to breath slowly whilst awake, and since sleep gets me relief, i am going to try to train myself to breath like one does when one is asleep. i have no idea if this is a good idea, but it seems worth a try.

the question is, what is a normal breathing rate whilst asleep? REM and NREM? does anyone have any numbers?

cheers