Huff Puff: Why do I sigh a lot?
Sighing is a kind of long, deep breath. It initiates as a normal breath, then you take a second breath before you exhale. We often associate sighs with feelings such as relief, melancholy, or exhaustion. While sighing can play a major role in the expression of communication and emotions, it’s also physiologically important for maintaining healthy lung function. But what does it mean if you sigh often? Can that be a bad sign? Continue reading to discover more.
What is Sighing? When we think of sighing, we often connect it with conveying a mood or emotion. For an example, sometimes we use the expression “breathing a sigh of relief.” However, many of our sighs are, in fact, involuntary. That means we have no control over when they occur.