This is what a severe asthma exacerbation looks like.
This is the real thing.
Unlike some movie portrayals, most severe asthma flares are a little less dramatic. Because Ive had this disease longer than most and have had so many severe exacerbations, I tend to be unusually stoic, even when I’m in full blown respiratory failure. Unlike some, I don’t usually flail about or get hysterical or even panicky when I can’t breath. Instead, I tend to become introverted and quiet until the work of breathing becomes so overwhelming, that they have to intubate me and put me to sleep
