 [ Symptoms ] is there any documentation andor research for psychogenic blackouts  after being diagnosed with anxiety i was not provided with medication or given any recommendations in the 6 months following i experienced extremely high levels of stress and anxiety which led to blackouts the blackouts only occurred at work and lasted a very long time research on the internet led me to psychogenic blackout  but there is no truly reliable source is this a real condition [ Disease ] in latin dys means difficult and pnea refers to breathing the bottom line dyspnea means shortness of breath or difficulty breathing