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Breathing exercises - your experiences? (lemmy.comfysnug.space)

submitted 1 year ago by CloverSi@lemmy.comfysnug.space to c/socialanxiety@lemmy.blahaj.zone

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I recently started using breathing exercises for the first time in a few years when I'm feeling anxious, and they've been helping a lot. I hadn't quite realized how big of a difference actually going by time could make as opposed to just generally trying to slow my breathing - if you've never tried it I'd highly recommend it.

I'm having trouble finding the pattern(s) that work best, though. It seems to vary so much; one day one will feel claustrophobically slow and another day it's anxiety-inducingly fast, kinda defeating the purpose. But I don't want to abandon timing it altogether when my gut is apparently pretty bad at figuring out what is the right pace.

Maybe I'm just overthinking this, but I'd love to hear your opinions and experiences. Also, do you use any other physical strategies, like belly breathing?

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[–] B21@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I find breathing and grounding exercises help me regain composure when I'm anxious. I like physiological sigh because it's easy to do without much conscious thought. 2 deep inhales through the nose and a long exhale from the mouth.