Could it be this simple?
The first time someone told me to, “just breathe” I was 18 years old and sitting in my doctor’s office having my first panic attack.
Convinced that I was dying, and that trying to take a deep breath wasn’t real medical advice, I was deeply annoyed with my doctor, and requested some “real” intervention.
Today I know better- there is strong empirical evidence that diaphragmatic breathing, or taking slow, deep, belly breaths not only calms us down, but can also have some other significant benefits for our health and well-being.
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