1, 2, 3, 4, 5... Breath.
@TheInvisibleMan (17597)
October 30, 2017 12:01pm CST
Let's go... 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and breath again.
Have you ever seen yourself in a situation where you had to breathe very calmly to avoid a bigger problem?
This can be very difficult (depending on the type of situation), but it's something that needs to be done.
5 people like this
8 responses
@andriaperry (117146)
• Anniston, Alabama
30 Oct 17
Yes this is part of life, staying cool when cool is needed.
4 people like this
@RasmaSandra (80783)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
30 Oct 17
My nerves always get frazzled in nervous situations so I always find it difficult to stay cool
1 person likes this
@redurnet (1798)
• United Kingdom
2 Nov 17
I don't know if in your case it is to avoid getting angry but for me it is mostly to stop anxiety. However, I did have a friend when I was younger who used to do this slow breathing and count aloud whenever she felt like things were sort of getting out of control. It tended to make everyone else stop and listen too so it was quite effective.
@pixiequeer (87)
• Cincinnati, Ohio
30 Oct 17
Definitely. My roommate was actually shot last week, and I was the only one home. He wanted me to drive him to the hospital, but I couldn't, so he drove himself. I called my mom first, crying hysterically, but panic didn't set in up until I called my boyfriend. I was hyperventilating, I couldn't breathe, I couldn't talk, and I couldn't think. He kept trying to get me to focus on my breathing, but I was so panicked, that I wasn't paying attention to anything he was saying, and he was at work at the time. Eventually, I calmed down, but that was the worst panic attack I had ever had, and if I didn't slow my breathing, I would've ended up in the hospital.
@pitsipeahie (5010)
•
31 Oct 17
Oh yes I've been there, done that, when I really have to exercise control over my emotions,
less, I'd say something I'll regret later.
