Does taking deep breaths, really help calm a person down ?

I do them when I have anxiety, but to be honest with you, it kind of hurts LOL especially when I'm following like a guided meditation on my phone, they'll be like "Now exhale innnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn" and I'm just like God damn when do we stop LOL I can't breathe

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pech@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 84d (4 replies)

My ADHD makes it difficult to do the guided meditation thing. I've been listening to this track in my car before I go into work some days to help center myself before heading in.

Listen to Listen on your streaming service https://tidal.com/track/192565754/u

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Alice@hilariouschaos.com · 2 pts · 83d (3 replies)

Thank you so much for sharing that! I'm definitely going to dig into this!

pech@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 83d (2 replies)

You're very welcome, always happy to help! I tried for a while and eventually it kind of stuck. For me, simply doing something without weighing it as "correct" helped form the habit. I've also been on a weird esoteric kick lately and it all kind of jives lol

Sometimes I switch up the track for this one with Ram Dass; the mental image it provides is helpful.

Listen to Awareness on your streaming service https://tidal.com/track/192565677/u

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Alice@hilariouschaos.com · 2 pts · 80d (1 reply)

Yeah thank you so much. I listen to it for about 20 minutes and it really helped so glad you shared thank you

pech@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 80d

Hell yeah, I'm happy for you! Find that inner stillness and show them who's boss lol