Deep breathing really does help anxiety and fear, so long as the air reaches the bottom 1/3 or so of your lung.
Okay, I know at least one person is asking this million dollar question: how am I supposed to tell if the air is reaching the bottom 1/3 of my lung?
To tell if it's reached the lower portion of your lung, look at your stomach. As you take a deep enough breathe, it should expand and you should feel your diaphragm stretching (after all, this is what's really making the deep breaths). As you exhale, your abdomen should deflate towards your spine.
To make these breaths the most effective, hold the breaths and exhalations for 5 seconds each.
Another question I'm sure someone is asking: how does this work?
The air reaching the bottom of your lungs acts like an oxygen boost to your blood since that portion usually gets poor air flow during involuntary breathing. The extra oxygen increases the oxygen content of your hemoglobin, so the heart doesn't need to work so hard to circulate adequate oxygen throughout the body. As a result, blood pressure and a racing pulse can be lowered.
So there you go. Deep breathing really does work. :)
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