When I'm having a panic attack it helps if my wife breathes with me (largely because by this point I haven't remembered at all to use any technique for any sort of calm). While she reminds me to breathe evenly I imagine that the air I breath in is very cool, and that there is a blue arrow, that comes into my lungs and then when I breathe out the arrow has become green, and is taking away all the heat and anxiety in my chest. It really does help me feel cooler which in turn helps me to relax.
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Date: 2011-05-07 03:31 am (UTC)