Take a deep breath

Some of the best advice I have ever been given. Breathing is critical to our mental processes. The deeper we breathe the better oxygenated our blood supply becomes. Our bodies function better and it has a calming affect on us.

When you feel a situation is getting out of control remember to check your breathing. Chances are it's become shallow. Focus on taking a few deep breaths and then assess your situation again.

There are numerous health benefits to breathing properly. Simply Google and YouTube techniques that you will find invaluable once mastered.

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Apparently there is some truth in the brown paper bag. We tend to hyperventilate when we stress and this helps to restore the carbon dioxide levels in our body.

Just grab a brown paper bag and breathe into it a few times. It's a simple thing to do and very effective.

Our breathing is controlled by the Lizard brain, the oldest part of our brains and the part that works independently to regulate our body functions.
It doesn't think the way the rest of our brain does but rather responds to stimulus to keep us funtioning under all conditions. Get stressed and it puts us into a flight or fight response. It takes an act of physical will to counteract this.