Certainly don’t make fun of person who is hyperventilating, no matter how little or petty it may seem to you, this is clearly not a “little” matter to person suffering. Hyperventilating in “rare” cases can lead to passing out. So please consider welfare of patient. Now get patient to cover his/her mouth and nose with their hand, this way they can feel their breath against their hand so they know they’re definitely breathing. Get them to take much slower deep breaths until they calm down and resume normal breathing.

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When I first did this test, I was quite surprised to find that there was little movement at all.

What you need to do is encourage deeper slower breaths. Breathe in slowly and deeply through your nose, and then breathe out through your mouth slowly. You will find when you first start practicing this technique that it will probably make you feel a bit light headed. That’s ok. It’s because your body isn’t used to receiving so much oxygen. It is used to living on “bread and dripping” bum end scale of oxygen.

Try doing this exercise a few times a day, eventually it will become habit and you will adopt new and healthier breathing habits.

It is important for anxiety sufferer to know that he/she will not stop breathing from these sensations. You try holding your breath; your body will shortly after force you to breathe again.

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