Box Breathing Reviews and details

Social recommendations and mentions

• Show HN: Improve cognitive focus in 1 minute

  I feel the same. I've been using "Box Breathing" gifs* for a long while and this one here feels like I'm just making myself get out of breath with shallow breathing that do not fill my lungs. Perhaps it is the point but the page does not go into details. * https://quietkit.com/box-breathing/. - Source: Hacker News / 3 months ago

• How to overcome the motion sick in Kayak VR?

  Breathing exercises such as Box breathing have been helpful when I start to feel motion sick. But only if I am enjoying what I am playing, if I am grinding or powering through it; I am screwed. Source: about 1 year ago

• Show HN: A visual guide to box breathing

  Another similar resource https://quietkit.com/box-breathing/. - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago

• i’m starting to dissociate again. i need tips ASAP.

  Box breathing technique: Inhale 4 counts, hold breath 4 counts, exhale 4 counts, hold empty breath 4 counts. Includes visual guide: Https://quietkit.com/box-breathing/. Source: over 1 year ago

• Exercises for shallow breathing

  I suggest that you take some time to focus on breathing w/o anxiety. This might be short sessions that get increasingly longer. Here's a link to Box Breathing for short sessions: https://quietkit.com/box-breathing/. Source: almost 2 years ago

• Depression and tamoxifen

  Crying helped. Showers/baths (especially epson or CBD baths). Short walks, any kind of movement, even shaking a little helped. Tapping helped (there are You tubes, but the easiest for me was to cross my arms, place fingertips on upper shoulders, and tap 10 times on one side and 10 times on the other for a few minutes). Box breathing helped and it is simple to learn: https://quietkit.com/box-breathing/. Source: almost 2 years ago

• in my country a war started

  We all respond to stress and emergencies in unforseen ways. Try as best as you can to keep your nervous system in check by doing breathing exercises like box breathing, and recommend this for your mother and brother too. You will make clearer more effective decisions when your nervous system is stable. Sending love to you and your family ❤️❤️. Source: about 2 years ago

• Any advice on how to manage competition anxiety?

  I just saw someone share this in a similar thread - box breathing. Source: over 2 years ago

• Good ways to calm down after exercising? Lately I've been feeling stressed after.

  What kind of breathing exercise? I've had great success with Box Breathing. Source: over 2 years ago

• Anyone else prefer sitting in a chair when meditating?

  If you are feeling stressed you can also try box breathing, a few minutes of that will calm you down. I would also add that strong expectations of how meditation should work or effect you will slow down your progress (e.g. "I've been meditating for 2 weeks now and I still feel stressed. What's the point of this useless bullshit?"). Instead, I would advise that you use your 10 minutes per day to drop all... Source: over 2 years ago

• How to deal with anxiety attacks that result from gender dysphoria

  I’ve always found box breathing to be helpful: https://quietkit.com/box-breathing/. Source: almost 3 years ago

• Provisional Pass 100Q in 90min - Resources & Thoughts

  Manage your stress levels. Box Breathing and pauses for Mindful Meditation really helped when I started to stress or zone out on a question. Source: almost 3 years ago

• Inspired by a recent trip. Charcoal

  Kinda rambling, but it could be very likely the same is true for you. If it’s only brought on while high, chances are it is anxiety induced. I’ve overcome it mostly, but it’s a total coin flip for when and if it will hit. When it does, all I do is accept it’s there. I can’t remedy it without completely calming myself down, which I do through the box breathing method. https://quietkit.com/box-breathing/ I use to... Source: almost 3 years ago

• Claustrophobic panic during S&R training today

  Deep breaths when you feel it coming on. Look up box breathing- tremendously helpful for me. https://quietkit.com/box-breathing/. Source: about 3 years ago