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Doctor David D. Burns has
developed a very effective breathing
exercise which disrupts the escalation of
panic attack and stops it completely. This
technique has been proven to be highly
effective in terminating panic attacks as
well as having a number of health
benefits.
You may be tempted to use the paper
bag technique we often see on TV. As
many other things you see on TV - this
technique is used by cinema and TV not
due to its effectiveness but due to its
visual properties.
It is much easier for the audience to
understand that an actor is trying to deal
with a panic attack if he or she is heavily
breathing into a bag as compared to
someone using measured breathing.
Measured breathing is a 5 - 2 - 5
technique which employs breathing using
your diaphragm. It is very simple and easy
to employ but for the first few times
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