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Why conscious breathing awareness can become a sleep obstacle

Every night when I lie down I start thinking about my breathing and then I can't stop focusing on it and I can't fall asleep.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The attempt to control our most automatic function often reveals the paradox of conscious intervention in unconscious processes.

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“Where Are You with Respiratory health and breathing?”

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