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Scenario

Why breathwork sometimes increases anxiety instead of calming it

Every breathing technique I try makes my anxiety worse and I am starting to think something is broken in me

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Directing attention to breath can activate the nervous system when trauma is stored in respiratory patterns.

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