Anxiety is one of the most unpleasant emotions that a person experiences. Physical symptoms of anxiety: - trembling, - tension, - sweating, - dizziness, - difficulty breathing, - rapid heartbeat, - headaches. Why with Does our body undergo such metamorphoses when we worry or are afraid of something? This is how humans have responded to danger since prehistoric times. Imagine a caveman who sees a ferocious animal in front of him. To survive, he can either attack, freeze (what if he doesn’t notice?), or run away. The body mobilizes all its energy reserves to get out of the current situation, special stress hormones are released and... blood rushes to the hands to beat, the heart beats faster to run faster. And now we return back to our cozy apartments. So you scroll through the latest news feed and...the same thing happens! How to correct the imbalance that is generated by stress in modern life? One of the techniques for working with anxiety and stress is diaphragmatic breathing. When we are anxious or stressed, our breathing becomes shallow and uneven. This type of breathing causes an imbalance of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the body, which can cause physical symptoms of anxiety. Learn to breathe deeply! With deep chest breathing, the brain and cells receive an adequate amount of oxygen, internal organs are massaged, and tension goes away. This exercise is effective because it interrupts sudden manifestations of anxiety and instantly returns you to the present. What to do? - choose a place where no one will disturb you, - put both hands on your stomach, - slowly inhale through your nose and push the air into your stomach (as if in a ball is inflated in the stomach, the arms and stomach rise up), - take a long exhale through the teeth with the sound “shhhhh” (as if the ball was pierced with a needle, the air comes out slowly), - repeat the inhalation and exhalation 3-4 times. Attention! - breathe smoothly, exhalation is longer than inhalation, - the exercise can be performed lying down (easier), sitting or standing, - cannot be performed with epilepsy and convulsive readiness, - can and should be performed every day in the absence of contraindications. Breathing techniques not only calm, but also train the lungs ( increase the respiratory volume of the lungs), and strengthen the cardiovascular system, which increases the body’s resistance to viral influences.