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GPV

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5. Keep breathing. Short sharp breath in your nose, hold your breath, long

Reply to XanaDUer2 (Reply #4)

Sun Oct 8, 2023, 12:15 PM

Oct 2023

empty out breath through your mouth, hold.

Do that pattern and it will drop your heart rate and therefore your anxiety. You should practice it now so that it's easy to do when your nerves ramp up.

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Update-medical appmnt tomorro [View all] XanaDUer2 Oct 2023 OP

*hugs* GPV Oct 2023 #1

Thank you XanaDUer2 Oct 2023 #2

Do you have a self-soothing strategy? :) GPV Oct 2023 #3

Xanax XanaDUer2 Oct 2023 #4

Keep breathing. Short sharp breath in your nose, hold your breath, long GPV Oct 2023 #5

You're very kind XanaDUer2 Oct 2023 #6

Let us know how things go GPV Oct 2023 #7

I will XanaDUer2 Oct 2023 #8

Med folks have heard it all. :) GPV Oct 2023 #9

True that nt XanaDUer2 Oct 2023 #10

Of course you are nervous. pandr32 Oct 2023 #11

Ty XanaDUer2 Oct 2023 #12