Breathing exercise 1: To help a craving pass...

[EmJay]

Cravings lead to irritation and sometimes panic, causing the quitter’s mind to speed up. When this occurs, concentrating becomes hard. Using a deep breathing exercise is an effective way of calming yourself down.

This exercise can be done anywhere from sitting down in a chair to waiting for a bus. Follow the simple stages described below;

With your mouth closed and shoulders relaxed, inhale deeply and slowly to the count of eight.

As you breathe in, push your stomach out.

Hold your breath for the count of four.

Breathe out slowly to the count of eight.

Repeat the cycle five times

DO NOT OVER DO IT – STOP IF YOU FEEL DIZZY

[glolin LONG TERM WINNER]

Thank-you, this is going to help me for when i get anxious

[mrssunnyside]

Must admit this deep breathing exercise works for me, I do it a lot even in bed, helps with the anxiety, which keeps tormenting me a lot at the moment

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Sounds like good advise, thank you.