paced breathing
Deliberate breath rhythm
Paced breathing is a technique of deliberately controlling the rhythm and depth of breath, typically to reduce stress or anxiety.
The practice involves inhaling and exhaling at set intervals—often guided by counting or an app: The therapist taught her paced breathing to manage panic attacks.
Also called controlled breathing.
- deepFar from surface
- slowLacking in speed
- inhaleDraw air in
- exhaleExpel breath outward
- rhythmPatterned stress and silence
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paced breathinghyperventilation
Abnormally rapid respiration
gasping · irregular breathing · labored breathing · ragged breathing · shallow breathing
paced breathingrespiratory distress
Impaired breathing function
hyperventilating · air hunger · suffocation · tachypnea · dyspnea
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