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Are You Feeling Anxious? @TED
TED’s Emerging Social Formats Editor, Ikey Ajavon dives deep into box breathing #anxiety #boxbreathing #mentalhealth
TED’s Emerging Social Formats Editor, Ikey Ajavon dives deep into box breathing #anxiety #boxbreathing #mentalhealth
@catsncounseling
January 6, 2025 at 11:52 am
Anxiety is when we overestimate the danger and underestimate our ability to handle it.. remind yourself it’s not that bad and you can get thru it! You have before!❣️
@pppp67567
January 6, 2025 at 4:35 pm
Thanks for this
@lorenzoblum868
January 6, 2025 at 11:55 am
Can the square be replaced by a circle ?
90° angles give me anxiety.
Happy New Year.
@vosechu
January 6, 2025 at 1:33 pm
Sure. You do you!
@lorenzoblum868
January 6, 2025 at 2:05 pm
Hey Vosechu, I just realized 3.14159…. gives me vertigo. Do you think I should try an oval shape?
@jeffknott1975
January 6, 2025 at 11:58 am
No. No I’m feeling fine but thanks for asking 🤭
@KomodoSoup
January 6, 2025 at 12:13 pm
Ted is not as it used to be nor as a reliable source anymore
I can’t support Ted anymore
@vosechu
January 6, 2025 at 1:33 pm
Was there a third thing?
@muzzybeat
January 7, 2025 at 12:55 am
Good stuff, but I recommend to not force the box (all equal numbers of seconds for each step). It’s sure not a catchy name, but I find an evolving scalene quadrilateral breathing method better. The key is to take big slow breaths, and listen to your body’s need to pause, breath, etc. That often starts as an 8-6-7-4 for me but then I let it evolve to my body’s needs.
@FrauMar
January 7, 2025 at 5:22 am
The third tip is much too imprecise.. when I’m feeling anxious, there’s no way I could simply implement ‘focusing on what I can do’ lol
@danib3250
January 7, 2025 at 5:24 am
I tried this breathing method several times. But it only pushes my anxiety. I don’t know why, but for me it worsens the problem. Just steady, calm breathing, without thinking too much of making inhale, exhale equal, works best for me.
@HakuCell
January 7, 2025 at 8:39 am
i think true explanatory knowledge + healthy social connection is what cures anxiety.
@rdapigleo
January 7, 2025 at 4:17 pm
Thanks Man, I appreciate quality TED. Please stop making TEDx. Thanks.