Breathe

Description

The problem is that many of us have no control over when we become stressed or when we get anxiety. This then in turn leads to us feeling those emotions in maladaptive situations. Being chased by a lion? Then yes, the fight or flight response as it is known is exactly what you need.
About to give a big speech to a large audience? Then the same response is going to make you look nervous and unconfident. Likewise, it’s important that the stress response be appropriate to the situation that we’re in. Being a little stressed in a crowd is normal – but having
such a powerful response that you end up having a panic attack and fainting is a problem.
So our objective here is not to remove stress entirely but simply to learn to control it, to hone it and to use it to our advantage.