Nah, it can be anything you want. Whatever works for you. The important thing is practicing it, all the time. Even when you think you don't need it right then. S'like anything else, the more you practice, the more natural it is.
[ He holds the coin out, offering it to Shiro so he can take it to get a better look. It's worn in parts that make it obvious that it's well-loved, that Sam's used it often. ]
Grounding can knock you out of a flashback or a panic attack. Regulating your breathing is another good one - there's two techniques I use, square breathing and 7-11 breathing. You just got to make sure you're breathing from your diaphragm, and not your chest. When adrenaline hits and we don't know what to do with it, we start breathing up here- [ He taps the upper part of his chest, near his collarbone, and demonstrates: sharp, quick breaths, the rapid rise and fall of his upper chest, shoulders hitching. ]
And then you get in danger of hyperventilating. Lot of people breathe like this most of the time, just not as extreme, and they don't realize it can be what contributes to stress, but it means it feels weird to breath lower at first. But there's a trick- [ And he demonstrates again, lacing his hands together in front of him and then tucking them behind his head, leaning back a little as if he was that stereotypical 90s business guy relaxing instead of working. The difference is obvious, though, breathing evening out to become slower and deeper. ] Makes it impossible to breathe higher like this.
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[ He holds the coin out, offering it to Shiro so he can take it to get a better look. It's worn in parts that make it obvious that it's well-loved, that Sam's used it often. ]
Grounding can knock you out of a flashback or a panic attack. Regulating your breathing is another good one - there's two techniques I use, square breathing and 7-11 breathing. You just got to make sure you're breathing from your diaphragm, and not your chest. When adrenaline hits and we don't know what to do with it, we start breathing up here- [ He taps the upper part of his chest, near his collarbone, and demonstrates: sharp, quick breaths, the rapid rise and fall of his upper chest, shoulders hitching. ]
And then you get in danger of hyperventilating. Lot of people breathe like this most of the time, just not as extreme, and they don't realize it can be what contributes to stress, but it means it feels weird to breath lower at first. But there's a trick- [ And he demonstrates again, lacing his hands together in front of him and then tucking them behind his head, leaning back a little as if he was that stereotypical 90s business guy relaxing instead of working. The difference is obvious, though, breathing evening out to become slower and deeper. ] Makes it impossible to breathe higher like this.