is there anyway you can slow down your heartbeat?

[white devil]

is there anyway you can slow down your heartbeat?we've all been through it..being extremely nervous/affraid/paralised..it is so uncomfortable to face a tough situation and be restricted by our own body/mind...It is very very akward

have you ever felt like your heart is going to explode?Breathing in slowly with the nose and breathing out through the mouth works o.k but it takes so much time to calm down...

any tips?

[cbortelny]

I've read of hunters lowering their heart beat through breathing right before taking a shot to steady their hand. Try deep slow breaths

[7r14ngL3Ch0k3]

Breath in through your nose and out your mouth....and dont be afraid.

[kukri]

Breathing Can Slow Down Your Heart Rate...yes ...thats Why Martial Artist Practice Breathing And Yoga...because The Mind And Breath Are One...one Needs Consistancy In Traing For This As Well...

[kukri]

Breathing

also gives you the capacity and stength to win

[EmptyneSs]

is there anyway you can slow down your heartbeat?

vicodin + alcohal will slow your hearbeat considerably.

[jubaji]

A bullet through the heart will slow the beat considerably. Unfortunately this is usually a permanent change.

[white devil]

A bullet through the heart will slow the beat considerably. Unfortunately this is usually a permanent change.

Thanks jubaji..but this one is a one-time-only thing..so i'll have to be very selective with the situation and i dont want that...was looking for more long term techniques..but still..... you're very helpful ,as usual.

[Garland]

People have nervous ticks and twitches to try and compensate for physiological arousal...deep breathing, especially like, in deep for 8 seconds, out deep for 8 seconds is great...
but if you're in an extreme situation, like, life threatening...taking time out to calm down could be more deletorious to your health then going in nervous and below 100% of your potential.

If you start acting, I've found that you calm down quick for the duration of the event, and then you do the whole anxiety thing later when your mind catches up to whatever is already instilled into your body.

(like when I bandaged up one of my pals, and applied pressure to his wounds when he got stabbed, you appear relaxed and calm, and feel clear headed...and then start freaking out later when the cops start questioning you, or your sitting and waiting in the lounge.)

[stabbychick]

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