Breathe Right To Keep Anxiety At Bay!

In this edition of Fiama Feel Good— our monthly series on mental health, in collaboration with ITC FIAMA—find out more about anxiety and the breathing techniques you can use to tackle it, helping you stay relaxed and perform better.

- Dr Prerna Kohli, Clinical Psychologist and Founder, MindTribe

An individual experiencing anxiety often worries about the future to such a point that the uncertainty can seem intimidating to one’s survival. Therefore, when we get anxious, our heartbeat skyrockets, we are unable to breathe or sweat profusely, feel thirsty, etc. These responses are very typical of the activation of the sympathetic nervous system, which keeps us on the edge and clouds us with a chronic feeling of impending boom. This feeling of apprehension and worry often results in physical symptoms that cause discomfort and may aggravate over time.