Breathing Techniques for Stress Relief

This assignment examines various breathing techniques used to reduce stress. Through interviews, it investigates personal experiences and perceptions of these techniques. The findings suggest that breathing exercises can be effective in mitigating stress levels and promoting relaxation. Deep breathing is highlighted as a particularly beneficial method for providing oxygen to the brain and reducing anxiety.

Opinions of using
breathing techniques to
reduce stress

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Question 1. What techniques do you usually use to try to reduce the effects of stress in your life?
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Question 2. What do you know about the breathing techniques used in psychological practice to
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Question 1. What techniques do you usually use to try to reduce the effects of
stress in your life?
As per the interview conducted, following results were gained from the study. People
have different ways to mitigate the effects of stress in their life. One of the interviewee said that
in order to overcome their nervousness, they tried to get relaxed through getting keeping calm.
They have adopted the mediations methods in order to reduce the stress level. Further, to relieve
stress they try to get their body relax, calm and steady so problem that is causing the stress can
be minimized. Other person replied that pressure/stress can be released through devoting some
time to themselves. Moreover, the person mentioned that they write important ongoing that are
happening with them in order to control the stress level along with this they use to watch the TV.
One of the participants is a magistrate who is facing stress due to decisions making process. He
remains quiet and listen radio while returning to home. One of the respondent who is having job
stated that he identifies cause of stress and try to solve it. Further,social gathering with friends
and away from the children, helps them to relieve their stress level. The last interviewee stated
that to get relax from the stress they take deep breath and at the end of the week enjoy watching
movies and other things. Respondent stated as other activities were consuming time so the
person stopped mediations and yoga. After gaining the responses from the above interviewee
following result can be gained. The person that was taking deep breathing and yoga were
effectively reducing the stress level. Other than this, social interaction is another way by which
some people re-leave stress. However, the best method is considered as breathing techniques as it
make the body calm and reduces further stress development. It is also helpful in releasing the
anxiety and depression level in the person as per the study. Hence, main outcomes to reduce the
stress and its impact is the breathing techniques.
Question 2. What do you know about the breathing techniques used in
psychological practice to reduce the impact of stress?
As per the research, there are great chance of getting stress level reduced using breathing
techniques. The first person replied that they knew there is some relationship. Second person
mentioned that it helps but the process is very slow. The third person knew that breathing
techniques can help the person in releasing the stress level. Similarly the fourth person stated that
it helps them to relieve the stress from the children. The last interviewee stated that she does
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mediations and yoga and for releasing the stress, also she uses backward counting from 10. This
way she tries to manage the stress level of herself. The best way to release the stress is the
breathing techniques. There are three ways by which stress can be relieved. As deep breathing
helps to provide more oxygen to the brain which helps to maintain thinking ability and release
the stress levels. There are other ways but they are not too successful in eliminating the stress
level. So, the possible outcomes can be gained that breathing techniques can help in removing
the stress level.
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