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I am constantly stressed, manually breathing, holding my breath to feel my pulse, it's a psychological thing, what can i do about it?
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Exercise is a good: natural stress reducer.I would recommend a Yoga class several times a week.Yoga has been proven to reduce stress,pain,anxiety.See a psychiatrist to work on understanding where and why this stress is coming from and how to better deal with it.Good luck.
Answered 10/21/2015
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