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Can a healthy person choose to just stop breathing?
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For a while.: But it doesn't last long. The drive to breath is strong. Even if you were able to choke yourself the brain would reset after you lost consciousness and released your grip.
Answered 6/12/2018
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Yes but...: That person will be forced to breathe by his brainstem in a few minutes. Tales of magicians and martial artists dying of breath-holding are entertainment, not fact.
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