Allthepancakemix
Allthepancakemix t1_j2cqnh2 wrote
Reply to comment by LiamTheHuman in TIL breathing into a paper bag to ease anxiety attacks is a real thing, with science to back it up, and not just something seen on TV/Movies. by OneSideDone
You're absolutely right, it's the lowering of oxygen levels (I was being a dumbass, my med school professor would smack me for this) When breathing in an actual bag, it just goes down faster.
Allthepancakemix t1_j2copdz wrote
Reply to comment by LiamTheHuman in TIL breathing into a paper bag to ease anxiety attacks is a real thing, with science to back it up, and not just something seen on TV/Movies. by OneSideDone
It works for the act of hyperventilating, it slows down your breathing and focuses you on something besides the panic, but doesn't have a direct effect on the balance of blood gases. The rebreathing of CO2 is what helps with that, and you obviously don't get that without a real bag.
Allthepancakemix t1_j2cjakk wrote
Reply to comment by RiceCakeAlchemist in TIL breathing into a paper bag to ease anxiety attacks is a real thing, with science to back it up, and not just something seen on TV/Movies. by OneSideDone
That only works for the anxiety, so only indirectly for the hyperventilation.
Allthepancakemix t1_ix2nfo3 wrote
Reply to comment by biermonkey in TIL The Glacier Express is the world’s slowest train, taking more than eight hours to travel between Zermatt and St. Moritz in Switzerland by Ok_Copy5217
Well, actual glaciers move even slower, and there's the phrase "at glacial speed", so there's that.
Allthepancakemix t1_j7qshfs wrote
Reply to comment by Trick_Designer2369 in Hard Rock Cafe Cancun 1988 - anyone know who this might be? by Rougaroux1969
Was he also in Death in Paradise? Because then I'm also thinking this is him.