Letthembeefcake t1_iy2mmh2 wrote on November 28, 2022 at 7:17 AM Reply to Eli5: Old Three Stooges episodes show people occasionally breathing into paper bags as some sort of remedy for emergency situations involving stress or trauma… what was the belief then and what do we now know better about the practice? by coffeygrande Perhaps not the main intent, but filling up the bag on the exhale and draining it all the way on the inhale helped people to focus on deep breaths instead of shallow, quick breaths. Permalink 3
Letthembeefcake t1_iy2mmh2 wrote
Reply to Eli5: Old Three Stooges episodes show people occasionally breathing into paper bags as some sort of remedy for emergency situations involving stress or trauma… what was the belief then and what do we now know better about the practice? by coffeygrande
Perhaps not the main intent, but filling up the bag on the exhale and draining it all the way on the inhale helped people to focus on deep breaths instead of shallow, quick breaths.