The regulation of breathing can be an important tool in the management of stress. Sometimes people over-breath if stress results in a ‘fight-flight’ response. Alternatively, under-breathing can occur in a ‘freeze’ response which can also be triggered by stress. Both of these can fuel unpleasant bodily changes. These breathing patterns are part of natural responses which helped us cope in prehistoric times. However, they can exacerbate matters in the modern age where different and more chronic types of stress can be experienced (for example, work-related stress). This article [here] describes situations (including those involving panic and stress) in which consciously adopting certain patterns in breathing can be useful.