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Breathing techniques to help reduce IPF-related stress
No doubt you’re familiar with mindfulness, a way of breathing and staying present in the moment that can help people reduce or eliminate stress. For those living with IPF, however, the breathing techniques used in a mindfulness program may be too difficult or might evoke excessive coughing or shortness of breath.
As a result, these programs might have to be adapted for IPF patients to participate. However, mindfulness encompasses more than just breathing, and we’ve put together a list of some of the ways that mindfulness-based stress-reduction techniques can benefit IPF patients.
Have you tried practising mindfulness? Was it helpful? Did you need to make any modifications? What are some other methods you use to reduce your stress levels?
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My Husband had IPF and we found when he was having difficulties with his breathing he would get out his mobile phone and start playing games or using his phone and this was one way to settle his breathing and the stress associated with breathing. It usually worked and took his mind off his breathing problems and they settled down. He always had his phone with him.
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