Geodude532 t1_jegxhs5 wrote on March 31, 2023 at 10:57 PM

Reply to comment by WarthogWarlord in ELI5: If benzodiazepines are CNS depressants, why is it so hard to die from a overdose of them alone? by psychrolute

Another fun one is to stick your face into the blast of the shower and breath through your mouth. Your body will fight you on that one too.

seeking_hope t1_jeh1d80 wrote on March 31, 2023 at 11:27 PM

That reminds me of learning to scuba dive. That first breath on a respirator was like everything in me screaming not to do it. Our body has some pretty strong instinctive responses.

live4thagame t1_jeh2my2 wrote on March 31, 2023 at 11:37 PM

Oh my gosh, not the same but similar, went snorkeling for the first time last year and It was SO hard to make myself breathe while my head was underwater