CorporalOtter t1_jaaiyqj wrote on February 28, 2023 at 1:03 AM

Reply to comment by [deleted] in ELI5: Why do we take that deep, involuntary breath when idle out of nowhere? by respectcrazy

I’ve seen baseball pitchers often take a deep breath before they pitch. It’s clear that their deep breath is relieving pressure or tension. It seems to function similarly in OP’s “out of nowhere” state. For me, it seems to relieve stress… like a deep sigh. Something of a ‘relaxation reset’.

CorporalOtter t1_j8zhe1y wrote on February 18, 2023 at 1:46 AM

Reply to comment by FraseraSpeciosa in Religious Hermit Found Buried in The Fetal Position. The woman buried was living with septic arthritis and also advanced venereal syphilis. This would have meant she lived with severe, visible symptoms of infection affecting her entire body, and later on, neurological and mental health decline by Wagamaga

Believing in God or yearning to connect to something deeper is one thing. But it’s how we frame these urges that can lead to misguidedness.

If we keep an open mind, that’s one thing. But if we plant belief flags into our version of the ‘truth’, that’s when the concept of ‘being right’ starts to capsize.