Jack picked a piece of mint from his glass and chewed on it for a second. “I’m curious, ” he said, “is telling someone to relax ever helpful? It’s like saying ‘breathe’ to someone who ishyperventilating or ‘swallow’ to a person who’s choking. It’s a completely useless admonition. Cynthia DAprix Sweeney
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The word “relax� is a perfect example of useless advice. It fails to solve the problem, and instead just tells someone to do something they cannot do. This is not helpful. Instead, we need to come up with our own ways to deal with our problems.

For example, when someone is in a panic attack, the best thing you can do is relax them. While you can’t make someone calm down, you can help them breathe by laying on the couch with them until they feel better.

Source: The Nest

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