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10/04/2020 GMT

How can I reduce stress?

BBC World Service - CrowdScience, How can I reduce stress?

Listener Keith from Lincolnshire wants to know how to reduce stress - he's a firefighter.

Psychologists and breathing experts explain how to manage stress, especially during these challenging times.

Listener Keith from Lincolnshire wants to know how to reduce stress as he is under extreme pressure as a firefighter.  Not only does he have to cope with the stress of responding to emergency situations but he has to do it while wearing challenging breathing equipment.

We all experience times of stress, especially given the current situation, our chest starts to feel tight and our breathing becomes shallow.  Claudia Hammond – presenter of BBC World Service programme Health Check – explains steps we can take to protect our mental health during this pandemic.

How should we alter our breathing to manage stress?  Presenter Anand Jagatia speaks to breathing experts to find techniques to help listener Keith, and everyone else.

Presented by Anand Jagatia. Produced by Caroline Steel for BBC World Service.

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