Heald breath for over 3 minutes

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I just heald my breath for over three minutes straight. When I did it, i also barely suffered at all. I did it because I believe suffering is only a state of mind and I you actually can potentially not suffer at all if you 100% believe it. Your mind is a powerful thing. I hope this inspires some of you.

I'm not a doctor but that doesn't sound like a good idea. Suffering is a state of mind, an unpleasant one that is an unavoidable part of life but seeking it out seems unhealthy.

at once? did you work up to this?

wew.

3 minutes isn't a lot tbh; if i focus and prepare, i can go 5 minutes without too much trouble, 3 minutes is doable in my regular mental state: i do that as part of my meditations...

That's so cool!! I wish I could

That is amazing! Keep up the good work!

I can't speak to the psychological health of holding your breath, but physically, it's not that dangerous. If your brain gets too starved of oxygen, you'll just faint and resume breathing.

One precaution, though - make sure you are in a position where passing out will not cause you to fall. People have sustained life-threatening head injuries from fainting because of the impact of their head hitting the floor as they fell. I would recommend only holding your breath while lying down on a secure surface, such as a bed or the floor.

Actually I can. If you're some one like me who has sensory overloading and too much activity going on in you brain. Then breath holding can be a good way of training your brain to slow down. After I got my diagnoses of aspergers and learned about the sensory issues. I got back into the sport of free-diving, and that sport requires you to learn to hold you breath for a long time. If you properly train your self to do long breath holds. You get your body used to working under lower oxygen levels. By doing this. You force your brain to shut-down some of it functions and that gives you a more relax feeling. And that alone make the sport of free diving more enjoyable.



Actually I use a ski vest and do my breath hold training in the water. I like to be in the water and have the feel of the water around me as I train. And if I pass out. The vest just keep my head above water at all times.

interesting thread!

I can't comment on the 3 minute hold, but I have heard that one thing you can do to stave off a panic attack or racing heartbeat is to hold your breath for a few seconds, maybe 10 or 15. I think it works kind of like breathing into and out of a paper bag - lowers the available oxygen or increases the CO2 or something? Not sure.

I second the warning that you should protect yourself from falls if you go for the longer breath-holding.