Like your lungs fill up as usual, but this time there’s this extra “push” that feels so refreshing
Edit: I forgot the colon after and that just feels gross
In: Biology
Deep breaths and yawns increase oxygen intake, which slows heart rate, lowers blood pressure, and calms you down. I suspect this is also why yawning is contagious cross species(like feline<->primate). It would be an adaptive behavior for both parties to calm down, kind of like a win win “time out” when nature is brutal. Even a tiny bit helps in the long term evolutionary game.
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