#the breathing method

[the-red-butterfly]

I'm Doomed

Sandra Stansfield (The Breathing Method by Stephen King)

That night I had the worst dream of my entire life--I woke up from it in utter terror, and if I had been married, I suppose I would have frightened my poor wife to death. In the dream I opened the door to my consulting room and found Sandra Stansfield in there. She was wearing the brown pumps, the smart white linen dress with the brown edging, and the slightly out-of-date cloche hat. But the hat was between her breasts, because she was carrying her head in her arms. The white linen was stained and streaked with gore. Blood jetted from her neck and splattered the ceiling. And then her eyes fluttered open--those wonderful hazel eyes--and they fixed on mine. "Doomed," the speaking head told me. "Doomed. I'm doomed. There's no salvation without suffering. It's cheap magic, but it's all we have." That's when I woke up screaming.

Finally finished my four videos and drawings of the stories of Different Seasons! I'm so happy for the small achievement hehe. But particularly because this was a bit of a challenge for me, I tend to be very afraid of shadows and contrast in my art and I tried very hard to be conscious of that in this piece. Also, finding the right palette to make it look properly horror-y, that was a bit of a challenge too.

But I'm very happy about it all in all! Even if the story did break my heart a bit ngl (,:

You can watch me draw this piece in the review I did of the book here:

-> The Breathing Method // Book Review + art <-

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Open for Commissions

[gbhbl]

Album Review: The Breathing Method - After Everything Else (Self Released)

It might have plenty of anthemic elements, but it's an album with an edge.

Hailing from the rugged West Coast of Scotland, The Breathing Method is a seasoned ensemble of musicians who fuse hard rock, grunge and a dash of punk rebellion to express the raw knocks of adulthood. With roots stretching back over 25 years this Scottish group hails from the historic county of Ayrshire, where a shared passion for gritty, authentic soundscapes has resulted in the band’s debut…

[boitedeconcert]

The Breathing Method

Head Of Steam Newcastle, Newcastle, England. 07/10/24.

[imnotditzy]

Billy and Marvel have very different fighting styles.

For one, Billy treats every fight like a street fight: nothing is off limits. The boy will bite, scratch, kick, and claw. He fights dirty, and he will throw anything he can at you. His moves are unpolished, based on pure instinct or what matters in the moment, which makes his moves unpredictable — atleast until someone finds a pattern.

But Marvel, they fight in the ancient technique of Pankration. (Pankration is an Ancient Greek fighting technique, which is a combination of wrestling and boxing. It used to be in the Olympics and apart of Ancient Greece battle technique. It has limited rules and sometimes fights resulted in death. Olympic wins were usually counted by submission or knockouts. It is also said Heracles and Theseus used this fighting method in myths) The fighting style’s devastating and outright brutal. But it gets the job done, and is very intimidating—meaning it’s the perfect fit for the Champion of Magic. But for a friendly superhero? Not really.

It’s not like Captain Marvel can win here either, it’s between fighting like a street rat with no rules or fighting like you’re still in Ancient Greece, when everyone lacked entertainment and morals. Which are both pretty bad, because the choices are:

Captain Marvel, the superhero whose never uttered a curse word in public, gotten rude or actually expressed any strong negative emotion, clawing at a supervillain like their on the verge of death and the one thing they’ll do before slipping away from the world is taking the villain with them. They’re kicking, thrashing and…biting? Biting. They are kicking, thrashing and biting using pure fight or flight instinct with sparse strikings of lightning pounding down from the sky. or

Captain Marvel, the guy whose nickname is “The Big Red Cheese” and poorly hides a grimace every time someone uses the nickname, kicking a supervillain square in the stomach, then picking them up and throwing them on their head. Once the villain’s down they’re over extending their shoulder, then the other, before putting them in a stranglehold...

Both ways are just…

wtf?

Neither are really expected and I can’t imagine which ones funnier.

[hammersys]

✦　˚ A list of Grounding Techniques and more!

The STOPP method ―

S - Stop; Just pause for a moment

T - Take a breath; Notice as you breathe in and out slowly. Try the box/triangle method.

O - Observe; What thoughts are going through your head? What are you feeling?

P - Pull back; Put things in perspective. What's the big picture? What are the facts?

P - Proceed; Think about what you're going to do next carefully. Do what is effective.

The NOW method ―

Notice your focus of attention. What are you thinking about? What's on your mind?

2. Observe yourself and tell yourself what you're doing. Examples;

I am sitting

I am looking

I am watching

3. Wise mind: Where should I focus on now?

The balloon method ―

Sit comfortably, with your eyes close and your spine straight. Bring your attention to your breathing.

Imagine that you have a balloon in your tummy. Everytime you breathe in, the balloon inflates. Everytime you breathe out, the balloon deflates.

Think about what you feel; Your stomach rising up and down, the sound of your breaths.

Thought or worries may come out, and that's okay. Don't judge yourself for having them. When they do, acknowledge them, let them drift by, and turn your attention back to the balloon. You can also notice things; Sounds, smells, etc. Again, bring your attention back to your breathing. You don't have to do anything with your thoughts.

Instead of a balloon, you can imagine other things; A flower blowing in the wind, or a dragon's wings flapping in the air- Anything that can help you focus. If the balloon method doesn't work, make it the flower or dragon method! Personalise it to what helps you.

Affirmations ―

I'm safe.

I am not in danger right now.

This is temprary.

This will pass.

Feelings and thoughts come and go.

I will be okay.

It will be okay.

I am strong.

It doesn't feel okay, but it is.

I am enough.

Other Information/Help ―

Accept your situation:

Do not talk down to yourself! You are not unreasonable or dramatic, and there is nothing you should be ashamed of. You are allowed to feel (intense) emotions and you are allowed to show them. Don't always stuff your feelings away or tell yourself that you can't feel them, you don't have to have certain emotions in certain situations! You are feeling these emotions, and that's what we need to continue.

Make a safe space:

To prevent further triggers, start to make a safe space for yourself. In case you are in a location that has triggered something, leave and go to a safe place. Make it as comfortable as possible.

Think about each of your senses:

Sound - Is it a busy road, or is it too quiet? Do you need earphones and/or earplugs? Do you want to turn up music, or ambience sounds?

Sight - Is the room dark, or is it light? Do you want all of the lights on, or do you want to be in a dark room? Would you rather have a little light (nightlight, LEDs)?

Touch - Would you like to touch something, such as a stim toy or stress toy? Would you like to be touched (A weighted blanket, or a hug)? Do you need to change into soft clothing, would you like a soft blanket to stay warm? Would you like sensory such as water?

Smell - Would you like a scented candle, or maybe a scented plushie? Maybe you would like to make some food, or you'd like to smell something that calms you down.

Taste - Would you like to have something to chew on? Would you like to have some gum to chew or something to drink? What kinds of foods/drinks do you like the taste of?

Address the trigger (if necessary/Optional)

Once you have calmed down, review what has happened; What was the trigger? Was it a situation, a place, a smell, or a thought?

Analyzing or reviewing isn't necessary! If you feel you've already calmed down, there's no obligation to do this.

Ask yourself questions about the trigger. Some questions could be:

What are your worries about the trigger?

How do you feel after the trigger? (Your emotion, state of body, etc).

Did you feel any physical/mental reactions to your trigger?

What would you like to change? Is there anything to work on?

Reward yourself!

Remain positive! This moment was rough, but you've managed to get through- Reward yourself! Get something nice to eat, treat yourself to a nice relaxing movie/gaming night- Or buy yourself hobby-related things!

Listed below will be some breathing gifs you can use;

BEFORE YOU COMMENT:

Everybody can use my resources, but keep discourse/syscourse out of our comments. Our anti-endo tag exists for personal interaction. Asks are anti-endo, etc, but as I've said, resources are for all.

[k9punkout]

in reference to this poll that urak won

[beastomato]

fuck it we ball! some concepts for my pmd oc world. been kinda obsessed with the idea of not being able to become what you’re supposed to be (whether you want to or not) and who decides that in the first place, so i’m kinda taking stuff into that direction. these doodles don’t quite show the core of that just yet though jaksjch

[halfhissandwich]

Logic helping Anxiety out of a panic attack using a breathing exercise, vs Virgil helping Logan out of his rage using the breathing exercise. They help each other help each other.

[venleaf]

some kid brade my hair strand

SO IDEA!!!!

Atsushi getting his hair strand braided by some kid

[the-red-butterfly]

The Breathing Method ll Book review and art

I did a review on The Breathing Method by Stephen King like two months ago and forgot to post it here, oops. This was the last story of Different Seasons and it hit me like a punch in the gut. You see I forgot who the author of the book was by the time I got to this story so when the horror kicked in I was not prepared. F in the channel for me bruvs ✊🏼😔

I have to say I quite liked the art I did for this review! It pays off to plan a palette an composition and stuff, who would've think :p

Link to the finished art: I'm Doomed

[chromaticmagpie]

Linktober day 13: spirit/ghost!

Love those dead guys <3 I also like toying with the whole "the old Link died in the calamity, is what came back truly the same person?" thing ✨

[themanirealityshifter]

how to do the wim hof breathing method? which one did u do?

theres SOO many versions of wim hof breathing and all the information are so contradicting, and its just so confusing.

can you give a instructions on how to do it? or how did you do it atleast?

i’ll put a link to the one i did here:

here’s the basic outline though:

30 deep breaths in and out, not forced at all, while in a comfortable position and none of your limbs touching, laying down.

keep your eyes closed and your mind blank to your bestest ability. (i counted my breaths and said affirmations in between the numbers, cuz it’s physically impossible for me to keep my mind blank.)(i also was listening to a void state subliminal, but of course all of this is optional.)

after the final breath out, hold your breath until you feel the urge to breathe again. (when i got to this point, i had such the oddest feelings.)

finally, draw one final breath, and hold for 15 seconds before letting it go.

you can do this cycle for as many times as you want to.

and that’s all!

i hope this helps <333 :D

[crimeronan]

back to thinking about that worst timeline princess AU concept where luz and hunter end up with camila in the human realm when camila hasn't met vee and doesn't know about the isles. & so camila thinks that the two of them have just been held captive together for years.

i'm mainly thinking about my 100% certainty that luz would develop a Crippling case of agoraphobia for..... very obvious reasons. double-checked the definition just now because i was like "i'm pretty sure it's no longer referred to as a fear of being outside??" and yeah -- it's a fear of being in environments where you'll be helpless or unable to escape if something goes wrong. which. well. you guys know what she's gone thru.

that combined with the general confusion and sensory overload of the human world.... i think luz would get Very Very Very Upset if she was forced to leave the house. and going anywhere without hunter especially is a non-starter. like one of u guys said a few days ago, the sheer LEVELS that her separation anxiety would ratchet up to.... she's basically following him to the bathroom whenever he gets up and sitting outside the door like a lonely cat. i don't even want to CONSIDER the kind of breakdown she'd have if she was made to go out with camila to, like, a completely normal therapy appointment.

[charcubed]

post written by someone who either watched BBC Sherlock with their eyes closed or has bought into prevalent revisionist history about it

[beardedmrbean]

The state of Alabama is seeking to execute a second inmate using nitrogen gas just weeks after becoming the first in the nation to use the controversial method.

The state's attorney general asked Alabama's Supreme Court to set an execution date for Alan Eugene Miller, who has been on death row since 2000.

He was convicted of killing three people in a workplace shooting.

The UN has condemned the nitrogen gas method as cruel.

In January, the state executed another inmate, Kenneth Eugene Smith, with nitrogen gas. According to reporters at the execution, Smith thrashed violently on the gurney before being pronounced dead 25 minutes later.

While advocates have opposed the method, the state argued it was "effective and humane" and says Miller, 59, will be executed the same way.

Miller was convicted of killing three people - Terry Jarvis, Lee Holdbrooks and Scott Yancy - in 1999 during workplace shootings in Birmingham, Alabama.

"It is once more the appropriate time for the execution of his sentence," Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall said in a statement.

Miller survived a previous execution attempt by lethal injection in September 2022 as it was called off when it could not be completed by a midnight deadline.

Following the failed attempt, Miller filed a federal lawsuit that alleges prison staff, trying to find a vein, poked him with needles for over an hour and left him at one point hanging vertically as he lay strapped to a gurney.

In November 2022, the state agreed it would not use lethal injection in his execution but instead nitrogen gas.

Ahead of Kenneth Eugene Smith's January execution, the UN, the EU and anti-death penalty activists condemned the use of nitrogen gas for the death penalty. Smith was convicted in 1989 of murdering a preacher's wife, Elizabeth Sennett, in a killing-for-hire.

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, said he had "serious concerns this novel and untested method of suffocation by nitrogen gas may amount to torture, or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment".

Inhaling pure nitrogen gas cuts off the oxygen supply to the brain. The procedure had never been used before in an execution, according to the Death Penalty Information Center.

Besides Alabama, only two other states - Oklahoma and Mississippi - permit execution by nitrogen gas.

Those states approved the use of nitrogen hypoxia as an alternative method of execution because the drugs used in lethal injections have become more difficult to find, contributing to a fall in the use of the death penalty nationally.

[et-cant-phone-home-no-signal]

help i daydreamed too hard and gave myself a panic attack 😔