Breathing techniques

Breathing techniques outside of the mindfulness approach (see above) are not suitable for treating ADHD symptoms in general.
However, certain breathing techniques are suitable for some individual symptoms associated with ADHD, which is why we would like to mention them here.
The sympathetic nervous system dominates during inhalation and the parasympathetic nervous system dominates during exhalation. A different emphasis on inhaling or exhaling can therefore have an effect on the distribution of dominance between the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system.
Breathing techniques (in more specific forms) can be helpful in relation to¹

• Sleep problems
• Anxiety and panic states
• Depression
• increased blood pressure
• reduced blood pressure
• Sensation of cold