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Yes it’s the same as “calm down” and it tends to make me more hysterical.
I just saw someone beat me to it! Great minds think alike lol.
I thought you said it was being used when you were calm? The more I read of your comments, the more I think that it is actually being used when you are anything but calm but don't want to admit it. Thus your anger (like mine that I described above when someone says that and I know they are right, it's what I need to do).
Personally I find it really condescending and it generally rules me up especially if I was not upset when someone says this.
Do you like or use this phrase?
Yes, 'take a deep breath' is utterly stupid, very annoying, worthless, and can be condescending.
It is a recent fad to say 'take a deep breath'. And people sometimes say it when they do not know what else to say.
Lisa Ling recently had a frequent CNN advertisement for her weekly show on CNN - and when a female prison convict in prison on her show said she was a little nervous to be on camera and interviewed, Lisa Ling said 'take a deep breath'.
I think it is grating and idiotic. (even if breathing adds oxygen and even if there is some scientific basis)
Yes, 'take a deep breath' is utterly stupid, very annoying, worthless, and can be condescending.
It is a recent fad to say 'take a deep breath'. And people sometimes say it when they do not know what else to say.
Lisa Ling recently had a frequent CNN advertisement for her weekly show on CNN - and when a female prison convict in prison on her show said she was a little nervous to be on camera and interviewed, Lisa Ling said 'take a deep breath'.
I think it is grating and idiotic. (even if breathing adds oxygen and even if there is some scientific basis)
Recent as in I've heard it all my life and I'm 70 years old? Really?
I thought you said it was being used when you were calm? The more I read of your comments, the more I think that it is actually being used when you are anything but calm but don't want to admit it. Thus your anger (like mine that I described above when someone says that and I know they are right, it's what I need to do).
The above was my only post here. I didn’t say anything about myself other than I don’t like it. It’s usually used (in my experience) when people are upset though. To me it’s condescending in a way like I’m being hysterical woman (in my fiancé’s eyes) kind of thing.
The above was my only post here. I didn’t say anything about myself other than I don’t like it. It’s usually used (in my experience) when people are upset though. To me it’s condescending in a way like I’m being hysterical woman (in my fiancé’s eyes) kind of thing.
I lived in Texas 11 years and I don’t recall it ever been said , not on the crisis hotlines or off. As for the claim of being easily offended , meh, that’s just a dismissive tactic to deflect others from calling something out or recognizing something as being possibly offensive or problematic.
Never once in 70 years have I heard it used that way. Different areas, your personal perception, perhaps?
I have, on occasion, heard it used that way. Perhaps it's a regional thing, along the lines of "Bless her heart."
Most often however I've heard "take a deep breath" used in a business situation where it's typically used to shut down objections to ideas and decisions. Usually in the form of person A presents an idea and the room nods along in group think except for person B who objects. Whereupon person A, or a supporter, tells person B "you need to take a deep breath." Used as a means of taking control away from person B and simultaneously creating the image that person B is not presenting rational arguments, but is being hysterical. Hence dismissive and condescending toward person B.
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