4-7-8 Breathing
- Close your mouth and inhale through your nose for 4 counts
- Hold your breath for 7 counts
- Exhale very slowly for 8 counts
- Re[eat steps 1-3 four times
- Do this exercise at least twice a day or when feeling stressed
Injuries to the frontal lobe may cause:
- Inability to engage in decision-making or poor decision-making skills
- Difficulties with planning, executive functioning, and attention
- Loss of memory
- Sudden or dramatic changes in personality
- Changes in emotions
- Difficulty understanding social cues
- Difficulty with empathy or relating to other’s emotions
- Changes in motor skills and spatial reasoning abilities