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What do you need right now?

Or breathe for

Breathing

This will pass.

Panic feels frightening, but the feelings can't hurt you. They always pass.

  1. Stay where you are if you can.
  2. Keep breathing slowly with the circle.
  3. Tell yourself: this will pass, and these feelings are not dangerous.
  4. Look around. Name 3 things you can see, 3 you can hear, and 3 you can touch.
Get help now if you have chest pain, you're struggling to breathe even when you slow down, or you're not sure this is panic. Call your local emergency number, such as 999, 112 or 911.

To talk to someone, find a free helpline in your country.

Based on guidance from HSE and Rethink Mental Illness.

Keep it one tap away

Save it now, so it's ready the moment you need it. It works without internet too.

Sound

Both are off unless you turn them on. The breathing works just as well in silence.

About Breathe

Tap what you need and breathe with the circle. In as it grows, out as it shrinks. Each breath follows published guidance.

How to breathe

What each one does

If holding your breath feels uncomfortable, use Stress instead.

Private by design

No account, no ads, no tracking. Nothing you do here leaves your phone. Once opened, it works offline too.

Keep it close

Add it to your home screen now, so it's one tap away when you need it.

Breathe is a calming tool, not medical treatment. If panic attacks keep happening, talk to a doctor.

The voice is Heart, from Kokoro, an open-source speech model (Apache 2.0). Sound is always optional.

A free app from appsforhumanity.org. Built by Relote.