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Does Breathing into a Paper Bag Actually Help with Anxiety Attacks?

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  • Originally Aired August 25, 2020
  • Runtime 10 minutes
  • Production Code W66VS0XtKyE
  • Created September 19, 2020 by
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  • Modified September 19, 2020 by
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