Have you have ever been told to "just breathe" or "relax" while amidst a highly unpleasant emotional experience and found yourself becoming more agitated? Yeah, me too. Simply relaxing can be far more difficult than our peers suggest, despite the ease with which they arrived at that magical, instantly curative advice. And if you've experienced any degree of emotional invalidation throughout life, being told to breathe or to "just" do anything for that matter, only drives home