Itโ€™s important to manage anxiety or stress because symptoms can often mimic those of asthma or COVID-19, such as shortness of breath or tightness in the chest.

What are strategies to reduce anxiety or stress during the COVID-19 crisis? Psychologist Gianine Rosenblum, PhD, teaches โ€œsquare breathing,โ€ in which you exhale and inhale air in and out of lungs a series of times until you reach a state of calm and ease. โ€œSquare breathingโ€ is not only helpful as a daily ritual โ€“ in the morning or evening, whatever time is best for you โ€“ but also when youโ€™re in a state of anxiety or stress.