Take a deep breath, put your feet up and relax... as you discover how breathing can have such a big impact on mental health and how mental health, in turn shapes our breath. We breathe how we feel Our emotions directly affect the breath - think of the last time you felt stressed, you can probably recall the short, sharp breath or maybe it felt tight or restricted. Or when you watched a horror film and held your breath as the main character ignored all of your warnings not to