PromptVaultWhen relaxation practice increases distress
For people whose breathing, meditation, or body-focused exercise feels worse rather than better.
Works with
- Grok
- DeepSeek
The prompt117 words · 1 blank
What you fill in
- What happened
[practice_notes]ExampleDuring slow breathing I became light-headed, focused harder on each breath, and felt trapped after three minutes
How to use it
- 1Open it in PromptVault. Find it in Health & Wellness, or search for “When relaxation practice increases distress”.
- 2Fill in the blank. what happened — the only things the prompt cannot know.
- 3Copy and paste it into Grok. It also works with DeepSeek.
About this prompt
“When relaxation practice increases distress” is a intermediate health & wellness prompt. For people whose breathing, meditation, or body-focused exercise feels worse rather than better. It is 117 words long and written to get a usable answer on the first message, in Grok and DeepSeek or any other chat assistant. Good for: troubleshooting, stress, mindfulness, mental health and deep dive. Like every prompt in PromptVault, it was written and edited in-house, and it works offline once the app is installed.
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