Breathe With Me

A Telegram bot to help people regulate their breathing and ease anxiety

Motivation

A close friend of mine occassionally experiences anxiety attacks, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. When such attacks happen, they need help to calm down and regain composure. If I am around, I can accompany them and encourage them to slow down their breathing. However, if they are alone, it is incredibly difficult to do so.

Solution

I created this Telegram bot (@breathe_with_me_bot) in the hopes that it would help people regulate their breathing if and when they are anxious. I programmed the bot in Python using pyTelegramBotAPI and deployed it on Heroku. Check it out Telegram!

You can view a full demonstration of the bot in the video below: