Can you die from forgetting to breathe?

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asked Jan 10, 2020 in Other- Health by t5655love3 (300 points)
Can you die from forgetting to breathe?

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answered Jan 11, 2020 by Grahlu (51,270 points)
There's no way to die from forgetting to breathe as we breathe without thinking about it.

You and I and everyone else in world who needs to breathe to live breathes thousands of times through the day and night even without even needing to think about it.

If you did forget to breathe your body would do it for you or if you stopped trying to breathe for a few minutes your body would cause your mouth to open to take in some air so that you don't die.

So it would be impossible for you to die for forgetting to breathe as our bodies naturally breathe without us thinking about it.

If you did stop breathing though you would die if you did not get breathing again.

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