Not important. Not when Billy's reliving those nightmares, when he's clinging tightly and breathing hard and he's sure his heart is hammering.
He'd looked up symptoms like that, just to get an idea of what to do. Teddy is no psychiatrist like Mrs. Kaplan, he's no doctor or anything, and he can't just diagnose things that he doesn't have a clue about. But he'd looked up whatever he could and tried to find out what he could possibly do.
So whatever fear he's feeling, he turns it into a strength, just like he would for a battle. And he takes Billy in his arms again, tucking the teen against him, before he slowly gets down into a kneel and pulls Billy with him, keeping his voice quiet and patient and reassuring.]
Billy, it's okay. I'm right here. Breathe. Focus on breathing - Focus on me.
[Teddy moves one of his hands to gently press his palm against Billy's stomach.]
Breathe here, with me: [He takes in a deep breath through the diaphragm, holds it for five seconds, then slowly lets it out.] Just like that. You can do it, breathe with me.
[action, sept 25th]
Not important. Not when Billy's reliving those nightmares, when he's clinging tightly and breathing hard and he's sure his heart is hammering.
He'd looked up symptoms like that, just to get an idea of what to do. Teddy is no psychiatrist like Mrs. Kaplan, he's no doctor or anything, and he can't just diagnose things that he doesn't have a clue about. But he'd looked up whatever he could and tried to find out what he could possibly do.
So whatever fear he's feeling, he turns it into a strength, just like he would for a battle. And he takes Billy in his arms again, tucking the teen against him, before he slowly gets down into a kneel and pulls Billy with him, keeping his voice quiet and patient and reassuring.]
Billy, it's okay. I'm right here. Breathe. Focus on breathing - Focus on me.
[Teddy moves one of his hands to gently press his palm against Billy's stomach.]
Breathe here, with me: [He takes in a deep breath through the diaphragm, holds it for five seconds, then slowly lets it out.] Just like that. You can do it, breathe with me.