History Main / HyperventilationBag

* In one of the many flashbacks on ''{{Lost}}'', Hurley is seen breathing into a Mr. Clucks bag in a parking lot.

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* In the manga adaptation of ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'', Shinji has a panic attack and Kaworu, not being able to find a paper bag, kisses him.

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* Josie Gibson, a contestant on ''BigBrother'', did this once.

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* ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'': Finn starts hyperventilating when Princess Bubblegum asks him to give a science talk. Jake turns into a paper bag and tells him to just breathe into him.

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* In ''ComicBook/YoungJustice'', the Justice League is considering disbanding their group unless they can prove themselves on a mission. Arrowette calls them out on wanting their apprentinces to fail instead of hoping for them to succeed, before she storms off. Wonder Girl follows her, and when she finds her she's breathing heavily into a bag. Hey, give the girl a break. She just talked back to ''the Justice League''.

* Main character Nina, who suffers from anxiety, does this a lot in the Australian series ''Offspring''

** Also happens to Janice in another episode.

Often in TV, a character who is panicking will be shown inhaling and exhaling into a paper bag to calm down. In milder examples, it can be used to cure hiccups. Actually TruthInTelevision, as breathing into a paper bag is a good way to reduce the symptoms of hyperventilation[[hottip:*:Hyperventilating causes you to lose carbondioxide too quickly, causing dizziness and fainting. The bag helps you retain it.]], according to TheOtherWiki. However, one should [[TooDumbToLive never use a plastic bag]] for this, because suffocation ''will'' ensue.[[hottip:*:Being porous and not as likely to cling around the mouth, a paper bag allows some oxygen to come in, which a plastic bag cannot do.]] While there are other ways to cure hyperventilation, the paper bag is the most iconic, providing an easy visual shorthand (and comical prop) for viewers.

* In the manga adaptation of ''NeonGenesisEvangelion'', Shinji has a panic attack and Kaworu, not being able to find a paper bag, kisses him.

Often in TV, a character who is panicking will be shown inhaling and exhaling into a paper bag to calm down. In milder examples, it can be used to cure hiccups. Actually TruthInTelevision, as breathing into a paper bag is a good way to reduce the symptoms of hyperventilation[[hottip:*:Hyperventilating causes you to lose carbondioxide too quickly, causing dizziness and fainting. The bag helps you retain it.]], according to TheOtherWiki. However, one should [[TooDumbToLive never use a plastic bag]] for this, because suffocation ''will'' ensue. While there are other ways to cure hyperventilation, the paper bag is the most iconic, providing an easy visual shorthand (and comical prop) for viewers.

Often in TV, a character who is panicking will be shown inhaling and exhaling into a paper bag to calm down. In milder examples, it can be used to cure hiccups. Actually TruthInTelevision, as breathing into a paper bag is a good way to reduce the symptoms of hyperventilation[[hottip:*:Hyperventilating causes you to lose carbondioxide too quickly, causing dizziness and fainting. The bag helps you retain it.]], according to TheOtherWiki. However, one should [[TooDumbToLive never use a plastic bag]] for this, because suffocation ''will'' ensue.

* ''AdventureTime'': Finn starts hyperventilating when Princess Bubblegum asks him to give a science talk. Jake turns into a paper bag and tells him to just breathe into him.

Often in TV, a character who is panicking will be shown inhaling and exhaling into a paper bag to calm down. In milder examples, it can be used to cure hiccups. Actually TruthInTelevision, as breathing into a paper bag is a good way to reduce the symptoms of hyperventilation, according to TheOtherWiki.[[hottip:*:Hyperventilating causes you to lose carbondioxide too quickly, causing dizziness and fainting. The bag helps you retain it.]] However, one should [[TooDumbToLive never use a plastic bag]] for this, because suffocation ''will'' ensue.

Often in TV, a character who is panicking will be shown inhaling and exhaling into a paper bag to calm down. In milder examples, it can be used to cure hiccups. Actually TruthInTelevision, as breathing into a paper bag is a good way to reduce the symptoms of hyperventilation, according to TheOtherWiki. However, one should [[TooDumbToLive never use a plastic bag]] for this, because suffocation ''will'' ensue.

* When Walter Curnow starts hyperventilating in a space suit in ''Film/TwoThousandTenTheYearWeMakeContact'', the solution is to add carbon dioxide to the air feed.

* Runt of the Litter from ''ChickenLittle''. He hyperventilates so hard he accidentally swallows the bag, then is seen breathing on two bags at once.

* ''MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': Spike does this on "A Dog And Pony Show" after Rarity has been kidnapped.

* On one episode of DiffrentStrokes, Adelaide the housekeeper uses a paper bag to ward off an epileptic seizure.

Often in TV, a character who is panicking will be shown inhaling and exhaling into a paper bag to calm down. In milder examples, it can be used to cure hiccups. Actually TruthInTelevision, as breathing into a paper bag is a good way to reduce the symptoms of hyperventilation, according to TheOtherWiki. However, one should [[TooDumbToLive never use a
plastic bag]] for this, because suffocation ''will'' ensue.

Often in TV, a character who is panicking will be shown inhaling and exhaling into a paper bag to calm down. In milder examples, it can be used to cure hiccups. Actually TruthInTelevision, as breathing into a paper bag is a good way to reduce the symptoms of hyperventilation, according to TheOtherWiki. However, one should [[TooDumbToLive never use a plastic bag]] for this, because suffocation ''will'' ensue.