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indian in us devises collapsible chamber to manage panic attacks

Our Bureau peutic exercise prescribed by

New York his or her therapist, to meditate,
or just be, it said. Kartikaye vis-
n Indian in the US has ited PTSD support groups in
designed and fabricated New York City and consulted
Aa sanctuary that one can psychotherapists as part of his
retreat into during moments of research for Reboot.
panic, in a bid to address Post He discovered that in a
Traumatic Stress Disorder, a trauma-survivor, panic may be
widespread condition in Amer- triggered at any point in time,
ica and the world over, accord- especially when in a public
ing to a PTI report. combining it with his research place, where one doesn’t have
The Post Traumatic Stress in psychotherapy and wellness, immediate access to his or her
Disorder (PTSD), a mental according to a statement issued therapist. The drive to empow-
health condition, can develop on Monday, according to the er the user made him build
after a person is exposed to a report. several models, experimenting
traumatic event. It could cause Reboot is a collapsible with material, size, shape and
significant issues in the social chamber that can be used by colour.
life of a person and interfere survivors of PTSD in moments The telescoped space is 5
with the ability to perform dai- of panic, and is intended to be feet wide, 7.5 feet high, and
ly tasks. Kartikaye Mittal, 32, installed in university campus- depth extendable to 4 feet. The
who holds a master’s degree es, hospitals, airports, malls chamber collapses to merely
in Industrial Design from Pratt and other crowded places. The bance, distraction or aggrava- 15 inches and can be instantly
Institute in New York, has cre- chamber alters sensory stimuli tion, it added. extended when necessary. The
ated the prototype called Re- and creates an environment in It gives the user a person- internal surface is designed to
boot, employing his knowledge which the person can manage al space to retreat into when absorb sound, the statement
of design and engineering, and one’s emotions without distur- needed, to practice the thera- said, according to PTI.

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