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Holding your breath is overridden by autonomous urges

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Stubborn toddlers who threaten to hold their breath indefinitely will just reboot automatically, as autonomous urges eventually force their respiratory systems to forcefully inhale regardless of willpower.

Holding your breath is overridden by autonomous urges
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